Patents by Inventor Linda M. Johnson
Linda M. Johnson 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).
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Patent number: 11331503Abstract: An implantable medical device (IMD) has a housing enclosing an electronic circuit. The housing includes a shield member defining a first portion of an interior cavity of the implantable medical device and a skirted feedthrough assembly. The feedthrough assembly includes a shield extender having a top face and a sidewall that extends from the top face so that the top face and the sidewall are a single continuous component. At least one feedthrough aperture extends through the top face.Type: GrantFiled: May 25, 2020Date of Patent: May 17, 2022Assignee: MEDTRONIC, INC.Inventors: John E. Kast, Linda M. Johnson-Morke, Chris J. Paidosh, Randy S. Roles
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Publication number: 20200282221Abstract: An implantable medical device (IMD) has a housing enclosing an electronic circuit. The housing includes a shield member defining a first portion of an interior cavity of the implantable medical device and a skirted feedthrough assembly. The feedthrough assembly includes a shield extender having a top face and a sidewall that extends from the top face so that the top face and the sidewall are a single continuous component. At least one feedthrough aperture extends through the top face.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 25, 2020Publication date: September 10, 2020Inventors: John E. Kast, Linda M. Johnson-Morke, Chris J. Paidosh, Randy S. Roles
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Patent number: 10661088Abstract: An implantable medical device (IMD) has a housing enclosing an electronic circuit. The housing includes a shield member defining a first portion of an interior cavity of the implantable medical device and a skirted feedthrough assembly. The feedthrough assembly includes a shield extender having a top face and a sidewall that extends from the top face so that the top face and the sidewall are a single continuous component. At least one feedthrough aperture extends through the top face.Type: GrantFiled: March 30, 2018Date of Patent: May 26, 2020Assignee: MEDTRONIC, INC.Inventors: John E. Kast, Linda M. Johnson-Morke, Chris J. Paidosh, Randy S. Roles
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Publication number: 20180221669Abstract: An implantable medical device (IMD) has a housing enclosing an electronic circuit. The housing includes a shield member defining a first portion of an interior cavity of the implantable medical device and a skirted feedthrough assembly. The feedthrough assembly includes a shield extender having a top face and a sidewall that extends from the top face so that the top face and the sidewall are a single continuous component. At least one feedthrough aperture extends through the top face.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 30, 2018Publication date: August 9, 2018Inventors: John E. Kast, Linda M. Johnson-Morke, Chris J. Paidosh, Randy S. Roles
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Patent number: 9956420Abstract: An implantable medical device (IMD) has a housing enclosing an electronic circuit. The housing includes a shield member defining a first portion of an interior cavity of the implantable medical device and a skirted feedthrough assembly. The feedthrough assembly includes a shield extender having a top face and a sidewall that extends from the top face so that the top face and the sidewall are a single continuous component. At least one feedthrough aperture extends through the top face.Type: GrantFiled: April 3, 2017Date of Patent: May 1, 2018Assignee: MEDTRONIC, INC.Inventors: John E. Kast, Linda M. Johnson-Morke, Chris J. Paidosh, Randy S. Roles
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Publication number: 20170296831Abstract: An implantable medical device (IMD) has a housing enclosing an electronic circuit. The housing includes a shield member defining a first portion of an interior cavity of the implantable medical device and a skirted feedthrough assembly. The feedthrough assembly includes a shield extender having a top face and a sidewall that extends from the top face so that the top face and the sidewall are a single continuous component. At least one feedthrough aperture extends through the top face.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 3, 2017Publication date: October 19, 2017Inventors: John E. Kast, Linda M. Johnson-Morke, Chris J. Paidosh, Randy S. Roles
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Patent number: 9610453Abstract: An implantable medical device (IMD) has a housing enclosing an electronic circuit. The housing includes a shield member defining a first portion of an interior cavity of the implantable medical device and a skirted feedthrough assembly. The feedthrough assembly includes a shield extender having a top face and a sidewall that extends from the top face so that the top face and the sidewall are a single continuous component. At least one feedthrough aperture extends through the top face.Type: GrantFiled: October 29, 2015Date of Patent: April 4, 2017Assignee: MEDTRONIC, INC.Inventors: John E. Kast, Linda M. Johnson-Morke, Chris J. Paidosh, Randy S. Roles
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Publication number: 20160121125Abstract: An implantable medical device (IMD) has a housing enclosing an electronic circuit. The housing includes a shield member defining a first portion of an interior cavity of the implantable medical device and a skirted feedthrough assembly. The feedthrough assembly includes a shield extender having a top face and a sidewall that extends from the top face so that the top face and the sidewall are a single continuous component. At least one feedthrough aperture extends through the top face.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 29, 2015Publication date: May 5, 2016Inventors: John E. Kast, Linda M. Johnson-Morke, Chris J. Paidosh, Randy S. Roles
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Patent number: 8127582Abstract: Methods and devices provide for high velocity forming of medical device casings. The high velocity forming may be produced by creating a pressure wave within a liquid contained by an enclosure. A die and a workpiece adjacent to the die are in the path of the pressure wave within the enclosure and the pressure wave forces the workpiece to conform to the contours of the die. Objects may be adhered to the die to provide for customized contours. Trimming features may be included within the enclosure to trim excess material from a formed workpiece as an integral part of the forming process. Various other features may also be provided within the enclosure including a diffuser to disperse the pressure wave. The workpiece may be of various forms including flat sheet stock.Type: GrantFiled: December 19, 2008Date of Patent: March 6, 2012Assignee: Medtronic, Inc.Inventors: Linda M. Johnson-Morke, Glenn S. Daehn
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Publication number: 20100154502Abstract: Methods and devices provide for high velocity forming of medical device casings. The high velocity forming may be produced by creating a pressure wave within a liquid contained by an enclosure. A die and a workpiece adjacent to the die are in the path of the pressure wave within the enclosure and the pressure wave forces the workpiece to conform to the contours of the die. Objects may be adhered to the die to provide for customized contours. Trimming features may be included within the enclosure to trim excess material from a formed workpiece as an integral part of the forming process. Various other features may also be provided within the enclosure including a diffuser to disperse the pressure wave. The workpiece may be of various forms including flat sheet stock.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 19, 2008Publication date: June 24, 2010Inventors: Linda M. Johnson-Morke, Glenn S. Daehn
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Patent number: 5673473Abstract: A surface finishing process for medical device shields achieves a highly scratch-resistant satin finish prior to encapsulation of the medical device within the shield. The satin finish is achieved by bead blasting the metallic substrate material with stainless steel beads before forming the final shield. The disclosed process eliminates the necessity for surface finishing the shield surface of a completed medical device.Type: GrantFiled: December 8, 1994Date of Patent: October 7, 1997Assignee: Medtronic, Inc.Inventors: Linda M. Johnson, Vyacheslav Mikhailov