Patents by Inventor Rainer-Michael Schmidt

Rainer-Michael Schmidt 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 and arrangement for determining a power supply state variable in an active medical implant
    Patent number: 8283928
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method and arrangement for determining a power supply state variable, particularly of the maintenance state of a battery or rechargeable battery, in an active medical implant, wherein the power supply is subjected to a predetermined load, and the output voltage thereof is detected multiple times during at least one time segment of the load phase, and the measurement values are subjected to a comparison to a respective comparison value, or the chronological curve of the voltage obtained from the measurement values is subjected to a comparison to at least one comparison curve, wherein the comparison result is considered characteristic for the state variable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2012
    Assignee: BIOTRONIK CRM Patent AG
    Inventors: Thomas Doerr, Rainer-Michael Schmidt, Peter Blachut
  • Method And Arrangement For Determining A Power Supply State Variable In An Active Medical Implant
    Publication number: 20100201368
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method and arrangement for determining a power supply state variable, particularly of the maintenance state of a battery or rechargeable battery, in an active medical implant, wherein the power supply is subjected to a predetermined load, and the output voltage thereof is detected multiple times during at least one time segment of the load phase, and the measurement values are subjected to a comparison to a respective comparison value, or the chronological curve of the voltage obtained from the measurement values is subjected to a comparison to at least one comparison curve, wherein the comparison result is considered characteristic for the state variable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2010
    Publication date: August 12, 2010
    Applicant: Biotronik CRM Patent AG
    Inventors: Thomas Doerr, Rainer-Michael Schmidt, Peter Blachut