Patents by Inventor John P. Fluegel

John P. Fluegel 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).

  • Medical device with low EMI leakage
    Patent number: 7353059
    Abstract: A medical device is configured to attenuate emission of electromagnetic radiation and comprises a housing, a circuit assembly mounted in the housing, and a panel coupled to the housing and to the circuit assembly. The panel comprises a first conductive region on an interior surface of the panel that is configured to be capacitively coupled to the ground, an opening substantially adjacent to the first conductive region, a second conductive region on the interior surface that is configured to be coupled to ground, and a non-conductive region on the interior surface between the first conductive region and the second conductive region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2008
    Assignee: Medtronic, Inc.
    Inventors: John P. Fluegel, John M. Kruse, Paul T. Simonette