Patents by Inventor Christopher A. Mertens

Christopher A. Mertens 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: 20240090940
    Abstract: A system having an electrode probe and a temperature sensing device, wherein the temperature sensing device is positionable within the electrode probe. The probe can have an elongate electrode body, at least two electrode contacts disposed on the electrode body, and a lumen defined within the electrode body, and the temperature sensing device can have an elongate outer body having a lumen, an elongate inner sensing body disposed within the lumen, and at least one temperature sensor disposed on the elongate inner sensing body. The system in certain embodiments can also have a controller configured to receive temperature information from the temperature sensing device and use the temperature information to adjust energy supply to at least one of the at least two electrode contacts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2023
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Inventors: Dave Rosa, Camilo Diaz-Botia, Samuel Ong, Benjamin Lasota, Christopher Blake Finnegan, Maria Vomero, Steve Mertens, Timothy J. Kesti
  • Patent number: 5450158
    Abstract: Tractor drives of a high speed printer move a length of continuous-form paper longitudinally up from a box of fanfold stacked paper, through a print mechanism, across paper directing means, and downward to refold onto a fanfold stack. A misfold detector is positioned at the paper directing means to sense the jumble of paper caused by misfolding prior to jamming of paper movement through the tractor drive to prevent damage to the paper, complex restarting procedures, or data loss.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 1993
    Date of Patent: September 12, 1995
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Robert F. Jessen, Christopher A. Mertens, Nathan J. Olsen, Robert J. Telfer
  • Patent number: 5321464
    Abstract: Tractor drives of a high speed printer move a length of continuous-form paper longitudinally up from a box of fanfold stacked paper, through a print mechanism, across paper directing means, and downward to refold onto a fanfold stack. A misfold detector is positioned at the paper directing means to sense the jumble of paper caused by misfolding prior to jamming of paper movement through the tractor drive to prevent damage to the paper, complex restarting procedures, or data loss.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 1992
    Date of Patent: June 14, 1994
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Robert F. Jessen, Christopher A. Mertens, Nathan J. Olsen, Robert J. Telfer