Patents by Inventor Forrest Pape

Forrest Pape 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).

  • Isolation Circuitry and Method for Gradient Field Safety in an Implantable Medical Device
    Publication number: 20070255332
    Abstract: An implantable medical device is provided for isolating an elongated medical lead from internal device circuitry in the presence of a gradient magnetic or electrical field. The device includes an isolation circuit adapted to operatively connect an internal circuit to the medical lead in a first operative state and to electrically isolate the medical lead from the internal circuit in a second operative state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2006
    Publication date: November 1, 2007
    Inventors: Lonny Cabelka, David Manahan, Forrest Pape, John Wahlstrand
  • Method for reducing implantable defibrillator volume
    Publication number: 20050154423
    Abstract: A battery/capacitor assembly for use in an implantable medical device comprises a battery and at least one capacitor housed in a unitary metal encasement. Either the battery, capacitor, or both may be coated with an insulating layer (e.g. plastic). In addition, a metallic layer may be disposed between the battery and the at least one capacitor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2004
    Publication date: July 14, 2005
    Inventors: Steven Goedeke, Forrest Pape