Patents by Inventor David L. Palkert

David L. Palkert 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).

  • Accelerometer integrity alert
    Patent number: 9522276
    Abstract: A medical device and associated method determine a signal amplitude of a sensor signal produced by a MEMS sensor, compare the signal amplitude to a stiction detection condition, detect stiction of the MEMS sensor in response to the signal amplitude meeting the stiction detection condition, and automatically provide a corrective action in response to detecting the stiction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2016
    Assignee: Medtronic, Inc.
    Inventors: Xiaonan Shen, Nathan A Grenz, Robert D Musto, David L Palkert, Jonathan P Roberts, James D Reinke, Paul R Solheim
  • ACCELEROMETER INTEGRITY ALERT
    Publication number: 20160213934
    Abstract: A medical device and associated method determine a signal amplitude of a sensor signal produced by a MEMS sensor, compare the signal amplitude to a stiction detection condition, detect stiction of the MEMS sensor in response to the signal amplitude meeting the stiction detection condition, and automatically provide a corrective action in response to detecting the stiction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2015
    Publication date: July 28, 2016
    Inventors: Xiaonan Shen, Nathan A. Grenz, Robert D. Musto, David L. Palkert, Jonathan P. Roberts, James D. Reinke, Paul R. Solheim