Patents by Inventor James Blilie

James Blilie 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).

  • Contact for an implantable medical device
    Patent number: 11369799
    Abstract: An apparatus includes a housing including a bore and a housing groove within the bore and located on an inner surface of the housing; and a coil spring located within the housing and mounted within the housing groove, wherein the housing groove has a non-uniform radius such that the coil spring defines zones of relative low contact force and zones of relative high contact force.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2022
    Assignee: Cardiac Pacemakers, Inc.
    Inventors: William J. Linder, James Blilie, Scott Dahl, Arthur J. Foster, Keith R. Maile
  • Core-clip PG-lead spring electrical contact
    Patent number: 10828496
    Abstract: An implantable medical device includes a housing; and a header mounted to the housing, the header including a header core including a bore with an electrical contact located within the bore, wherein the electrical contact includes: a first longitudinally extending arm cantilever mounted within the bore; and a second longitudinally extending arm cantilever mounted within the bore.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2020
    Assignee: Cardiac Pacemakers, Inc.
    Inventors: James Blilie, Arthur J. Foster, Jack Gordon, Bruce K. Gilbertson, Steven A. Kubow
  • CONTACT FOR AN IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICE
    Publication number: 20200238090
    Abstract: An apparatus includes a housing including a bore and a housing groove within the bore and located on an inner surface of the housing; and a coil spring located within the housing and mounted within the housing groove, wherein the housing groove has a non-uniform radius such that the coil spring defines zones of relative low contact force and zones of relative high contact force.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2020
    Publication date: July 30, 2020
    Inventors: William J. Linder, James Blilie, Scott Dahl, Arthur J. Foster, Keith R. Maile
  • CORE-CLIP PG-LEAD SPRING ELECTRICAL CONTACT
    Publication number: 20200016413
    Abstract: An implantable medical device includes a housing; and a header mounted to the housing, the header including a header core including a bore with an electrical contact located within the bore, wherein the electrical contact includes: a first longitudinally extending arm cantilever mounted within the bore; and a second longitudinally extending arm cantilever mounted within the bore.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2019
    Publication date: January 16, 2020
    Inventors: James Blilie, Arthur J. Foster, Jack Gordon, Bruce K. Gilbertson, Steven A. Kubow
  • Antennas for implantable medical devices
    Patent number: 10029105
    Abstract: In general, techniques are described for wirelessly transferring information using an implantable antenna. In one example, an apparatus includes an implantable medical device that includes a housing including an implantable telemetry circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2018
    Assignee: Cardiac Pacemakers, Inc.
    Inventors: Masoud Ameri, Keith R. Maile, James Blilie, David A. Chizek, Brian Allen, Daniel Joseph Landherr, Niharika Varanasi
  • FERRULE FOR IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICE
    Publication number: 20160358699
    Abstract: A ferrule for an implantable medical device (IMD) can employ stamped metal portion including an electrically-conductive ferrule portion. The stamped ferrule portion can be affixed to a wall of a housing of the IMD. The resulting ferrule can provide cost savings or higher production throughput over a ferrule employing machined ferrule portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2016
    Publication date: December 8, 2016
    Inventors: Mark Stevenson, Meherdil D. Dastur, James Blilie, Gregory J. Sherwood, Patrick J. Barry, Derek John Boettger
  • Ferrule for implantable medical device
    Patent number: 9431814
    Abstract: A ferrule for an implantable medical device (IMD) can employ stamped metal portion including an electrically-conductive ferrule portion. The stamped ferrule portion can be affixed to a wall of a housing of the IMD. The resulting ferrule can provide cost savings or higher production throughput over a ferrule employing machined ferrule portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2016
    Assignee: Cardiac Pacemakers, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark Stevenson, Meherdil D. Dastur, James Blilie, Gregory J. Sherwood, Patrick J. Barry, Derek John Boettger
  • ANTENNAS FOR IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICES
    Publication number: 20140364714
    Abstract: In general, techniques are described for wirelessly transferring information using an implantable antenna. In one example, an apparatus includes an implantable medical device that includes a housing including an implantable telemetry circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2014
    Publication date: December 11, 2014
    Inventors: Masoud Ameri, Keith R. Maile, James Blilie, David A. Chizek, Brian Allen, Daniel Joseph Landherr, Niharika Varanasi