Patents by Inventor Oscar Jimenez
Oscar Jimenez 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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Publication number: 20130317536Abstract: The method for making a reinforced balloon for a balloon catheter involves blending a polymer with a nano composite to form a composite matrix, extruding a parison from the composite matrix, blow molding the parison into a balloon and orienting the nano composite generally axially with respect to the balloon. The balloon formed has a high strength for resisting bursting. The nano composite may be carbon nanotubes, nano-ceramic fibers or a nano clay.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 5, 2013Publication date: November 28, 2013Applicant: MICRUS DESIGN TECHNOLOGY, INC.Inventor: Oscar Jimenez
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Patent number: 8518507Abstract: The method for making a reinforced balloon for a balloon catheter involves blending a polymer with a nano composite to form a composite matrix, extruding a parison from the composite matrix, blow molding the parison into a balloon and orienting the nano composite generally axially with respect to the balloon. The balloon formed has a high strength for resisting bursting. The nano composite may be carbon nanotubes, nano-ceramic fibers or a nano clay.Type: GrantFiled: December 20, 2010Date of Patent: August 27, 2013Assignee: Micrus Design Technology, Inc.Inventor: Oscar Jimenez
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Publication number: 20130206750Abstract: A heating apparatus, in particular a hob heating apparatus, with at least one heating connection for at least one heating element and at least one frequency unit. In order to provide a heating apparatus of the generic type with relatively high operational reliability, it is proposed that the heating apparatus comprises a protective unit, which is provided for determining the existence of a conducting path between the frequency unit and the at least one heating connection.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 31, 2011Publication date: August 15, 2013Applicant: BSH BOSCH UND SIEMENS HAUSGERÄTE GMBHInventors: Daniel Anton Falcon, Josê Miguel Burdio Pinilla, Claudio Carretero Chamarro, Jose Maria De la Cuerda Ortin, Pablo Jesus Hernandez Blasco, Oscar Jimenez Navascues, Sergio Llorente Gil, Denis Navarro Tabernero, Jose Joaquin Paricio Azcona, Diego Puyal Puente, Magdy Saoudi Abdelfatah Saoudi
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Publication number: 20130043239Abstract: A cooktop apparatus, in particular an induction cooktop apparatus, includes a switching unit configured to interrupt and establish current flow from a current supply, a first switching element receiving the current flow during an operating process, a control apparatus, which controls the switching unit during the operating process such that the switching unit interrupts the current supply during a first time interval which has a duration of less than of half a period of the power supply voltage. The control apparatus causes the current supply to be connected during the operating process immediately before and immediately after the first time interval. The first switching element begins switching and ends switching during the first time interval.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 1, 2011Publication date: February 21, 2013Applicant: BSH BOSCH UND SIEMENS HAUSGERÄTE GMBHInventors: Daniel Anton Falcon, Jose Ignacio Artigas Maestre, Luis Angel Barragan Perez, Carlos Bernal Ruiz, José Miguel Burdio Pinilla, Claudio Carretero Chamarro, Jose Maria De la Cuerda Ortin, Jose-Ramon Garcia Jimenez, Pablo Jesus Hernandez Blasco, Oscar Jimenez Navascues, Sergio Llorente Gil, Oscar Lucia Gil, Arturo Mediano Heredia, Ignacio Millan Serrano, Fernando Monterde Aznar, Daniel Moros Sanz, Denis Navarro Tabernero, Jose Joaquin Paricio Azcona, Diego Puyal Puente, Isidro Urriza Parroque
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Patent number: 8366699Abstract: The intravascular catheter has two segments; a proximal segment with high stiffness and a distal segment with lower stiffness. The catheter can also have an intermediate segment of lower stiffness than the proximal segment and higher stiffness than the distal segment. The catheter comprises a polymeric inner tube, a reinforcing inner jacket which is spirally wound over the inner tube and which becomes progressively softer from a proximal end to a distal end, and a polymeric outer sheath extruded over the inner jacket according to the teachings of U.S. Pat. No. 5,445,624. The reinforcing jacket comprises helical coiled wires or fibers of various materials and layers wound over the inner tube in order to provide improved multi-axial mechanical properties, such as torque, compression, tension and anti-kinking characteristics.Type: GrantFiled: March 11, 2011Date of Patent: February 5, 2013Assignee: Micrus Design Technology, Inc.Inventors: Oscar Jimenez, Roberto Echarri, Kenneth Verduin
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Publication number: 20120205365Abstract: A cook top with at least two heating elements includes a power electronics arrangement connected to a domestic single phase AC supply. The power electronics arrangement includes several power supply units, which each supply heating currents to one or more heating elements, and a switch arrangement with several electromechanical relays for connecting/disconnecting the power supply units to/from the heating elements. Output poles of at least two electromechanical relays associated with different power supply units are connected in parallel, wherein the parallel connection is permanently connected to at least one of the heating elements. This arrangement reduces the number of switching processes required for alternating use of a power supply device with several heating elements, and simplifies compliance with electromagnetic compatibility standards.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 19, 2010Publication date: August 16, 2012Applicant: BSH BOSCH UND SIEMENS HAUSGERÄTE GMBHInventors: Daniel Anton Falcon, Jose Ignacio Artigas Maestre, Luis Angel Barragan Perez, Carlos Bernal Ruiz, José Miguel Burdio Pinilla, Claudio Carretero Chamarro, Jose Maria De la Cuerda Ortin, Jose-Ramon Garcia Jimenez, Pablo Jesus Hernandez Blasco, Oscar Jimenez Navascues, Sergio Llorente Gil, Oscar Lucia Gil, Arturo Mediano Heredia, Ignacio Millan Serrano, Fernando Monterde Aznar, Daniel Moros Sanz, Denis Navarro Tabernero, Jose Joaquin Paricio Azcona, Diego Puyal Puente, Isidro Urriza Parroque
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Patent number: 8170681Abstract: A rechargeable implantable medical device with a magnetic shield placed on the distal side of a secondary recharging coil to improve charging efficiency is disclosed. The rechargeable implantable medical device can be a wide variety of medical devices such as neuro stimulators, drug delivery pumps, pacemakers, defibrillators, diagnostic recorders, cochlear implants. The implantable medical device has a secondary recharging coil carried over a magnetic shield and coupled to electronics and a rechargeable power source carried inside the housing. The electronics are configured to perform a medical therapy. Additionally a method for enhancing electromagnetic coupling during recharging of an implantable medical device is disclosed, and a method for reducing temperature rise during recharging of an implantable medical device is disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: November 29, 2004Date of Patent: May 1, 2012Assignee: Medtronic, Inc.Inventors: Oscar Jimenez, Guillermo Echarri, John E. Kast, James E. Riekels, Mark E. Schommer
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Publication number: 20110160702Abstract: The intravascular catheter has two segments; a proximal segment with high stiffness and a distal segment with lower stiffness. The catheter can also have an intermediate segment of lower stiffness than the proximal segment and higher stiffness than the distal segment. The catheter comprises a polymeric inner tube, a reinforcing inner jacket which is spirally wound over the inner tube and which becomes progressively softer from a proximal end to a distal end, and a polymeric outer sheath extruded over the inner jacket according to the teachings of U.S. Pat. No. 5,445,624. The reinforcing jacket comprises helical coiled wires or fibers of various materials and layers wound over the inner tube in order to provide improved multi-axial mechanical properties, such as torque, compression, tension and anti-kinking characteristics.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 11, 2011Publication date: June 30, 2011Applicant: MICRUS DESIGN TECHNOLOGY, INC.Inventors: Oscar JIMENEZ, Roberto ECHARRI, Kenneth VERDUIN
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Patent number: 7945334Abstract: A rechargeable implantable medical device with a magnetic shield placed on the distal side of a secondary recharging coil to improve charging efficiency is disclosed. The rechargeable implantable medical device can be a wide variety of medical devices such as neuro stimulators, drug delivery pumps, pacemakers, defibrillators, diagnostic recorders, cochlear implants. The implantable medical device has a secondary recharging coil carried over a magnetic shield and coupled to electronics and a rechargable power source carried inside the housing. The electronics are configured to perform a medical therapy. Additionally a method for enhancing electromagnetic coupling during recharging of an implantable medical device is disclosed, and a method for reducing temperature rise during recharging of an implantable medical device is disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: November 29, 2004Date of Patent: May 17, 2011Assignee: Medtronic, Inc.Inventors: Oscar Jimenez, Guillermo Echarri, John E. Kast, James E. Riekels, Mark E. Schommer
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Publication number: 20110087262Abstract: The method for making a reinforced balloon for a balloon catheter involves blending a polymer with a nano composite to form a composite matrix, extruding a parison from the composite matrix, blow molding the parison into a balloon and orienting the nano composite generally axially with respect to the balloon. The balloon formed has a high strength for resisting bursting. The nano composite may be carbon nanotubes, nano-ceramic fibers or a nano clay.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 20, 2010Publication date: April 14, 2011Applicant: MICRUS DESIGN TECHNOLOGY, INC.Inventor: Oscar Jimenez
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Patent number: 7905877Abstract: The intravascular catheter has two segments; a proximal segment with high stiffness and a distal segment with lower stiffness. The catheter can also have an intermediate segment of lower stiffness than the proximal segment and higher stiffness than the distal segment. The catheter comprises a polymeric inner tube, a reinforcing inner jacket which is spirally wound over the inner tube and which becomes progressively softer from a proximal end to a distal end, and a polymeric outer sheath extruded over the inner jacket according to the teachings of U.S. Pat. No. 5,445,624. The reinforcing jacket comprises helical coiled wires or fibers of various materials and layers wound over the inner tube in order to provide improved multi-axial mechanical properties, such as torque, compression, tension and anti-kinking characteristics.Type: GrantFiled: May 12, 2006Date of Patent: March 15, 2011Assignee: Micrus Design Technology, Inc.Inventors: Oscar Jimenez, Roberto Echarri, Kenneth Verduin
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Patent number: 7805200Abstract: A rechargeable implantable medical device with an external recharging coil carried on the medical device proximal face. The recharging coil can be attached to the medical device housing physically, or chemically, or a combination of both physically and chemically. The recharging coil electrically couples through housing electrical feedthroughs to electronics configured to perform a therapy and a rechargeable power source both carried inside the medical device housing. Additionally methods for attaching the external recharging coil to an implantable medical device are disclosed. The rechargeable implantable medical device can be a medical devices such as a neuro stimulators, drug delivery pumps, pacemakers, defibrillators, diagnostic recorders, cochlear implants, and the like.Type: GrantFiled: February 5, 2004Date of Patent: September 28, 2010Assignee: Medtronic, Inc.Inventors: John E. Kast, Oscar Jimenez, Charles E. Peters, James E. Riekels, Mark E. Schommer
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Publication number: 20100047185Abstract: The present invention refers to a combination of at least 2 UV-absorbing active substances (A) and (B), wherein the UV-absorbing active substance (A) is at least one heptaazaphenalene compound of the general formula (I), which is defined in the description and the UV-ab-sorbing active substance (B) is at least one compound which has its ab-sorption maximum ?maX(B) in the range of UV-A or UV-B radiation.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 11, 2008Publication date: February 25, 2010Applicant: ISDIN S.A.Inventors: Olga Gorchs Capa, Oscar Jimenez Alonso, Carlos Ramon Trullas Cabanas, Jordi Corbera Arjona, David Panyella Costa
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Patent number: 7419633Abstract: The balloon catheter comprises a plastic tubing, a balloon fused to one end portion of said tubing, and the balloon being made of a polymer and on of a carbon nano-tube material, a nano-clay material or a nano-ceramic fiber material.Type: GrantFiled: January 6, 2006Date of Patent: September 2, 2008Assignee: Micrus Endovascular CorporationInventor: Oscar Jimenez
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Publication number: 20080103444Abstract: The method for making a reinforced balloon for a balloon catheter involves blending a polymer with a nano composite to form a composite matrix, extruding a parison from the composite matrix, blow molding the parison into a balloon and orienting the nano composite generally axially with respect to the balloon. The balloon formed has a high strength for resisting bursting. The nano composite may be carbon nanotubes, nano-ceramic fibers or a nano clay.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 2, 2008Publication date: May 1, 2008Applicant: MICRUS ENDOVASCULAR CORPORATIONInventor: Oscar Jimenez
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Patent number: 7225032Abstract: External power source, charger, system and method for transcutaneous energy transfer. An implantable medical device has a first housing having operational componentry for providing the therapeutic output. A secondary housing is mechanically coupled to the first housing having a secondary coil operatively coupled to the componentry, the secondary coil capable of receiving energy from the external source. A magnetically shielding material is positioned between the secondary coil and the first housing. An external power source has an external housing. A primary coil carried in the external housing, the primary coil being capable of inductively energizing the secondary coil when the housing is externally placed in proximity of the secondary coil with a first surface of the housing positioned closest to the secondary coil, the first surface of the housing being thermally conductive surface. An energy absorptive material carried within the external housing.Type: GrantFiled: April 30, 2004Date of Patent: May 29, 2007Assignee: Medtronic Inc.Inventors: Andrew L. Schmeling, William C. Phillips, David P. Olson, Oscar Jimenez
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Publication number: 20070096686Abstract: A system for charging a battery associated with an implantable medical device includes an inductive charging mechanism that includes a primary coil and a secondary coil. The primary coil is configured to be provided external to a human body and the secondary coil is configured to be provided within the human body proximate the primary coil. A material at least partially encapsulates the primary coil for absorbing heat generated by the primary coil.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 5, 2006Publication date: May 3, 2007Inventors: Oscar Jimenez, Guillermo Echarri, Roberto Echarri
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Patent number: 7037562Abstract: The balloon catheter comprises a plastic tubing, a balloon fused to one end portion of said tubing, and the balloon being made of a polymer and one of a carbon nano-tube material, a nano-clay material or a nano-ceramic fiber material.Type: GrantFiled: January 14, 2002Date of Patent: May 2, 2006Assignee: Vascon LLCInventor: Oscar Jimenez
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Publication number: 20050175669Abstract: The highly lubricious hydrophilic coating for a medical device comprises a mixture of colloidal aliphatic polyurethane, an aqueous dilution of PVP and specific dendrimers to enhance the physical integrity of the coating, to improve adhesion and to covalently bind or load one of a certain antithrombolitic drug or a certain antibiotic drug or other agent within the dendrimer structure.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 10, 2005Publication date: August 11, 2005Inventors: Oscar Jimenez, Fred Moll
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Patent number: RE42682Abstract: The implantable, electrically operated medical device system comprises an implanted radio frequency (RF) receiving unit (receiver) incorporating a back-up rechargeable power supply and an implanted, electrically operated device, and an external RF transmitting unit (transmitter). RF energy is transmitted by the transmitter and is coupled into the receiver which is used to power the implanted medical device and/or recharge the back-up power supply. The back-up power supply within the receiver has enough capacity to be able to, by itself, power the implanted device coupled to the receiver for at least 24 hours during continual delivery of medical therapy. The receiver is surgically implanted within the patient and the transmitter is worn externally by the patient. The transmitter can be powered by either a rechargeable or non-rechargeable battery. In a first mode of operation, the transmitter will supply power, via RF coupled energy, to operate the receiver and simultaneously recharge the back-up power supply.Type: GrantFiled: March 31, 2000Date of Patent: September 6, 2011Assignee: Medtronic, Inc.Inventors: Francisco Jose Barreras, Sr., Oscar Jimenez