Patents by Inventor Patrick G. Mulligan, IV

Patrick G. Mulligan, IV 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).

  • Optimizing data retrieval from an active implantable medical device
    Patent number: 9782595
    Abstract: An external data retrieval apparatus includes a transceiver, and a processing system coupled to the transceiver. The processing system obtains a plurality of measures over a period of time. The measures relate to a quality of a communications channel between the data retrieval apparatus and an active implantable medical device. The processing system determines a trend in the plurality of measures over the period of time, and then determines a preferred time during which to retrieve data based on the trend.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2017
    Assignee: NeuroPace, Inc.
    Inventors: David A. Greene, Steve T. Archer, Patrick G. Mulligan, IV
  • Optimizing data retrieval from an active implantable medical device
    Patent number: 9480847
    Abstract: An external data retrieval apparatus includes a transceiver, and a processing system coupled to the transceiver. The processing system obtains a plurality of measures over a period of time. The measures relate to a quality of a communications channel between the data retrieval apparatus and an active implantable medical device. The processing system determines a trend in the plurality of measures over the period of time, and then determines a preferred time during which to retrieve data based on the trend.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2016
    Assignee: NeuroPace, Inc.
    Inventors: David A. Greene, Steve T. Archer, Patrick G. Mulligan, IV
  • Optimizing data retrieval from an active implantable medical device
    Patent number: 9238144
    Abstract: An external data retrieval apparatus includes a transceiver, and a processing system coupled to the transceiver. The processing system obtains a plurality of measures over a period of time. The measures relate to a quality of a communications channel between the data retrieval apparatus and an active implantable medical device. The processing system determines a trend in the plurality of measures over the period of time, and then determines a preferred time during which to retrieve data based on the trend.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 19, 2016
    Assignee: NeuroPace, Inc.
    Inventors: David A. Greene, Steve T. Archer, Patrick G. Mulligan, IV