Patents by Inventor James E. Volmering

James E. Volmering 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).

  • Patent number: 6660116
    Abstract: A capacitive filtered feedthrough assembly is formed in a solid state manner to employ highly miniaturized conductive paths each filtered by a discoid capacitive filter embedded in a capacitive filter array. A non-conductive, co-fired metal-ceramic substrate is formed from multiple layers that supports one or a plurality of substrate conductive paths and it is brazed to a conductive ferrule, adapted to be welded to a case, using a conductive, corrosion resistant braze material. The metal-ceramic substrate is attached to an internally disposed capacitive filter array that encloses one or a plurality of capacitive filter capacitor active electrodes each coupled to a filter array conductive path and at least one capacitor ground electrode. Each capacitive filter array conductive path is joined with a metal-ceramic conductive path to form a feedthrough conductive path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 9, 2003
    Assignee: Medtronic, Inc.
    Inventors: William D. Wolf, James Strom, Craig L. Wiklund, Mary A. Fraley, Lynn M. Seifried, James E. Volmering, Patrick F. Malone, Samuel F. Haq
  • Publication number: 20020166618
    Abstract: A capacitive filtered feedthrough assembly is formed in a solid state manner to employ highly miniaturized conductive paths each filtered by a discoid capacitive filter embedded in a capacitive filter array. A non-conductive, co-fired metal-ceramic substrate is formed from multiple layers that supports one or a plurality of substrate conductive paths and it is brazed to a conductive ferrule, adapted to be welded to a case, using a conductive, corrosion resistant braze material. The metal-ceramic substrate is attached to an internally disposed capacitive filter array that encloses one or a plurality of capacitive filter capacitor active electrodes each coupled to a filter array conductive path and at least one capacitor ground electrode. Each capacitive filter array conductive path is joined with a metal-ceramic conductive path to form a feedthrough conductive path.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2002
    Publication date: November 14, 2002
    Applicant: Medtronic, Inc.
    Inventors: William D. Wolf, James Strom, Craig L. Wiklund, Mary A. Fraley, Lynn M. Seifried, James E. Volmering, Patrick F. Malone, Samuel F. Haq
  • Patent number: 6414835
    Abstract: A capacitive filtered feedthrough assembly is formed in a solid state manner to employ highly miniaturized conductive paths each filtered by a discoid capacitive filter embedded in a capacitive filter array. A non-conductive, co-fired metal-ceramic substrate is formed from multiple layers that supports one or a plurality of substrate conductive paths and it is brazed to a conductive ferrule, adapted to be welded to a case, using a conductive, corrosion resistant braze material. The metal-ceramic substrate is attached to an internally disposed capacitive filter array that encloses one or a plurality of capacitive filter capacitor active electrodes each coupled to a filter array conductive path and at least one capacitor ground electrode. Each capacitive filter array conductive path is joined with a metal-ceramic conductive path to form a feedthrough conductive path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2000
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2002
    Assignee: Medtronic, Inc.
    Inventors: William D. Wolf, James Strom, Craig L. Wiklund, Mary A. Fraley, Lynn M. Seifried, James E. Volmering, Patrick F. Malone, Samuel F. Haq
  • Patent number: 6216537
    Abstract: An accelerometer device which can be mounted on a substrate, e.g., a circuit board enclosed in a medical device, includes an accelerometer sensing element having an axis of sensitivity and further includes first and second multilayer end caps. The substrate generally defines a mounting plane. The accelerometer sensing element includes a device body having a longitudinal axis extending between generally parallel first and second ends thereof and further includes a principal surface extending between the first and second ends of the device body parallel to the longitudinal axis. The axis of sensitivity of the sensing element is generally perpendicular to a plane defined by the principal surface. Further, the accelerometer sensing element includes conductive pad regions on each of the first and second ends of the device body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 1999
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2001
    Assignee: Medtronic, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark E. Henschel, David Brian Hall, Scott B. Sleeper, Lary R. Larson, Brian S. Child, Patrick F. Malone, Samuel F. Haq, David A. Ruben, Joan A. O'Gara, James E. Volmering, Roy L. Inman