Patents by Inventor Margaret Bush

Margaret Bush 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).

  • TITANIUM ALLOY CONTACT RING ELEMENT HAVING LOW MODULUS AND LARGE ELASTIC ELONGATION
    Publication number: 20200155827
    Abstract: A method of forming a medical device contact element includes annealing an elongated rod of Ti-15Mo alloy material to form an annealed rod having a Young's Modulus of less than 13.5 Mpsi and an elastic range or strain of at least 0.7%. Then forming a contact ring element from the annealed rod and assembling the contact ring element into a medical device. Contact rings and lead receptacles including the same are also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2020
    Publication date: May 21, 2020
    Inventors: Bernard Q. Li, Alan Shi, Daniel S. Sorensen, Darren A. Janzig, Margaret Bush
  • Titanium alloy contact ring element having low modulus and large elastic elongation
    Patent number: 10576266
    Abstract: A method of forming a medical device contact element includes annealing an elongated rod of Ti-15Mo alloy material to form an annealed rod having a Young's Modulus of less than 13.5 Mpsi and an elastic range or strain of at least 0.7%. Then forming a contact ring element from the annealed rod and assembling the contact ring element into a medical device. Contact rings and lead receptacles including the same are also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2020
    Assignee: Medtronic, Inc.
    Inventors: Bernard Q. Li, Alan Shi, Daniel D. Sorensen, Darren A. Janzig, Margaret Bush
  • TITANIUM ALLOY CONTACT RING ELEMENT HAVING LOW MODULUS AND LARGE ELASTIC ELONGATION
    Publication number: 20170259055
    Abstract: A method of forming a medical device contact element includes annealing an elongated rod of Ti-15Mo alloy material to form an annealed rod having a Young's Modulus of less than 13.5 Mpsi and an elastic range or strain of at least 0.7%. Then forming a contact ring element from the annealed rod and assembling the contact ring element into a medical device. Contact rings and lead receptacles including the same are also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2017
    Publication date: September 14, 2017
    Inventors: Bernard Q. Li, Alan Shi, Daniel D. Sorensen, Darren A. Janzig, Margaret Bush
  • Titanium alloy contact ring element having low modulus and large elastic elongation
    Patent number: 9694173
    Abstract: A method of forming a medical device contact element includes annealing an elongated rod of Ti-15Mo alloy material to form an annealed rod having a Young's Modulus of less than 13.5 Mpsi and an elastic range or strain of at least 0.7%. Then forming a contact ring element from the annealed rod and assembling the contact ring element into a medical device. Contact rings and lead receptacles including the same are also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2017
    Assignee: MEDTRONIC, INC.
    Inventors: Bernard Q. Li, Alan Shi, Daniel D. Sorensen, Darren A. Janzig, Margaret Bush
  • TITANIUM ALLOY CONTACT RING ELEMENT HAVING LOW MODULUS AND LARGE ELASTIC ELONGATION
    Publication number: 20150250997
    Abstract: A method of forming a medical device contact element includes annealing an elongated rod of Ti-15Mo alloy material to form an annealed rod having a Young's Modulus of less than 13.5 Mpsi and an elastic range or strain of at least 0.7%. Then forming a contact ring element from the annealed rod and assembling the contact ring element into a medical device. Contact rings and lead receptacles including the same are also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2015
    Publication date: September 10, 2015
    Inventors: Bernard Q. Li, Alan Shi, Daniel D. Sorensen, Darren A. Janzig, Margaret Bush