Patents by Inventor Andrew T. Fried

Andrew T. Fried 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: 20230361562
    Abstract: A wireless power transfer system and devices that are configured to perform techniques to detect a single fault in primary processing circuitry by using second, independent processing circuitry. The techniques may include calculating and verifying an integrated output power dose. Verifying the integrated output power dose may include, for example, secondary processing circuitry calculating the integral of power delivered over a predetermined time duration and compares the calculated integral to an expected integral dose curve stored at a memory location accessible by the secondary processing circuitry. The detection techniques may also include determining a maximum output power profile. The secondary processing circuitry may receive a commanded output power target from the primary processing circuitry and compare the commanded output power to the maximum allowed output power vs. time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2023
    Publication date: November 9, 2023
    Inventors: Andrew T. Fried, Charles M. Nowell, JR., Brett A. Otteson, Venkat R. Gaddam, Robert J. Monson
  • Publication number: 20230355983
    Abstract: Techniques to provide haptic feedback to a patient to help the patient align a medical device to a location on their anatomy. In some examples, the patient may align a recharging device to a medical device that is implanted at the location on their anatomy. In some examples, the electrical stimulation can be delivered in such a way that the patient may or may not be able to feel the electrical stimulation, e.g., experience a paresthesia sensation. The system of this disclosure may intentionally adjust the stimulation intensity to provide patient feedback for alignment, such as alignment of the recharging device with the implanted device. Alignment of the recharging device with the implanted device may improve energy transfer, which may, for example, recharge the implanted device more efficiently.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2023
    Publication date: November 9, 2023
    Inventors: Brian A. Smith, Jeffery M. Kramer, Andrew L. Schmeling, Andrew T. Fried, Todd D. Zenisek
  • Publication number: 20230352961
    Abstract: Devices and methods described herein facilitate rapid wireless recharging, while reducing risk of injury, damage, or discomfort caused by heat generated during recharging. The embodiments described herein are useful in a variety of context, including for IoT devices, personal electronics, electric vehicles, and medical devices, among others. Such devices can prevent localized overheating of the device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2023
    Publication date: November 2, 2023
    Inventors: Andrew T. Fried, Venkat R. Gaddam, Brett Otteson
  • Patent number: 11752355
    Abstract: Techniques for estimating the temperature of an external portion of a medical device are described. In an example, processing circuitry may determine a temperature sensed by at least one temperature sensor of an internal portion of the device, and determine, based on an algorithm that incorporates the temperature of the internal portion of the device, an estimated temperature of a second portion of the device, wherein the algorithm is representative of an estimated temperature difference between the first portion of the device and the second portion of the device based at least in part on a dynamic transfer function that operates in a time-domain.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: Medtronic, Inc.
    Inventors: Andrew T. Fried, Venkat R. Gaddam, Kunal Paralikar, Brett Otteson, Yohan Kim
  • Patent number: 11728670
    Abstract: Devices and methods described herein facilitate rapid wireless recharging, while reducing risk of injury, damage, or discomfort caused by heat generated during recharging. The embodiments described herein are useful in a variety of context, including for IoT devices, personal electronics, electric vehicles, and medical devices, among others. Such devices can prevent localized over-heating of the device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2023
    Assignee: Medtronic, Inc.
    Inventors: Andrew T. Fried, Venkat R. Gaddam, Brett Otteson
  • Publication number: 20230045399
    Abstract: Disclosed is a system for recharging a selected power source wirelessly, such as through a power transmission. The power source may be positioned within a subject and be charged wirelessly through the subject, such as tissue of the subject. A thermal transfer system is provided to transfer or transport thermal energy from a first position to a second position, such as away from the subject.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2021
    Publication date: February 9, 2023
    Inventors: Robert J. MONSON, Andrew T. FRIED
  • Publication number: 20230043756
    Abstract: Disclosed is a system for recharging a selected power source wirelessly, such as through a power transmission. The power source may be positioned within a subject and be charged wirelessly through the subject, such as tissue of the subject. A thermal transfer system is provided to transfer or transport thermal energy from a first position to a second position, such as away from the subject.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2021
    Publication date: February 9, 2023
    Inventors: Robert J. MONSON, Andrew T. FRIED
  • Publication number: 20230040626
    Abstract: Disclosed is a system for recharging a selected power source wirelessly, such as through a power transmission. The power source may be positioned within a subject and be charged wirelessly through the subject, such as tissue of the subject. A thermal transfer system is provided to transfer or transport thermal energy from a first position to a second position, such as away from the subject.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2021
    Publication date: February 9, 2023
    Inventors: Robert J. MONSON, Andrew T. FRIED
  • Publication number: 20230020595
    Abstract: Devices and methods described herein facilitate rapid wireless recharging, while reducing risk of injury, damage, or discomfort caused by heat generated during recharging. The embodiments described herein are useful in a variety of context, including for IoT devices, personal electronics, electric vehicles, and medical devices, among others. Such devices can prevent localized over-heating of the device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2021
    Publication date: January 19, 2023
    Inventors: Andrew T. Fried, Venkat R. Gaddam, Brett Otteson
  • Patent number: 11495987
    Abstract: Devices and methods described herein facilitate rapid wireless recharging, while reducing risk of injury, damage, or discomfort caused by heat generated during recharging. The embodiments described herein are useful in a variety of context, including for IoT devices, personal electronics, electric vehicles, and medical devices, among others.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2022
    Assignee: Medtronic, Inc.
    Inventors: Andrew T. Fried, Venkat R. Gaddam, Brett Otteson
  • Publication number: 20220134116
    Abstract: Techniques for estimating the temperature of an external portion of a medical device are described. In an example, processing circuitry may determine a temperature sensed by at least one temperature sensor of an internal portion of the device, and determine, based on an algorithm that incorporates the temperature of the internal portion of the device, an estimated temperature of a second portion of the device, wherein the algorithm is representative of an estimated temperature difference between the first portion of the device and the second portion of the device based at least in part on a dynamic transfer function that operates in a time-domain.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2020
    Publication date: May 5, 2022
    Inventors: Andrew T. Fried, Venkat R. Gaddam, Kunal Paralikar, Brett Otteson, Yohan Kim
  • Publication number: 20210393968
    Abstract: This disclosure describes devices, systems, and techniques for recharging power sources using RF energy received by one or more antennae. In one example, an implantable medical device includes a rechargeable power supply and an antenna configured to receive radio frequency (RF) energy having one or more frequencies within at least one of a first range from 1 MHz to 20 MHz or a second range from 100 MHz to 700 MHz. The implantable medical device may also include charging circuitry configured to convert the RF energy to a direct current (DC) power and charge the rechargeable power supply with the DC power.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2021
    Publication date: December 23, 2021
    Inventors: Robert J. Monson, Andrew T. Fried, Jeffrey P. Bodner, Jonathon E. Giftakis, Venkat R. Gaddam, Jacob P. Komarek
  • Publication number: 20210386296
    Abstract: Devices and methods described herein facilitate rapid wireless recharging, while reducing risk of injury, damage, or discomfort caused by heat generated during recharging. The embodiments described herein are useful in a variety of context, including for IoT devices, personal electronics, electric vehicles, and medical devices, among others.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2021
    Publication date: December 16, 2021
    Inventors: Andrew T. Fried, Douglas W. Brown, Robert M. Schulzetenberg
  • Publication number: 20210367444
    Abstract: Devices and methods described herein facilitate rapid wireless recharging, while reducing risk of injury, damage, or discomfort caused by heat generated during recharging. The embodiments described herein are useful in a variety of context, including for IoT devices, personal electronics, electric vehicles, and medical devices, among others.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2020
    Publication date: November 25, 2021
    Inventors: Andrew T. Fried, Venkat R. Gaddam, Brett Otteson
  • Patent number: 9913368
    Abstract: Articles and related methods, the article having an enclosed area at least partially surrounded by a visible light-transmissive protective film comprising a first visible light-transmissive flexible film, a second visible light-transmissive flexible film, and a visible light-transmissive patterned conductive layer interposed between the first visible light-transmissive flexible film and the second visible light-transmissive flexible film, the visible light-transmissive conductive layer comprising a dispersion of metal nanowires within a polymeric matrix having an average pore size among metal nanowires that is impenetrable by electromagnetic radiation having a wavelength greater than 1 mm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2018
    Assignee: Carestream Health, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert J. Monson, Andrew T. Fried
  • Publication number: 20160219694
    Abstract: Articles and related methods, the article having an enclosed area at least partially surrounded by a visible light-transmissive protective film comprising a first visible light-transmissive flexible film, a second visible light-transmissive flexible film, and a visible light-transmissive patterned conductive layer interposed between the first visible light-transmissive flexible film and the second visible light-transmissive flexible film, the visible light-transmissive conductive layer comprising a dispersion of metal nanowires within a polymeric matrix having an average pore size among metal nanowires that is impenetrable by electromagnetic radiation having a wavelength greater than 1 mm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2016
    Publication date: July 28, 2016
    Inventors: Robert J. Monson, Andrew T. Fried
  • Publication number: 20160054825
    Abstract: A touch panel including a polymer substrate exhibiting a heat deflection temperature at which the polymer substrate becomes substantially deformable, a transparent conductive film disposed on the polymer substrate, the transparent conductive film including a body portion, a tail portion integrally formed with the body portion, and a plurality of conductive structures at least some of which are embedded within the body portion and tail portion, an electronic assembly compound disposed between the transparent conductive film and at least one electronic component, the electronic assembly compound exhibiting a curing temperature range that is less than 185° C., at least a portion of the curing temperature range being colder than the heat deflection temperature, where the at least one electronic component is bonded to the transparent conductive film by the electronic assembly compound.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2015
    Publication date: February 25, 2016
    Inventor: Andrew T. Fried
  • Publication number: 20150305166
    Abstract: A method of patterning an unpatterned transparent conductive film, the unpatterned transparent conductive film comprising: a transparent substrate, a first conductive layer disposed on a first surface of the transparent substrate, and a second conductive layer disposed on a second surface of the transparent substrate, the first and second surfaces being disposed on two opposing sides of the unpatterned transparent conductive film, the first conductive layer comprising a first set of metal nanostructures, and the second conductive layer comprising a second set of metal nanostructures, the method comprising irradiating the first conductive layer with at least one first laser to form a patterned transparent conductive film, where the irradiation of the first conductive layer patterns the first conductive layer with a first pattern without also patterning the second conductive layer with the first pattern, and also where the unpatterned transparent conductive film and the patterned transparent conductive film bot
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2015
    Publication date: October 22, 2015
    Inventors: Andrew T. Fried, Jeffrey P. Treptau, Michael G. Steward, Eric L. Granstrom, Robert J. Monson, Kiarash Vakhshouri
  • Publication number: 20150209897
    Abstract: A method comprising providing an electrically conductive film comprising a first set of electrically conductive nanostructures in a first region that exhibits a first conductivity and a second set of electrically conductive nanostructures in a second region that exhibits a second conductivity, and irradiating the first region of the electrically conductive film with a polarized laser beam having an ultraviolet light frequency at a pulse duration less than 100 nanoseconds, so that, after irradiating the first region of the electrically conductive film, the first region exhibits a third conductivity that is less than the second conductivity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2014
    Publication date: July 30, 2015
    Inventors: Andrew T. Fried, Jeffrey Treptau, Paul C. Schubert
  • Publication number: 20150199048
    Abstract: A touch panel module including a flexible transparent substrate, a transparent conductive film disposed on a first surface of the flexible transparent substrate, a conductive paste disposed on a first portion of the transparent conductive film, an optically clear adhesive disposed on a first and second portion of the conductive paste and a second portion of the transparent conductive film, and a cover lens disposed on the optically clear adhesive, where a third portion of the transparent conductive film and a third portion of the conductive paste are not covered by the optically clear adhesive. A touch panel including such a touch panel module, where the touch panel does not include an anisotropic conductive film.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2014
    Publication date: July 16, 2015
    Inventors: Robert J. Monson, Robert R. Brearey, Andrew T. Fried, Joel T. Abrahamson, Steven W. Tanamachi