Patents by Inventor Samuel Parler

Samuel Parler 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).

  • Layered capacitor with alignment elements for an implantable cardiac defibrillator
    Patent number: 5814082
    Abstract: A capacitor for an implantable cardiac defibrillator with a housing defining a chamber. A plurality of flat, stacked, charge storing layers reside within the chamber. Each of the layers includes at least a first and a second electrically conductive sheets separated by a sheet in between. The first sheet is electrically connected to the housing, and the second sheet is electrically isolated from the housing. The layers each have a periphery having at least one alignment element, with the second sheet extending to the periphery along at least a portion of the alignment element, such that the layers may be engaged at the alignment element to register the layers during assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 1997
    Date of Patent: September 29, 1998
    Assignee: Pacesetter, Inc.
    Inventors: Timothy A. Fayram, Benjamin D. Pless, Samuel Parler, William H. Elias, Scott McCall