Patents by Inventor Daniel McDonnall

Daniel McDonnall 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: 20160121115
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are various embodiments of electrical stimulation systems configured to stimulate tissue in a subject. The system may include a controller configured to send at least one stimulation pattern to be implemented by the electrical stimulation system. The controller may include a first digital control interface. The system may also include a stimulation module that includes a second digital control interface configured to be in electrical communication with the first digital control interface. The stimulation circuitry may be configured to implement the at least one stimulation pattern as an analog stimulation signal based on an ongoing stream of digital commands received from the controller. The system may further comprise a percutaneous connector assembly configured to be coupled to a subject through the subject's skin. The percutaneous connector may include a second connector configured to couple to the first connector and a first electrode lead.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2014
    Publication date: May 5, 2016
    Inventors: Kenneth S. Guillory, Scott Hiatt, Andrew Wilder, Daniel McDonnall, Christopher F. Smith
  • Publication number: 20150264816
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are systems and methods for producing and using electrodes, which may be flexible and/or stretchable, and interconnection structures that can be used both externally and/or implanted within the body. Electrodes according to various embodiments disclosed herein may be produced by depositing patterned layers of insulating and conductive polymers to form multi-layer circuits. The conductive materials and layers in the structure can be exposed on the surface of the structures for use as electrodes. A plurality of electrodes may be formed into an electrode array. In various embodiments, electrode arrays may be associated with telemetry modules configured to wirelessly transmit data collected by the electrode array to a receiver module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2015
    Publication date: September 17, 2015
    Inventors: Robert E. Askin, III, Scott D. Hiatt, Kenneth S. Guillory, Daniel McDonnall, Christopher F. Smith
  • Patent number: 9061134
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are systems and methods for producing and using electrodes, which may be flexible and/or stretchable, and interconnection structures that can be used both externally and/or implanted within the body. Electrodes according to various embodiments disclosed herein may be produced by depositing patterned layers of insulating and conductive polymers to form multi-layer circuits. The conductive materials and layers in the structure can be exposed on the surface of the structures for use as electrodes. A plurality of electrodes may be formed into an electrode array. In various embodiments, electrode arrays may be associated with telemetry modules configured to wirelessly transmit data collected by the electrode array to a receiver module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2015
    Assignee: Ripple LLC
    Inventors: Robert E. Askin, III, Scott D. Hiatt, Kenneth S. Guillory, Daniel McDonnall, Christopher F. Smith
  • Publication number: 20140343691
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to a systems and methods for control of external devices, such as a prosthesis, using biopotential signals from electrodes in communication with existing muscles or nerves of a patient. More specifically, but not exclusively, this disclosure relates to systems that include wireless transmission of biopotential signals and a multichannel bioamplifier configured to receive biopoential signals. The system may also be configured to stimulate excitable tissue within the body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2014
    Publication date: November 20, 2014
    Applicant: Ripple LLC
    Inventors: Kenneth Shane Guillory, Scott Darold Hiatt, Ronald E. Madsen, JR., Daniel McDonnall, Christopher Farand Smith, Daniel R. Merrill, Robert E. Askin, III
  • Publication number: 20110237921
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are systems and methods for producing and using electrodes, which may be flexible and/or stretchable, and interconnection structures that can be used both externally and/or implanted within the body. Electrodes according to various embodiments disclosed herein may be produced by depositing patterned layers of insulating and conductive polymers to form multi-layer circuits. The conductive materials and layers in the structure can be exposed on the surface of the structures for use as electrodes. A plurality of electrodes may be formed into an electrode array. In various embodiments, electrode arrays may be associated with telemetry modules configured to wirelessly transmit data collected by the electrode array to a receiver module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2010
    Publication date: September 29, 2011
    Applicant: RIPPLE LLC
    Inventors: Robert E. Askin, III, Scott D. Hiatt, Kenneth S. Guillory, Daniel McDonnall, Christopher F. Smith