Patents by Inventor Emma Claire Gill

Emma Claire Gill 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).

  • Co-fired metal and ceramic composite feedthrough assemblies for use at least in implantable medical devices and methods for making the same
    Patent number: 8698006
    Abstract: A hermetic interconnect for medical devices is disclosed. In one embodiment, the interconnect includes platinum leads co-fired between alumina substrates to form a monolithic composite that is subsequently bonded into a titanium alloy flange. Both methodology for forming these interconnects as well as specific geometries and compositions are disclosed. Interconnects formed in this fashion enable significant reductions in overall size of the interconnect relative to the number of feedthrough leads as well as substantial improvements in robustness versus currently available technology.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2014
    Assignee: Morgan Advanced Ceramics, Inc.
    Inventors: David Joseph Bealka, Christien Matthew Vaillancourt, Fred Michael Kimock, Emma Claire Gill
  • Co-fired metal and ceramic composite feedthrough assemblies for use at least in implantable medical devices and methods for making the same
    Publication number: 20110000699
    Abstract: A hermetic interconnect for medical devices is disclosed. In one embodiment, the interconnect includes platinum leads co-fired between alumina substrates to form a monolithic composite that is subsequently bonded into a titanium alloy flange. Both methodology for forming these interconnects as well as specific geometries and compositions are disclosed. Interconnects formed in this fashion enable significant reductions in overall size of the interconnect relative to the number of feedthrough leads as well as substantial improvements in robustness versus currently available technology.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2010
    Publication date: January 6, 2011
    Inventors: David Joseph Bealka, Christien Matthew Vaillancourt, Fred Michael Kimock, Emma Claire Gill