Patents by Inventor Douglas James Morelli

Douglas James Morelli 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).

  • Implantable cardioverter defibrillator capacitor assembly with flex circuit
    Patent number: 8812111
    Abstract: An implantable cardioverter defibrillator (“ICD”) comprises a battery, control circuitry and a capacitor assembly. The capacitor assembly includes at least one capacitor, a flex circuit for connection to the control circuitry of the ICD and a first and second support portions. The flex circuit is arranged between the first and second support portions and includes a plurality of tangs for connecting to the anode and cathode of the capacitor(s), as well as to the control circuitry of the ICD.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2014
    Assignee: Medtronic, Inc.
    Inventors: Douglas James Morelli, William Richard Schildgen, Stephen D Hall
  • IMPLANTABLE CARDIOVERTER DEFIBRILLATOR CAPACITOR ASSEMBLY WITH FLEX CIRCUIT
    Publication number: 20140043726
    Abstract: An implantable cardioverter defibrillator (“ICD”) comprises a battery, control circuitry and a capacitor assembly. The capacitor assembly includes at least one capacitor, a flex circuit for connection to the control circuitry of the ICD and a first and second support portions. The flex circuit is arranged between the first and second support portions and includes a plurality of tangs for connecting to the anode and cathode of the capacitor(s), as well as to the control circuitry of the ICD.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2013
    Publication date: February 13, 2014
    Inventors: Douglas James Morelli, William Richard Schildgen, Stephen D Hall, Wen Tan
  • Implantable cardioverter defibrillator capacitor assembly with flex circuit
    Patent number: 8532777
    Abstract: An implantable cardioverter defibrillator (“ICD”) comprises a battery, control circuitry and a capacitor assembly. The capacitor assembly includes at least one capacitor, a flex circuit for connection to the control circuitry of the ICD and a first and second support portions. The flex circuit is arranged between the first and second support portions and includes a plurality of tangs for connecting to the anode and cathode of the capacitor(s), as well as to the control circuitry of the ICD.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2013
    Assignee: Medtronic, Inc.
    Inventors: Douglas James Morelli, William Richard Schildgen, Stephen Hall, Wen Tan
  • IMPLANTABLE CARDIOVERTER DEFIBRILLATOR CAPACITOR ASSEMBLY WITH FLEX CIRCUIT
    Publication number: 20100114214
    Abstract: An implantable cardioverter defibrillator (“ICD”) comprises a battery, control circuitry and a capacitor assembly. The capacitor assembly includes at least one capacitor, a flex circuit for connection to the control circuitry of the ICD and a first and second support portions. The flex circuit is arranged between the first and second support portions and includes a plurality of tangs for connecting to the anode and cathode of the capacitor(s), as well as to the control circuitry of the ICD.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2009
    Publication date: May 6, 2010
    Applicant: MEDTRONIC, INC.
    Inventors: Douglas James Morelli, William Richard Schildgen, Stephen Hall, Wen Tan