Patents by Inventor Joseph P. Maffione

Joseph P. Maffione 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).

  • Electrode
    Patent number: 4570637
    Abstract: An improved medical electrode is particularly adapted for transmitting DC currents. The electrode includes (1) an electrically conductive substrate electrically connected to a stud member and chemically inert with respect to the electrically and ionically conductive material, such as a gel, coupling the electrode to the skin of the user, and (2) a predetermined amount of an electrically-conductive material, preferably silver, disposed on the substrate in spaced relationship to the stud member and interfacing with the electrically and ionically conductive material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 1983
    Date of Patent: February 18, 1986
    Assignee: Andover Medical Incorporated
    Inventors: Robert L. Gomes, Joseph P. Maffione