Patents by Inventor Martin C. Herber

Martin C. Herber 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).

  • Method for preparing a high definition window in a conformally coated medical device
    Patent number: 6355401
    Abstract: A method is disclosed for rapidly removing electrically insulative coating material from a portion of the titanium housing of an implantable cardiac pulse generator. Pulsed excimer laser radiation ablates an organic coating, such as parylene or a similar polymer, to micromachine a conductive window having sharply defined boundaries or edges. An implantable cardiac pulse generator having an electrically conductive window produced according to the method is also disclosed. The method is suitable for high volume automated production of face or edge window pulse generators, and is also applicable for removal of biomolecular films from other medical articles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 1999
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2002
    Assignee: Intermedics Inc.
    Inventors: Richard M. Graves, Martin C. Herber
  • Method for preparing a high definition window in a conformally coated medical device
    Patent number: 5925069
    Abstract: A method is disclosed for rapidly removing electrically insulative coating material from a portion of the titanium housing of an implantable cardiac pulse generator. Pulsed excimer laser radiation ablates an organic coating, such as parylene or a similar polymer, to micromachine a conductive window having sharply defined boundaries or edges. An implantable cardiac pulse generator having an electrically conductive window produced according to the method is also disclosed. The method is suitable for high volume automated production of face or edge window pulse generators, and is also applicable for removal of biomolecular films from other medical articles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 1997
    Date of Patent: July 20, 1999
    Assignee: Sulzer Intermedics Inc.
    Inventors: Richard M. Graves, Martin C. Herber