Patents by Inventor John R. Gonzalez

John R. Gonzalez 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).

  • Medical leads with segmented electrodes and methods of fabrication thereof
    Patent number: 9370653
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a method for fabricating a neurostimulation stimulation lead comprises: providing a plurality of ring components and hypotubes in a mold; placing an annular frame with multiple lumens over distal ends of the plurality of hypotubes to position a portion of each hypotube within a respective lumen of the annular frame; molding the plurality of ring components and the hypotubes to form a stimulation tip component for the stimulation lead, wherein the molding fills interstitial spaces between the plurality of ring components and hypotubes with insulative material; and forming segmented electrodes from the ring components after performing the molding.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2016
    Assignee: ADVANCED NEUROMODULATION SYSTEMS, INC.
    Inventors: Ryan Sefkow, Christopher A. Crawford, Jeffrey Mitchell, Kevin Wilson, Raymond P. Bray, John R. Gonzalez
  • MEDICAL LEADS WITH SEGMENTED ELECTRODES AND METHODS OF FABRICATION THEREOF
    Publication number: 20150157851
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a method for fabricating a neurostimulation stimulation lead comprises: providing a plurality of ring components and hypotubes in a mold; placing an annular frame with multiple lumens over distal ends of the plurality of hypotubes to position a portion of each hypotube within a respective lumen of the annular frame; molding the plurality of ring components and the hypotubes to form a stimulation tip component for the stimulation lead, wherein the molding fills interstitial spaces between the plurality of ring components and hypotubes with insulative material; and forming segmented electrodes from the ring components after performing the molding.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2014
    Publication date: June 11, 2015
    Inventors: Ryan Sefkow, Christopher A. Crawford, Jeffrey Mitchell, Kevin Wilson, Raymond P. Bray, John R. Gonzalez
  • Gas shielded, flux cored, welding electrode
    Patent number: 4723061
    Abstract: A flux cored welding electrode for use in electric arc welding with a shielded gas, which electrode includes a tube of low carbon steel having on the inside thereof a titanium dioxide based flux with fluxing ingredients including aluminum oxide in the amount of 0.1 to 0.5% of the total weight of the electrode. The improvement of the invention wherein the titanium dioxide based flux with aluminum oxide free of magnesium or compounds of magnesium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 1986
    Date of Patent: February 2, 1988
    Assignee: The Lincoln Electric Company
    Inventors: Robert P. Munz, John R. Gonzalez, Ronald J. Gordish