Patents by Inventor Thomas Harris Anderson

Thomas Harris Anderson 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).

  • Implantable medical lead indicators
    Patent number: 11969300
    Abstract: An implantable medical lead may include an electrode at a distal portion of the lead that is configured to monitor or provide therapy to a target site. The lead may include a visible indicator that is visible to the naked eye of a clinician at a medial portion of the lead that is configured to indicate when the electrodes of the lead are longitudinally and radially aligned properly to monitor or treat the target site. A clinician may insert the lead into the patient using an introducer sheath inserted to a predetermined depth into the patient and subsequently aligning the distal portion of the lead by orienting the indicator at an entry port of the introducer sheath.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: Medtronic, Inc.
    Inventors: George W. McFall, Thomas D. Brostrom, Mark T. Marshall, Dina L. Williams, Megan Harris, Keith D. Anderson, Maggie J. Pistella
  • Generating random numbers from random signals without being affected by any interfering signals
    Patent number: 6070178
    Abstract: A random number generator for generating random numbers. The generator may include two similarly implemented random signal sources, with each source generating a random signal. A difference signal of the two random signals is generated with the result that any common interference signal components are eliminated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2000
    Assignee: Starium LTD
    Inventors: Thomas Harris Anderson, Eric Arden Blossom