Patents by Inventor Darrell N. FULLER

Darrell N. FULLER 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).

  • Implantable medical device without antenna feedthrough
    Patent number: 9089712
    Abstract: An implantable medical device includes a case having a conductive housing defining an opening. A dielectric material is coupled to the conductive housing to hermetically seal the opening. A header block is coupled to the case over the dielectric material. An antenna is within the case under the dielectric material and there is no antenna feedthrough extending through the case into the header block.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2015
    Assignee: CYBERONICS, INC.
    Inventors: Himanshu Joshi, Darrell N. Fuller
  • IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICE WITHOUT ANTENNA FEEDTHROUGH
    Publication number: 20120287004
    Abstract: An implantable medical device includes a case having a conductive housing defining an opening. A dielectric material is coupled to the conductive housing to hermetically seal the opening. A header block is coupled to the case over the dielectric material. An antenna is within the case under the dielectric material and there is no antenna feedthrough extending through the case into the header block.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2012
    Publication date: November 15, 2012
    Applicant: CYBERONICS, INC.
    Inventors: Himanshu JOSHI, Darrell N. FULLER