Patents by Inventor Daniel R. Pavlik

Daniel R. Pavlik 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).

  • Resistance welded junction for medical electrical leads
    Patent number: 8670838
    Abstract: A medical electrical lead component includes a groove formed in a surface of the component. The medical electrical lead includes a portion of a conductor positioned within the groove and a resistance weld formed between the portion of the conductor positioned within the groove and the component. In one embodiment, the portion of the conductor positioned within the groove includes a pre-weld diameter greater than the depth of the groove.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2014
    Assignee: Medtronic, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel R. Pavlik, Jordon D. Honeck
  • Methods for forming electrically active surfaces for medical electrical leads
    Patent number: 7067765
    Abstract: A method for forming an electrically active surface for a medical electrical lead includes the steps of inserting a conductor coil into a shroud that includes an opening, lifting an end of at least one filar of a plurality of filars forming the coil out through the opening, and removing a layer of insulation from about the end of the at least one filar by means of laser ablation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2006
    Assignee: Medtronic, Inc.
    Inventors: Ryan T. Bauer, Daniel R. Pavlik, John L. Sommer