US Patent Issued to The Foundry on July 28 for "Expandable devices" (Connecticut, California, Texas Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,691,489, issued on July 28, was assigned to The Foundry LLC (Menlo Park, Calif.).

"Expandable devices" was invented by Hanson S. Gifford III (Woodside, Calif.), Edward Dewitt Gifford (Glastonbury, Conn.) and Vrad W. Levering (Smithville, Texas).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Expandable devices are disclosed herein. Several of the embodiments are directed towards an expandable device configured to be expanded within a conduit. The expandable device may comprise a tubular sidewall having first portions and second portions. Radial expansion of the expandable device may cause the first portions to bow outwardly and out of radial alignment wit...