Intellectual Property

  1. June 18, 1996   United States Patent  5,527,159 Rotary blood pumpBozeman, Jr.; Richard J. (Dickinson, TX), Akkerman; James W. (Houston, TX), Aber; Gregory S. (Houston, TX), Van Damm; George A. (Houston, TX), Bacak; James W. (Houston, TX), Svejkovsky; Paul A. (Webster, TX), Benkowski; Robert J. (league City, TX)
  2. October 21, 1997  United States Patent   5,678,306 Method for reducing pumping damage to bloodBozeman, Jr.; Richard J. (Dickinson, TX), Akkerman; James W. (Houston, TX), Aber; Gregory S. (Houston, TX), Damm; George Arthur Van (Houston, TX), Bacak; James W. (Houston, TX), Svejkovsky; Paul A. (Webster, TX), Benkowski; Robert J. (League City, TX)
  3. December 2, 1997 United States Patent   5,692,882 Axial pumpBozeman, Jr.; Richard J. (Dickinson, TX), Akkerman; James W. (Houston, TX), Aber; Gregory S. (Houston, TX), Damm; George Arthur Van (Houston, TX), Bacak; James W. (Houston, TX), Svejkovsky; Paul A. (Webster, TX), Benkowski; Robert J. (League City, TX)
  4. September 7, 1999 United States Patent   5,947,892 Rotary blood pumpBenkowski; Robert J. (League City, TX), Kiris; Cetin (Palo Alto, CA), Kwak; Dochan (Palo Alto, CA), Rosenbaum; Bernard J. (Seabrook, TX), Bacak; James W. (Houston, TX), DeBakey; Michael E. (Houston, TX)
  5. May 9, 2000 United States Patent   6,058,958 Pulsatile flow system and methodBenkowski; Robert J. (Houston, TX), Lynch; Bryan E. (Houston, TX)
  6. February 6, 2001 United States Patent   Implantable pump systemBenkowski; Robert J. (Houston, TX), Lynch; Bryan E. (Houston, TX), Morello; Gino F. (Leonia, NJ), Winstrom; William L. (Andover, NJ)
  7. August 12, 2003 United States Patent   Implantable pump systemBenkowski; Robert J. (Houston, TX), Lynch; Bryan E. (Houston, TX), Morello; Gino F. (Leonia, NJ), Winstrom; William L. (Andover, NJ)
  8. November 25, 2003 United States Patent   Method of controlling an implantable pump systemBenkowski; Robert J. (Houston, TX), Morello; Gino F. (Leonia, NJ)
  9. December 21, 2010 United States Patent   Device, method, and system for calibration of a flow meter used in conjunction with a ventricular assist deviceMorello; Gino (Leonia, NJ), Lynch; Bryan (Houston, TX), Benkowski; Robert (Houston, TX)
  10. May 29, 2012 United States Patent   Device, method, and system for calibration of a flow meter used in conjunction with a ventricular assist deviceMorello; Gino (Leonia, NJ), Lynch; Bryan (Houston, TX), Benkowski; Robert (Houston, TX)
  11. November 6, 2012 United States Patent   Method and system for physiologic control of a blood pumpSchima; Heinrich (Vienna, AT), Vollkron; Michael (Vienna, AT), Morello; Gino (Leonia, NJ), Benkowski; Robert (Fort Worth, TX)
  12. December 4, 2012 United States Patent   Method and system for physiologic control of an implantable blood pumpBenkowski; Robert J (Houston, TX), Morello; Gino F (Leonia, NJ)
  13. 23.01.2009 PCT/US2009/000473 1. (WO2009094207) DEVICE, METHOD, AND SYSTEM FOR CALIBRATION OF A FLOW METER USED IN CONJUNCTION WITH A VENTRICULAR ASSIST DEVICEMORELLO, Gino [US/US]; (US) (For US Only) LYNCH, Bryan [US/US]; (US) (For US Only) BENKOWSKI, Robert [US/US]; (US) (For US Only)
  14. 26.11.2008 PCT/US2008/084779 2. (WO2009073494) ROTARY BLOOD PUMPBENKOWSKI, Robert J. [US/US]; (US) (For US Only) HUDSON, Lee [US/US]; (US) (For US Only)
  15. 08.06.2006 PCT/US2006/022475 3. (WO2006133409) ARTIFICIAL HEART SYSTEMMORELLO, Gino [US/US]; (US) (For US Only). BENKOWSKI, Robert [US/US]; (US) (For US Only)
  16. 26.10.2006 20060241335 4. (US20060241335) Method and system for physiologic control of a blood pumpBENKOWSKI ROBERT J ,SCHIMA HEINRICH, VOLLKRON MICHAEL,MORELLO GINO
  17. 16.03.2006 000069732557 5. (DE000069732557) RotationsblutpumpeBENKOWSKI ROBERT J, KIRIS CETIN, KWAK DOCHAN, ROSENBAUM BERNHARD JBACAK JAMES W, DEBAKEY MICHAEL E
  18. 07.09.2005 PCT/US2005/031880 6. (WO2006029216) METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PHYSIOLOGIC CONTROL OF A BLOOD PUMPVOLLKRON, Michael [AT/AT]; (US) (For US Only), MORELLO, Gino [US/US]; (US) (For US Only), BENKOWSKI, Robert [US/US]; (US) (For US Only)
  19. 03.08.2005 1558303 7. (EP1558303) METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DETECTING VENTRICULAR SUCTION VOLLKRON MICHAEL, SCHIMA HEINRICH, MORELLO GINO FBENKOWSKI ROBERT
  20. 26.06.2003 PCT/US2003/020268 8. (WO2004002552) METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PHYSIOLOGIC CONTROL OF A BLOOD PUMP SCHIMA, Heinrich [AT/AT]; (AT) (For US Only),
    VOLLKRON, Michael [AT/AT]; (AT) (For US Only), BENKOWSKI, Robert [US/US]; (US) (For US Only), MORELLO, Gino [US/US]; (US) (For US Only)
  21. 13.06.2003 PCT/US2003/018859 9. (WO2003105669) METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DETECTING VENTRICULAR SUCTION VOLLKRON, Michael [AT/AT]; (AT) SCHIMA, Heinrich [AT/AT]; (AT), MORELLO, Gino, F. [US/US]; (US), BENKOWSKI, Robert, J. [US/US]; (US)
  22. 07.01.2003 PCT/US2003/000273 10. (WO2003057280) METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PHYSIOLOGIC CONTROL OF AN IMPLANTABLE BLOOD PUMP BENKOWSKI, Robert, J. [US/US]; (US) (For US Only), MORELLO, Gino, F. [US/US]; (US) (For US Only)
  23. 02.10.1998 PCT/US1998/021015 11. (WO1999017819) IMPLANTABLE PUMP SYSTEM BENKOWSKI, Robert, J.; (US), DROST, Cornelius; (US), LYNCH, Bryan, E.; (US), MORELLO, Gino; (US), WINSTROM, William, L.; (US)
  24. 04.02.1997 PCT/US1997/001653 12. (WO1998025657) ROTARY BLOOD PUMP BENKOWSKI, Robert, J.; (US), KIRIS, Cetin; (US), KWAK, Dochan; (US), ROSENBAUM, Bernard, J.; (US), BACAK, James, W.; (US), DeBAKEY, Michael, E.; (US)