Patents by Inventor Joseph Kovac

Joseph Kovac 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).

  • Opto-fluidic architecture for particle manipulation and sorting
    Patent number: 8691151
    Abstract: This invention provides an apparatus for particle sorting, particle patterning, and methods of using the same. The sorting or patterning is opto-fluidics based, in that particles are applied to individual chambers in the device, detection and/or analysis of the particles is carried out, such that a cell or population whose removal or conveyance is desired is defined, and the cell or population is removed or conveyed via application of an optical force and flow-mediated conveyance or removal of the part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2014
    Assignee: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Joseph Kovac, Joel Voldman
  • OPTO-FLUIDIC ARCHITECTURE FOR PARTICLE MANIPULATION AND SORTING
    Publication number: 20090258383
    Abstract: This invention provides an apparatus for particle sorting, particle patterning, and methods of using the same. The sorting or patterning is opto-fluidics based, in that particles are applied to individual chambers in the device, detection and/or analysis of the particles is carried out, such that a cell or population whose removal or conveyance is desired is defined, and the cell or population is removed or conveyed via application of an optical force and flow-mediated conveyance or removal of the part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2007
    Publication date: October 15, 2009
    Inventors: Joseph Kovac, Joel Voldman
  • Conduction based automatic therapy selection
    Patent number: 7379771
    Abstract: A system comprising an implantable medical device includes a ventricular heart signal sensing circuit, a pacing therapy circuit, and a controller circuit coupled to the signal sensing circuit and the therapy circuit. The controller circuit is operable to detect a ventricular tachycardia heart rhythm from the cardiac signal, measure an amount of time the heart signal is one of inside or outside of an effective amplitude band, and initiate ATP therapy if the measured amount of time is less than a threshold amount of time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2008
    Assignee: Cardiac Pacemakers, Inc.
    Inventors: Joseph Kovac, Julie Thompson
  • Conduction based automatic therapy selection
    Publication number: 20060095084
    Abstract: A system comprising an implantable medical device includes a ventricular heart signal sensing circuit, a pacing therapy circuit, and a controller circuit coupled to the signal sensing circuit and the therapy circuit. The controller circuit is operable to detect a ventricular tachycardia heart rhythm from the cardiac signal, measure an amount of time the heart signal is outside of an effective amplitude band, and initiate ATP therapy if the measured amount of time is less than a threshold amount of time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2004
    Publication date: May 4, 2006
    Inventors: Joseph Kovac, Julie Thompson