Patents by Inventor Donald W. Karl

Donald W. Karl 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).

  • Patent number: 5103818
    Abstract: An arrangement is provided which enables the rapid and effective termination of electrical junctions for an implantable medical device such as a heart pacemaker, a defibrillator, or a cardioverter. A circuit board supporting electronic circuitry is receivable in a housing for the medical device and is provided with a plurality of female connectors on its outer surface. The female connectors are positioned and shaped to receive and guide mating male components into abutting engagement therewith. The mating male components include feedthrough wires which extend between the interior and the exterior of the housing and conductive pins from a battery used to power the medical device. When the male components and female connectors are in abutting engagement, they are fusion welded as by a laser or electron beam.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 1990
    Date of Patent: April 14, 1992
    Assignee: Siemens-Pacesetter, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert E. Maston, Donald W. Karl, Alvin H. Weinberg