Patents by Inventor Brenda C. Becker

Brenda C. Becker has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 6136008
    Abstract: A skin abrader for a biomedical electrode is disclosed wherein the abrader has a geometrically structured surface abrasive selected to provide sufficient abrasive effect to easily remove a portion of the stratum corneum of mammalian skin with minimal skin irritation, in order to reduce skin impedance encountered during diagnosis or monitoring of a mammalian patient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 1998
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2000
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Brenda C. Becker, John A. Spevacek