Patents by Inventor Coley B. Duncan

Coley B. Duncan 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).

  • Transcutaneous magnetic energy transfer device
    Patent number: 8961387
    Abstract: Transcutaneous magnetic energy transfer to drive a VAD or other implanted medical device can be supplied through two spinning (or otherwise moving) permanent magnets, or a moving permanent magnet and a moving ferric material, or a moving permanent magnet and a coil or an array of coils, One part is implanted under the patient's skin, so that the skin does not have to be broken for a connection to take place.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2015
    Assignee: University of Rochester
    Inventor: Coley B. Duncan
  • TRANSCUTANEOUS MAGNETIC ENERGY TRANSFER DEVICE
    Publication number: 20120277520
    Abstract: Transcutaneous magnetic energy transfer to drive a VAD or other implanted medical device can be supplied through two spinning (or otherwise moving) permanent magnets, or a moving permanent magnet and a moving ferric material, or a moving permanent magnet and a coil or an array of coils, One part is implanted under the patient's skin, so that the skin does not have to be broken for a connection to take place.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2010
    Publication date: November 1, 2012
    Applicant: University of Rochester
    Inventor: Coley B. Duncan