Patents by Inventor Mark D. Bryen

Mark D. Bryen 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).

  • Implantable medical device with high reliability electrical connection using reactive metals
    Patent number: 5712462
    Abstract: A method of making a high reliability electrical connection in an implantable medical device. The electrical conductors may include metals such as niobium, molybdenum, tantalum, platinum, titanium, nickel and alloys thereof. The electrical conductors are resistance welded by establishing contact between the conductor pair, providing a protective atmosphere around the contacting pair, and applying electrical energy to the contacting pair to cause fusion while maintaining the protective atmosphere.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 1995
    Date of Patent: January 27, 1998
    Assignee: Medtronic, Inc.
    Inventors: Fred J. Berkowitz, Mark D. Bryen, Joseph F. Lessar, Robert E. Kraska