Patents by Inventor Jesse W. Hartley

Jesse W. Hartley 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: 5376106
    Abstract: A multi-sensor blending circuit for use in a rate responsive cardiac pacemaker. The blending logic circuit blends delta pacing rate signals from two or more sensors which measure physical and physiological parameters of a patient. Programmable equations stored in the blending logic circuit determine which percentages or a ratio of the delta pacing rate sensor signals comprise a single delta pacing rate signal as a function of the delta pacing rate. This delta pacing rate signal is provided to the pacing control circuitry of a pacemaker. The blending ratios are dynamically determined based on the pacing rate established at the most recent cardiac cycle. The blending equations are comprised of several programmable variables, wherein the equations can be programmed by the external programmer in view of clinical data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 1993
    Date of Patent: December 27, 1994
    Assignee: Cardiac Pacemakers, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeffrey E. Stahmann, Jesse W. Hartley