Patents by Inventor Richard M. Graves

Richard M. Graves 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).

  • Disinfecting Device Containing Chlorhexidine-Based Solution
    Publication number: 20240139493
    Abstract: Provided herein is a disinfecting device including a container containing a chlorhexidine-based solution having a chlorhexidine concentration of from 0.2-2.0% wt/vol. Provided also is a medical connector disinfected with the disinfecting device. A method of disinfecting a medical connector using the disinfecting device is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2022
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Inventors: Kevin M. Ryan, Andrew Woodbridge Van Cott, Richard Bradley Timmers, Shoshana San Solo, Shishir Prasad, Narasinha C. Parasnis, Anurag Mathur, Chang Jiang, Kelsey Ann Graves, Joseph J. Dajcs, Qin Chen
  • 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