Patents by Inventor Doug Morelli

Doug Morelli 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).

  • Hermetic sealing method for a battery fillport using sealing member
    Patent number: 9067078
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing an energy storage device for a medical device that includes creating an aperture in a case. The aperture includes an inner surface. The method also includes introducing an electrolyte into the case through the aperture and moving a sealing member into the aperture. The sealing member includes an outer surface. Furthermore, the method includes sealing the aperture only with the sealing member and creating a substantially hermetic seal between the inner surface of the aperture and the outer surface of the sealing member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2015
    Assignee: Medtronic, Inc.
    Inventors: Doug Morelli, Bernard Frank Heller, Jr.
  • Medical device having resistance welded connections
    Patent number: 8295930
    Abstract: A medical device is electrically connected to a biological tissue for transmission of an electrical signal between the medical device and the biological tissue. The medical device includes a housing assembly and a control circuit assembly that controls the electrical signal. The control circuit assembly is enclosed within the housing assembly, and the control circuit assembly includes an electrically conductive terminal. The device further includes an electrical component at least partially enclosed within the housing assembly. The electrical component has a connecting member that electrically connects the electrical component to the control circuit assembly. The connecting member is resistance welded and bonded directly to the electrically conductive terminal of the control circuit assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2012
    Assignee: Medtronic, Inc.
    Inventors: David B. Engmark, Doug Morelli, Hui Jin, David M. Johnson, Mathieu K. Horié, Iryna Levina, Dominique Piguet
  • MEDICAL DEVICE HAVING RESISTANCE WELDED CONNECTIONS
    Publication number: 20110077709
    Abstract: A medical device is electrically connected to a biological tissue for transmission of an electrical signal between the medical device and the biological tissue. The medical device includes a housing assembly and a control circuit assembly that controls the electrical signal. The control circuit assembly is enclosed within the housing assembly, and the control circuit assembly includes an electrically conductive terminal. The device further includes an electrical component at least partially enclosed within the housing assembly. The electrical component has a connecting member that electrically connects the electrical component to the control circuit assembly. The connecting member is resistance welded and bonded directly to the electrically conductive terminal of the control circuit assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2009
    Publication date: March 31, 2011
    Applicant: MEDTRONIC, INC.
    Inventors: David B. Engmark, Doug Morelli, Hui Jin, David M. Johnson, Mathieu K. Horié, Iryna Levina, Dominique Piguet
  • HERMETIC SEALING METHOD FOR A BATTERY FILLPORT USING SEALING MEMBER
    Publication number: 20100304212
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing an energy storage device for a medical device that includes creating an aperture in a case. The aperture includes an inner surface. The method also includes introducing an electrolyte into the case through the aperture and moving a sealing member into the aperture. The sealing member includes an outer surface. Furthermore, the method includes sealing the aperture only with the sealing member and creating a substantially hermetic seal between the inner surface of the aperture and the outer surface of the sealing member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2009
    Publication date: December 2, 2010
    Applicant: MEDTRONIC, INC.
    Inventors: Doug Morelli, Bernard Frank Heller, JR.