Patents by Inventor Eric D. J. Dorphy

Eric D. J. Dorphy 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).

  • Facilitating trusted pairing of an implantable device and an external device
    Patent number: 11446507
    Abstract: Systems, apparatus, methods and computer-readable storage media facilitating trusted pairing between an implantable medical device (IMD) and an external device are provided. In one embodiment, an IMD includes a housing configured to be implanted within a patient, a memory and circuitry within the housing and a processor that executes executable components stored in the memory.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2022
    Assignee: Medtronic, Inc.
    Inventors: Matthew R. Yoder, Gary P. Kivi, Richard A. Sanden, Bo Zhang, Eric D. J. Dorphy
  • FACILITATING TRUSTED PAIRING OF AN IMPLANTABLE DEVICE AND AN EXTERNAL DEVICE
    Publication number: 20200094062
    Abstract: Systems, apparatus, methods and computer-readable storage media facilitating trusted pairing between an implantable medical device (IMD) and an external device are provided. In one embodiment, an IMD includes a housing configured to be implanted within a patient, a memory and circuitry within the housing and a processor that executes executable components stored in the memory.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2019
    Publication date: March 26, 2020
    Inventors: Matthew R. YODER, Gary P. KIVI, Richard A. SANDEN, Bo ZHANG, Eric D.J. DORPHY
  • Facilitating trusted pairing of an implantable device and an external device
    Patent number: 10493287
    Abstract: Systems, apparatus, methods and computer-readable storage media facilitating trusted pairing between an implantable medical device (IMD) and an external device are provided. In one embodiment, an IMD includes a housing configured to be implanted within a patient, a memory and circuitry within the housing and a processor that executes executable components stored in the memory.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2019
    Assignee: Medtronic, Inc.
    Inventors: Matthew R. Yoder, Gary P. Kivi, Richard A. Sanden, Bo Zhang, Eric D. J. Dorphy
  • FACILITATING TRUSTED PAIRING OF AN IMPLANTABLE DEVICE AND AN EXTERNAL DEVICE
    Publication number: 20180243573
    Abstract: Systems, apparatus, methods and computer-readable storage media facilitating trusted pairing between an implantable medical device (IMD) and an external device are provided. In one embodiment, an IMD includes a housing configured to be implanted within a patient, a memory and circuitry within the housing and a processor that executes executable components stored in the memory.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2017
    Publication date: August 30, 2018
    Inventors: Matthew R. Yoder, Gary P. Kivi, Richard A. Sanden, Bo Zhang, Eric D. J. Dorphy