Patents by Inventor Gailland R. Nolan

Gailland R. Nolan 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).

  • Biocompatible bonding method and electronics package suitable for implantation
    Patent number: 10159845
    Abstract: The invention is directed to a method of bonding a hermetically sealed electronics package to an electrode or a flexible circuit and the resulting electronics package that is suitable for implantation in living tissue, for a retinal or cortical electrode array to enable restoration of sight to certain non-sighted individuals. The hermetically sealed electronics package is directly bonded to the flex circuit or electrode by electroplating a biocompatible material, such as platinum or gold, effectively forming a plated rivet-shaped connection, which bonds the flex circuit to the electronics package. The resulting electronic device is biocompatible and is suitable for long-term implantation in living tissue.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2018
    Assignee: Second Sight Medical Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert J. Greenberg, Alfred E. Mann, Dao Min Zhou, Neil Talbot, Jerry Ok, Gailland R. Nolan
  • Biocompatible Bonding Method and Electronics Package Suitable for Implantation
    Publication number: 20160158559
    Abstract: The invention is directed to a method of bonding a hermetically sealed electronics package to an electrode or a flexible circuit and the resulting electronics package that is suitable for implantation in living tissue, for a retinal or cortical electrode array to enable restoration of sight to certain non-sighted individuals. The hermetically sealed electronics package is directly bonded to the flex circuit or electrode by electroplating a biocompatible material, such as platinum or gold, effectively forming a plated rivet-shaped connection, which bonds the flex circuit to the electronics package. The resulting electronic device is biocompatible and is suitable for long-term implantation in living tissue.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2015
    Publication date: June 9, 2016
    Inventors: Robert J. Greenberg, Alfred E. Mann, Dao Min Zhou, Neil Talbot, Jerry Ok, Gailland R. Nolan