Patents by Inventor John D. Hines

John D. Hines 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: 12194292
    Abstract: A relatively compact implantable medical device includes a fixation member formed by a plurality of fingers mounted around a perimeter of a distal end of a housing of the device; each finger is elastically deformable from a relaxed condition to an extended condition, to accommodate delivery of the device to a target implant site, and from the relaxed condition to a compressed condition, to accommodate wedging of the fingers between opposing tissue surfaces at the target implant site, wherein the compressed fingers hold a cardiac pacing electrode of the device in intimate tissue contact for the delivery of pacing stimulation to the site. Each fixation finger is preferably configured to prevent penetration thereof within the tissue when the fingers are compressed and wedged between the opposing tissue surfaces. The pacing electrode may be mounted on a pacing extension, which extends distally from the distal end of the device housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2025
    Assignee: Medtronic, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael D. Eggen, James K. Carney, Matthew D. Bonner, Vladimir Grubac, Douglas S. Hine, Thomas D. Brostrom, John L. Sommer
  • Publication number: 20180036211
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are foamable gritty foam compositions that can suspend particulate mechanical scrubbers with particles sized from about 100 microns to about 800 microns that is capable of being foamed through a non-aerosol, or unpressurized pump dispenser.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2017
    Publication date: February 8, 2018
    Inventors: Louise GRIMADELL, David Michael Ross CREAGHAN, John D. HINES, Pierre Bruno GRASCHA
  • Publication number: 20160113849
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are foamable gritty foam compositions that can suspend particulate mechanical scrubbers with particles sized from about 100 microns to about 800 microns that is capable of being foamed through a non-aerosol, or unpressurized pump dispenser.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2015
    Publication date: April 28, 2016
    Inventors: Louise GRIMADELL, David Michael Ross CREAGHAN, John D. HINES, Pierre Bruno GRASCHA
  • Publication number: 20140039066
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are foamable gritty foam compositions that can suspend particulate mechanical scrubbers with particles sized from about 100 microns to about 800 microns that is capable of being foamed through a non-aerosol, or unpressurized pump dispenser.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Publication date: February 6, 2014
    Inventors: Louise GRIMADELL, David Michael Ross Creaghan, John D. Hines, Pierre Bruno Grascha
  • Patent number: 4974906
    Abstract: An improved ready-to-assemble armless chair comprised of a pair of h-shaped frames interconnected with each other along their seat-supporting members to form an x-shaped frame. An intermediary plate serves to lock the two h-frames into a rigid assembly, and provides support for the seat member. From the horizontal backrest, which is attached to the chair's rear vertical members, is suspended a lower-back support fabricated from a flexible material. Removal of a single fastener frees the seat member for re-upholstery.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 1989
    Date of Patent: December 4, 1990
    Inventor: John D. Hines