DR. THOMAS VINCENT TAYLOR, M.D.
Osteopathic Medicine at St Joseph Pkwy, Houston, TX

6544291, Apr 8, 2003

Mar 26, 2001

09/681364

Thomas V. Taylor - Houston TX 77098

A61F 204

623 2368, 623 125

Disclosed are an instrument, valve prosthesis and procedure for the minimally invasive implantation of a sutureless anti-reflux valve in a patient for the treatment of gastroesophageal reflux disease. A prosthesis is provided that comprises a cylindrical housing, a mounting ring and a one-way anti-reflux valve depending from the mounting ring. The cylindrical housing is constructed of a memory material that can be fixed in the gastroesophageal junction. The mounting ring and the anti-reflux valve are fixed within the housing.

6958079, Oct 25, 2005

Jul 2, 2002

10/064324

Thomas V. Taylor - Houston TX, US
Frank G. Weeden - Houston TX, US

Reflux Corporation - Houston TX

A61F002/04

623 2368

Disclosed are esophageal anti-reflux valve prostheses, and tools and procedures for peroral implantation and extraction of the prostheses. The prostheses disclosed have a semipermeable membrane to allow retrograde passage of gas, magnets disposed at a distal end of the sleeve to facilitate closure, and an outwardly bendable array of spikes that are longitudinally aligned for peroral insertion and lockable into a radially outwardly deployed configuration to keep the prosthesis from dislocating implantation. The implantation tool has inner and outer concentric tubes, the inner tube releasably threadably connected to the prosthesis, the outer tube reverse threaded with the inner tube to advance a distal headpiece to engage, deploy and lock the spikes into the deployed configuration. A vacuum assist can be used to help impact the lumen wall on the spikes. The extraction tool is similar to the implantation tool with an inner tube for threadably engaging the prosthesis, an outer tube with a distal crown with a plurality of shoes to unseat and unlock the spikes, and an overtube shield to receive the spikes and facilitate extraction of the prosthesis.

2010025, Oct 7, 2010

Nov 13, 2008

12/743818

Randall Dean Harkins - Spring TX, US
Kirk Paul Guidry - Cypress TX, US
Thomas Edgar Taylor - Houston TX, US

CAMERON INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION - Houston TX

E21B 23/01, E21B 41/00, E21B 23/00

166 851, 166 7511

A system is provided that include a safety device configured to mount in a mineral extraction system and block axial movement of a plug in the mineral extraction system while the plug is released from a retainer. In one embodiment, the safety device may be a sleeve configured to receive screws or other retention mechanism in a tubular. A method is provided that includes installing a plug safety catch into a tubular of a mineral extraction system in which the plug is configured to block axial movement of a plug in response to a pressure differential while the plug is released from a mount position.

2013011, May 16, 2013

Jan 8, 2013

13/736916

Cameron International Corporation - Houston TX, US
Thomas E. Taylor - Houston TX, US

CAMERON INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION - Houston TX

E21B 23/00

166338, 29428

A system in some embodiments includes a system, having a seal assembly, including an inner energizing ring, an outer energizing ring, a load ring disposed between the inner energizing ring and the outer energizing ring, a sealing element, and a lock ring. Further other embodiments provide a method of sealing, including rotating an inner energizing ring in a direction to move the inner energizing ring in a first axial direction to seat a seal, rotating an outer energizing ring in the direction to wedgingly engage and set a lock ring in a radial direction, and rotating a load ring in the direction to move the load ring in a second axial direction to set the lock ring.

2008010, May 1, 2008

Oct 25, 2007

11/923656

Thomas Vincent Taylor - Houston TX, US
John Edward Parazynski - Bellevue WA, US
Scott Parazynski - Houston TX, US

APOGEE SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS - Houston TX

A61B 17/064

606143

A surgical fastening system, utilizing surgical clips made from bio-absorbable materials, for use in the rapid closing of deep internal wounds in humans or animals is disclosed. Elements of the system include surgical clips, applicators of surgical clips and dispensers of surgical clips. The surgical clips may contain small amounts of prophylactic antibiotic medication, long-acting time-release pain medication, radio-opaque markers, small amounts of radioactive material, colors, and/or patterns.

6254642, Jul 3, 2001

Dec 9, 1997

8/987693

Thomas V. Taylor - Houston TX

A61F 204, A61F 224

623 2364

Disclosed is an instrument, valve prosthesis and procedure for the minimally invasive implantation of an anti-reflux valve in a patient for the treatment of gastroesophageal reflux disease. Self-anchoring or stapleable one-way anti-reflux valve prostheses are provided, which may be implanted proximate a patient's gastroesophageal junction without open or laparoscopic surgery. An instrument for the peroral insertion, positioning and fixing of the valve prosthesis to the tissue of the esophagus is described for the implantation of either the self-anchoring or stapleable prosthesis.

2014006, Mar 6, 2014

Aug 24, 2013

13/975306

Kirk P. Guidry - Houston TX, US
Thomas E. Taylor - Houston TX, US

Cameron International Corporation - Houston TX

E21B 34/02, E21B 23/00

166 871, 166 851

A system in some embodiments includes a back pressure valve configured to mount in a mineral extraction system. The back pressure valve comprises a cylindrical body comprising a venting port coaxial with a longitudinal axis of the cylindrical body and a plunger disposed in the venting port, wherein the plunger comprises a stem that extends from the venting port into an adjacent cavity of the cylindrical body. In some embodiments, a method of operating a valve, includes biasing a plunger to an open position, biasing a valve locking mechanism to a locked position in relation to a bore of a mineral extraction system, and biasing a plunger to a closed position.