Patents by Inventor Mark Fretz
Mark Fretz 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: 10065379Abstract: A dispersible non-woven article, and methods of making the same. The dispersible non-woven article includes a web of fibers and a dried binder having a plurality of ultrasonic energy treated portions and a plurality of non-ultrasonic energy treated portions. The web of fibers has a basis weight of from about 10 gsm to about 150 gsm. The dried binder comprising a polymer having at least one functional group that is reactive with the fibers. The fibers have at least one functional group that is reactive with the polymer. The article has a cross direction wet tensile strength that is developed by the ultrasonic welding. The article is flushable.Type: GrantFiled: June 12, 2015Date of Patent: September 4, 2018Assignee: HANGSTERFER'S LABORATORIES, INC.Inventor: Mark Fretz
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Patent number: 9700713Abstract: The present invention relates to active implantable medical stimulation devices. An active implantable medical stimulation device comprises an electrically non-conductive support member, one or more electrically conductive stimulation electrodes disposed on the support member and a cover covering the support member and the one or more electrodes. At locations where the cover covers the electrodes, the cover comprises one or more openings dimensioned such that the one or more openings which facilitate electrical conduction to allow stimulation of tissue and/or measurement of electrical signal s by the electrodes while preventing tissue ingrowth. The support member can be of an advantageous structure, that would not be usable without the cover since tissue in-growth would not allow the removal of the implant. At the same time, the cover still allows the stimulation of the tissue so that the functionality of the device is not prevented by the cover.Type: GrantFiled: November 26, 2012Date of Patent: July 11, 2017Assignee: SALUDA MEDICAL PTY LIMITEDInventors: David Robinson, Mark Fretz, David Thomas, John Luis Parker
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Publication number: 20160362841Abstract: A dispersible non-woven article, and methods of making the same. The dispersible non-woven article includes a web of fibers and a dried binder having a plurality of ultrasonic energy treated portions and a plurality of non-ultrasonic energy treated portions. The web of fibers has a basis weight of from about 10 gsm to about 150 gsm. The dried binder comprising a polymer having at least one functional group that is reactive with the fibers. The fibers have at least one functional group that is reactive with the polymer. The article has a cross direction wet tensile strength that is developed by the ultrasonic welding. The article is flushable.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 12, 2015Publication date: December 15, 2016Applicant: HANGSTERFER'S LABORATORIES, INC.Inventor: Mark Fretz
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Patent number: 9089715Abstract: Methods of forming a feedthrough using a mold that defines a cavity when closed and includes one or more cores configured to move in and out of the mold cavity. The methods include injecting non-electrically conductive powder injection molding (PIM) feedstock into the mold cavity to form an insulative body around a portion of each of the cores disposed in the mold cavity, removing each of the cores from the insulative body to form one or more core cavities in the insulative body, injecting electrically conductive PIM feedstock into the core cavities to form one or more conductors in the core cavities, respectively, and sintering the insulative body and the conductors to form the feedthrough.Type: GrantFiled: November 26, 2010Date of Patent: July 28, 2015Assignee: SALUDA MEDICAL PTY LIMITEDInventors: John L. Parker, David Robinson, David Thomas, Mark Fretz
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Patent number: 9072910Abstract: Methods of forming feedthroughs for hermetically sealed housings using powder injection molding, including positioning a plurality of separate electrically conductive elements in a mold, injecting non-electrically conductive powder injection molding (PIM) feedstock into the mold to form a plurality of insulative bodies around the conductive elements, sintering the insulative bodies to form the plurality of feedthroughs physically connected to one another via the conductive elements; and severing the conductive elements between neighboring insulative bodies.Type: GrantFiled: November 26, 2010Date of Patent: July 7, 2015Assignee: SALUDA MEDICAL PTY LIMITEDInventors: John L. Parker, David Robinson, David Thomas, Mark Fretz
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Publication number: 20140324143Abstract: The present invention relates to active implantable medical stimulation devices. An active implantable medical stimulation device comprises an electrically non-conductive support member, one or more electrically conductive stimulation electrodes disposed on the support member and a cover covering the support member and the one or more electrodes. At locations where the cover covers the electrodes, the cover comprises one or more openings dimensioned such that the one or more openings which facilitate electrical conduction to allow stimulation of tissue and/or measurement of electrical signal s by the electrodes while preventing tissue ingrowth. The support member can be of an advantageous structure, that would not be usable without the cover since tissue ingrowth would not allow the removal of the implant. At the same time, the cover still allows the stimulation of the tissue so that the functionality of the device is not prevented by the cover.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 26, 2012Publication date: October 30, 2014Inventors: David Robinson, Mark Fretz, David Thomas, John Luis Parker
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Publication number: 20140288577Abstract: An electrode assembly for an active implantable medical device can be delivered by catheter but expands to become a paddle electrode once implanted. The electrode assembly comprises a support member carrying wires for electrically connecting a control unit to electrodes of the electrode assembly. At least one, and usually two resilient deformable paddle wings are mounted to the support member. The paddle wings can be furled close to the support member under a deformation force to permit implantation via an introducer. The paddle wings resiliently unfurl away from the support member upon release of the deformation force. The paddle wings bear rows and columns of electrodes, and the electrode assembly as a whole has sufficient longitudinal rigidity for implantation via an introducer.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 23, 2012Publication date: September 25, 2014Applicant: SALUDA MEDICAL PTY LIMITEDInventors: David Robinson, Mark Fretz, David Thomas, John Louis Parker
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Publication number: 20120319319Abstract: Methods of forming a feedthrough using a mold that defines a cavity when closed and includes one or more cores configured to move in and out of the mold cavity. The methods include injecting non-electrically conductive powder injection molding (PIM) feedstock into the mold cavity to form an insulative body around a portion of each of the cores disposed in the mold cavity, removing each of the cores from the insulative body to form one or more core cavities in the insulative body, injecting electrically conductive PIM feedstock into the core cavities to form one or more conductors in the core cavities, respectively, and sintering the insulative body and the conductors to form the feedthrough.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 26, 2010Publication date: December 20, 2012Applicant: NATIONAL ICT AUSTRALIA LIMITEDInventors: John L. Parker, David Robinson, David Thomas, Mark Fretz
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Publication number: 20120306128Abstract: Methods of forming feedthroughs for hermetically sealed housings using powder injection molding, including positioning a plurality of separate electrically conductive elements in a mold, injecting non-electrically conductive powder injection molding (PIM) feedstock into the mold to form a plurality of insulative bodies around the conductive elements, sintering the insulative bodies to form the plurality of feedthroughs physically connected to one another via the conductive elements; and severing the conductive elements between neighboring insulative bodies.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 26, 2010Publication date: December 6, 2012Applicant: National ICT Australia LimitedInventors: John L. Parker, David Robinson, David Thomas, Mark Fretz
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Patent number: 7788981Abstract: The present invention discloses a pressure measurement device comprising: a substrate that includes at least one pressure sensing module and at least one fluid-conductive channel, wherein each channel has a first aperture and a second aperture. The substrate is flexible such that the pressure measurement device is conformably adjustable onto an object's surface. The first aperture is located on the substrate such that when the substrate is suitably adjusted onto the object's surface, the first aperture is open to the exterior of the object's surface. The pressure sensors module is operatively connected to at least one of the second apertures, such that the at least one pressure sensing module is generally being subjected to the pressure being present at the first aperture.Type: GrantFiled: March 14, 2008Date of Patent: September 7, 2010Assignee: CSEM Centre Suisse d'Electronique et de Microtechnique SA - Recherche et DeveloppementInventors: Noa Schmid, Helmut Knapp, Janko Auerswald, Christian Andreas Bosshard, Mark Fretz, Anne-Claire Pliska
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Publication number: 20080223141Abstract: The present invention discloses a pressure measurement device comprising: a substrate that includes at least one pressure sensing module and at least one fluid-conductive channel, wherein each channel has a first aperture and a second aperture. The substrate is flexible such that the pressure measurement device is conformably adjustable onto an object's surface. The first aperture is located on the substrate such that when the substrate is suitably adjusted onto the object's surface, the first aperture is open to the exterior of the object's surface. The pressure sensors module is operatively connected to at least one of the second apertures, such that the at least one pressure sensing module is generally being subjected to the pressure being present at the first aperture.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 14, 2008Publication date: September 18, 2008Applicant: CSEM Centre Suisse d'Electronique et de Microtechnique SAInventors: Noa Schmid, Helmut Knapp, Janko Auerswald, Christian Andreas Bosshard, Mark Fretz, Anne-Claire Pliska
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Publication number: 20050197262Abstract: Aqueous alkaline metal working fluids and concentrates thereof and processes for their use are disclosed. Processes to reduce the presence of Mycobacteria in a metal working environment are also disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 4, 2005Publication date: September 8, 2005Inventors: Mark Fretz, Paul Kutzko