Patents by Inventor Bernd Straehler

Bernd Straehler 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).

  • Method for manufacturing a medical electrode
    Patent number: 5587200
    Abstract: In a method for manufacturing electrodes for medical applications, particularly implantable stimulation electrodes, having an active layer of porous titanium nitride, a substrate of electrically conductive material that is in an atmosphere containing titanium, nitrogen and hydrogen is irradiated with an excimer laser through an optical mask, and a structure of porous titanium nitride is deposited on the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 1995
    Date of Patent: December 24, 1996
    Assignee: Pacesetter AB
    Inventors: Hans P. Lorenz, Bernd Straehler, Ulf Lindegren