Patents by Inventor Karen Haas Bravo

Karen Haas Bravo 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).

  • Hands-free paddles using single-use adhesive pads
    Patent number: 6477430
    Abstract: A paddle for use with a defibrillator, the paddle being formed of an applicator attached to a pad portion. The applicator includes a flexible plate, a handle attached to a top of the flexible plate, and an applicator connector disposed on a bottom of the flexible plate. The pad portion is electrically connected to the applicator, and includes a flexible backing that is shaped by the flexible plate, a pad portion connector disposed on the flexible backing to form a connection to the applicator connector, a lid attached to the flexible backing, and an adhesive conductive medium attached to a bottom of the flexible backing and removably encased by the lid. An electrical contact is disposed on the lid and is electrically connected to the pad portion and is exposed while the conductive medium is removably encased by the lid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2002
    Assignee: Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V.
    Inventors: Robert A. Feuersanger, Fred Borgenicht, Karen Haas Bravo, James Miller, Anthony Matheson, Marc J. Zeitlin, Daniel C. Canfield, Curtis W. Freeman