Patents by Inventor Benjamin Coppola

Benjamin Coppola 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).

  • Patent number: 10623933
    Abstract: Example electronic devices, including but not limited to implantable medical devices, and methods employing dynamic announcing for creation of wireless communication connections are disclosed herein. In an example, an electronic device includes a wireless communication interface to transmit announcement signals for creating a wireless communication connection with the external device. The electronic device also includes a sensor to detect a characteristic of an environment external to the electronic device, and a control circuit including an announcement timing control module to dynamically control timing of the announcement signals based on the detected characteristic.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2020
    Assignee: PACESETTER, INC.
    Inventors: Timothy Pflugh, Fujian Qu, Benjamin Coppola, Edward Karst, Lisa P. Weinberg, Xing Pei, Yongjian Wu
  • Publication number: 20190261148
    Abstract: Example electronic devices, including but not limited to implantable medical devices, and methods employing dynamic announcing for creation of wireless communication connections are disclosed herein. In an example, an electronic device includes a wireless communication interface to transmit announcement signals for creating a wireless communication connection with the external device. The electronic device also includes a sensor to detect a characteristic of an environment external to the electronic device, and a control circuit including an announcement timing control module to dynamically control timing of the announcement signals based on the detected characteristic.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 1, 2019
    Publication date: August 22, 2019
    Inventors: Timothy Pflugh, Fujian Qu, Benjamin Coppola, Edward Karst, Lisa P. Weinberg, Xing Pei, Yongjian Wu
  • Patent number: 10321292
    Abstract: Example electronic devices, including but not limited to implantable medical devices, and methods employing dynamic announcing for creation of wireless communication connections are disclosed herein. In an example, an electronic device includes a wireless communication interface to transmit announcement signals for creating a wireless communication connection with the external device. The electronic device also includes a sensor to detect a characteristic of an environment external to the electronic device, and a control circuit including an announcement timing control module to dynamically control timing of the announcement signals based on the detected characteristic.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2019
    Assignee: Pacesetter, Inc.
    Inventors: Timothy Pflugh, Fujian Qu, Benjamin Coppola, Edward Karst, Lisa P. Weinberg, Xing Pei, Yongjian Wu
  • Patent number: 9907486
    Abstract: Example electronic devices, including but not limited to implantable medical devices, and methods employing dynamic announcing for creation of wireless communication connections are disclosed herein. In an example, an electronic device includes a wireless communication interface to transmit announcement signals for creating a wireless communication connection with the external device. The electronic device also includes a sensor to detect a characteristic of an environment external to the electronic device, and a control circuit including an announcement timing control module to dynamically control timing of the announcement signals based on the detected characteristic.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2018
    Assignee: Pacesetter, Inc.
    Inventors: Timothy Pflugh, Fujian Qu, Benjamin Coppola, Edward Karst, Lisa P. Weinberg
  • Publication number: 20170366921
    Abstract: Example electronic devices, including but not limited to implantable medical devices, and methods employing dynamic announcing for creation of wireless communication connections are disclosed herein. In an example, an electronic device includes a wireless communication interface to transmit announcement signals for creating a wireless communication connection with the external device. The electronic device also includes a sensor to detect a characteristic of an environment external to the electronic device, and a control circuit including an announcement timing control module to dynamically control timing of the announcement signals based on the detected characteristic.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2017
    Publication date: December 21, 2017
    Inventors: Timothy Pflugh, Fujian Qu, Benjamin Coppola, Edward Karst, Lisa P. Weinberg, Xing Pei, Yongjian Wu
  • Publication number: 20170332942
    Abstract: Example electronic devices, including but not limited to implantable medical devices, and methods employing dynamic announcing for creation of wireless communication connections are disclosed herein. In an example, an electronic device includes a wireless communication interface to transmit announcement signals for creating a wireless communication connection with the external device. The electronic device also includes a sensor to detect a characteristic of an environment external to the electronic device, and a control circuit including an announcement timing control module to dynamically control timing of the announcement signals based on the detected characteristic.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2016
    Publication date: November 23, 2017
    Inventors: Timothy Pflugh, Fujian Qu, Benjamin Coppola, Edward Karst, Lisa P. Weinberg
  • Publication number: 20140309538
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for detecting phrenic nerve stimulation (PNS) including computing a power spectral density (PSD) of spatial data of a sensor; determining two spectral magnitudes from the PSD; computing a ratio of the two spectral magnitudes; and comparing the ratio to a threshold to detect PNS. In one example, detecting PNS includes computing a PSD of spatial data of an externally placed sensor; determining a diaphragmatic spectral magnitude and a respiratory motion spectral magnitude from the PSD; and computing a ratio of the diaphragmatic spectral magnitude to the respiratory motion spectral magnitude to detect PNS. In one example, detecting PNS includes computing an oscillation amplitude of spatial data of a sensor; computing a baseline wander amplitude of the spatial data of the sensor; computing a ratio of the oscillation amplitude to the baseline wander amplitude; and comparing the ratio to a threshold to detect PNS.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2013
    Publication date: October 16, 2014
    Applicant: PACESETTER, INC.
    Inventors: Rohan A. More, Benjamin Coppola
  • Publication number: 20110152990
    Abstract: An implantable medical lead is disclosed herein. The lead includes a first electrode and a first electrical circuit. The first electrode is near a distal portion of the lead. The first electrical circuit extends through the lead to the first electrode and includes at least one conductor and a first band stop filter coupled between the distal end of the conductor and the electrode. The first band stop filter includes a first group of inductors in parallel and a second group of inductors in parallel. The first group is in series with the second group. The first group of inductors may include a self resonant L. The first group of inductors may include a self resonant tank LC. The first group of inductors may include a miniature self resonant L or miniature self resonant tank LC. The first group of inductors may include an integrated circuit of L and C components.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2009
    Publication date: June 23, 2011
    Applicant: PACESETTER, INC.
    Inventors: Ramez Shehada, Xiaoyi Min, Jin Zhang, Benjamin Coppola, Dave Anderson, Gene A. Bornzin, Phong D. Doan