Patents by Inventor Patrick Gerard MULLIGAN

Patrick Gerard MULLIGAN 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).

  • Use of a progressive compression encoding of physiologic waveform data in an implantable device to support discontinuing transmission of low-value data
    Patent number: 11813035
    Abstract: An external data retrieval apparatus receives a low resolution version of a physiological signal from an active implantable medical device and determines if the physiological signal represents a clinically significant event. The apparatus provides an indication of such determination to the implantable medical device. If the physiological signal does represent a clinically significant event, the apparatus receives a full download of the physiological signal from the implantable device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2023
    Assignee: NeuroPace, Inc.
    Inventors: Stephen T. Archer, Patrick Gerard Mulligan, David A. Greene
  • USE OF A PROGRESSIVE COMPRESSION ENCODING OF PHYSIOLOGIC WAVEFORM DATA IN AN IMPLANTABLE DEVICE TO SUPPORT DISCONTINUING TRANSMISSION OF LOW-VALUE DATA
    Publication number: 20220061663
    Abstract: An external data retrieval apparatus receives a low resolution version of a physiological signal from an active implantable medical device and determines if the physiological signal represents a clinically significant event. The apparatus provides an indication of such determination to the implantable medical device. If the physiological signal does represent a clinically significant event, the apparatus receives a full download of the physiological signal from the implantable device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2021
    Publication date: March 3, 2022
    Inventors: Stephen T. ARCHER, Patrick Gerard MULLIGAN, David A. GREENE
  • Use of a progressive compression encoding of physiologic waveform data in an implantable device to support discontinuing transmission of low-value data
    Patent number: 11206979
    Abstract: An external data retrieval apparatus receives a low resolution version of a physiological signal from an active implantable medical device and determines if the physiological signal represents a clinically significant event. The apparatus provides an indication of such determination to the implantable medical device. If the physiological signal does represent a clinically significant event, the apparatus receives a full download of the physiological signal from the implantable device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2021
    Assignee: NeuroPace, Inc.
    Inventors: Stephen T. Archer, Patrick Gerard Mulligan, David A. Greene
  • Transmit power level determination for communication between an external transceiver and an implantable transceiver
    Patent number: 10506531
    Abstract: The power level at which signals are transmitted from an external communication interface to an implanted communication interface through a communications link is periodically adjusted. A range of power levels bounded by a minimum transmit power level and a maximum transmit power level is determined. A preferred transmit power level is selected from within the range of power levels, and is used by the external communication interface to transmit signals to the implanted communication interface. Each of the minimum transmit power level and the maximum transmit power level is determined by intentionally causing a reception error to occur at the implanted communication interface, and then making further power level adjustments until a final minimum transmit power level and final maximum transmit power level are obtained.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2019
    Assignee: NeuroPace, Inc.
    Inventor: Patrick Gerard Mulligan, IV
  • USE OF A PROGRESSIVE COMPRESSION ENCODING OF PHYSIOLOGIC WAVEFORM DATA IN AN IMPLANTABLE DEVICE TO SUPPORT DISCONTINUING TRANSMISSION OF LOW-VALUE DATA
    Publication number: 20190167101
    Abstract: An external data retrieval apparatus receives a low resolution version of a physiological signal from an active implantable medical device and determines if the physiological signal represents a clinically significant event. The apparatus provides an indication of such determination to the implantable medical device. If the physiological signal does represent a clinically significant event, the apparatus receives a full download of the physiological signal from the implantable device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2019
    Publication date: June 6, 2019
    Inventors: Stephen T. ARCHER, Patrick Gerard MULLIGAN, David A. GREENE
  • TRANSMIT POWER LEVEL DETERMINATION FOR COMMUNICATION BETWEEN AN EXTERNAL TRANSCEIVER AND AN IMPLANTABLE TRANSCEIVER
    Publication number: 20190150105
    Abstract: The power level at which signals are transmitted from an external communication interface to an implanted communication interface through a communications link is periodically adjusted. A range of power levels bounded by a minimum transmit power level and a maximum transmit power level is determined. A preferred transmit power level is selected from within the range of power levels, and is used by the external communication interface to transmit signals to the implanted communication interface. Each of the minimum transmit power level and the maximum transmit power level is determined by intentionally causing a reception error to occur at the implanted communication interface, and then making further power level adjustments until a final minimum transmit power level and final maximum transmit power level are obtained.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2019
    Publication date: May 16, 2019
    Inventor: Patrick Gerard Mulligan, IV
  • Use of a progressive compression encoding of physiologic waveform data in an implantable device to support discontinuing transmission of low-value data
    Patent number: 10231621
    Abstract: An external data retrieval apparatus receives a low resolution version of a physiological signal from an active implantable medical device and determines if the physiological signal represents a clinically significant event. The apparatus provides an indication of such determination to the implantable medical device. If the physiological signal does represent a clinically significant event, the apparatus receives a full download of the physiological signal from the implantable device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2019
    Assignee: NeuroPace, Inc.
    Inventors: Stephen T. Archer, Patrick Gerard Mulligan, David A. Greene
  • Transmit power level determination for communication between an external transceiver and an implantable transceiver
    Patent number: 10219229
    Abstract: The power level at which signals are transmitted from an external communication interface to an implanted communication interface through a communications link is periodically adjusted. A range of power levels bounded by a minimum transmit power level and a maximum transmit power level is determined. A preferred transmit power level is selected from within the range of power levels, and is used by the external communication interface to transmit signals to the implanted communication interface. Each of the minimum transmit power level and the maximum transmit power level is determined by intentionally causing a reception error to occur at the implanted communication interface, and then making further power level adjustments until a final minimum transmit power level and final maximum transmit power level are obtained.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2019
    Assignee: NeuroPace, Inc.
    Inventor: Patrick Gerard Mulligan, IV
  • TRANSMIT POWER LEVEL DETERMINATION FOR COMMUNICATION BETWEEN AN EXTERNAL TRANSCEIVER AND AN IMPLANTABLE TRANSCEIVER
    Publication number: 20190059062
    Abstract: The power level at which signals are transmitted from an external communication interface to an implanted communication interface through a communications link is periodically adjusted. A range of power levels bounded by a minimum transmit power level and a maximum transmit power level is determined. A preferred transmit power level is selected from within the range of power levels, and is used by the external communication interface to transmit signals to the implanted communication interface. Each of the minimum transmit power level and the maximum transmit power level is determined by intentionally causing a reception error to occur at the implanted communication interface, and then making further power level adjustments until a final minimum transmit power level and final maximum transmit power level are obtained.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 15, 2017
    Publication date: February 21, 2019
    Inventor: Patrick Gerard Mulligan, IV
  • USE OF A PROGRESSIVE COMPRESSION ENCODING OF PHYSIOLOGIC WAVEFORM DATA IN AN IMPLANTABLE DEVICE TO SUPPORT DISCONTINUING TRANSMISSION OF LOW-VALUE DATA
    Publication number: 20150313490
    Abstract: An external data retrieval apparatus receives a low resolution version of a physiological signal from an active implantable medical device and determines if the physiological signal represents a clinically significant event. The apparatus provides an indication of such determination to the implantable medical device. If the physiological signal does represent a clinically significant event, the apparatus receives a full download of the physiological signal from the implantable device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 5, 2014
    Publication date: November 5, 2015
    Applicant: NeuroPace, Inc.
    Inventors: Stephen T. ARCHER, Patrick Gerard MULLIGAN, David A. GREENE