Patents by Inventor Stephen R. Irwin

Stephen R. Irwin 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).

  • Publication number: 20160204544
    Abstract: Systems and methods for making and using an electrical connector system for electrically connecting an implantable medical device and a data acquisition system are described. The electrical connector system includes a base connected to the implantable medical device and an adaptor connected to the data acquisition system. The base includes a plurality of base magnets arranged on a base contact surface in a unique non-symmetrical pattern. The base contact surface also includes a plurality of base electrical contacts. The adaptor has an adaptor contact surface with a plurality of adaptor magnets and adaptor electrical contacts configured to match those of the base contact surface. The unique non-symmetrical pattern allows the base contact surface and the adaptor contact surface to self-align and self-engage to electrically connect the implantable medical device and the data acquisition system. Other embodiments are described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2015
    Publication date: July 14, 2016
    Inventors: ShaoNung Liang, Mike Sorenson, Michael Gruenhagen, Stephen R. Irwin