Patents by Inventor Brian M. Pattock

Brian M. Pattock 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: 8632496
    Abstract: A medical pump subassembly comprises a magnetic cup forming a recess. The magnetic cup includes a protrusion within the recess. The cup forms a central aperture through the protrusion. The medical pump subassembly further comprises an electromagnetic coil within the recess and circumscribing the protrusion, a weld ring surrounding the recess, a barrier plate covering the recess, and a seal between the weld ring and the barrier plate to fluidically separate an interior of the cup from an external surface of the barrier plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2014
    Assignee: Medtronic, Inc.
    Inventors: Dale A. Young, Nicholas R. Whitehead, Ahmed Elmouelhi, John Michael Gray, James M. Haase, Thomas W. Hovind, Brian M. Pattock, Cynthia R. Nelson Konen
  • Publication number: 20100280502
    Abstract: An implantable medical device comprises a fluid reservoir configured to store a therapeutic agent; a port configured to deliver the therapeutic agent to a patient; a medical pump subassembly configured to actively transfer the therapeutic fluid from the fluid reservoir to the port; and a housing that contains the fluid reservoir, the port and the medical pump subassembly. The medical pump subassembly is configured to facilitate mechanical and electrical testing of the medical pump subassembly as a standalone component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2010
    Publication date: November 4, 2010
    Applicant: Medtronic, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas W. Hovind, Dale A. Young, John Michael Gray, Nicholas R. Whitehead, Cynthia R. Nelson Konen, James M. Haase, Brian M. Pattock
  • Publication number: 20100280501
    Abstract: A medical pump subassembly comprises a magnetic cup forming a recess. The magnetic cup includes a protrusion within the recess. The cup forms a central aperture through the protrusion. The medical pump subassembly further comprises an electromagnetic coil within the recess and circumscribing the protrusion, a weld ring surrounding the recess, a barrier plate covering the recess, and a seal between the weld ring and the barrier plate to fluidically separate an interior of the cup from an external surface of the barrier plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2010
    Publication date: November 4, 2010
    Applicant: Medtronic, Inc.
    Inventors: Dale A. Young, Nicholas R. Whitehead, Ahmed Elmouelhi, John Michael Gray, James M. Haase, Thomas W. Hovind, Brian M. Pattock, Cynthia R. Nelson Konen