Patents by Inventor Jeffrey C. Stone

Jeffrey C. Stone 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: 11925804
    Abstract: A first medical device for obstructive sleep apnea therapy includes therapy delivery circuitry coupled to a first set of electrodes implantable proximate to a first hypoglossal nerve within a tongue of the patient and configured to deliver a first electrical stimulation signal to the first hypoglossal nerve that causes the tongue of the patient to advance and includes information to communicate to a second medical device implantable within the head or neck of the patient and coupled to a second set of electrodes implantable proximate to a second hypoglossal nerve within the tongue of the patient; and sensing circuitry coupled to the first set of electrodes and configured to receive a second electrical stimulation signal, delivered to the second hypoglossal nerve by the second medical device, that includes information that the second medical device communicates to the first medical device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: Medtronic Xomed, LLC
    Inventors: Jeffrey P. Bodner, Avram Scheiner, Phillip C. Falkner, James Britton Hissong, Walton W. Baxter, III, Richard T. Stone, Robert T. Sandgren, Ryan B. Sefkow, Adam J. Rivard
  • Patent number: 10668637
    Abstract: A preflex, arcuately shaped blade head is formed of a cartridge having a cutting edge supported on a curved, flexible blade support. The blade head is oversized, being greater than 2ΒΌ? in lateral linear length. An outrigger blade stabilizer extends posteriorly cantilevered from the blade support. A palm gripping handle forms a bulbous, palm accommodating shaped gripping member having a plan outline shaped generally of kite shape or an elongated Reuleax triangle, with a heel element forming a volar outer ridge at a distal end. An upper arcuate surface forms an oblique arch about the lateral plane of the handle. A longitudinal arch is further formed about the linear plane of the handle. A lower curved surface forms a finger receiving notch at a proximal end of the handle. Such features significantly extend the range of use of the shaver and is specifically adapted for shaving a user's scalp.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2020
    Inventor: Jeffrey C. Stone