Patents by Inventor Robert D. Dell

Robert D. Dell 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).

  • Miniature implantable connectors
    Patent number: 6738672
    Abstract: The invention discloses methods of making electrical connections in living tissue between an electrically conductive wire and an implantable miniature device. The device may either stimulate muscles or nerves in the body or detect signals and transmit these signals outside the body or transmit the signals for use at another location within the body. The device is comprised of an electrically insulating or electrically conductive case with at least one electrode for transmitting electrical signals. The electrodes and the wire-electrode connections are protected from the aggressive environment within the body to avoid corrosion of the electrode and to avoid damage to the living tissue surrounding the device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2004
    Assignee: The Alfred E. Mann Foundation for Scientific Research
    Inventors: Joseph H. Schulman, Kate E. Fey, Charles L. Byers, Yitzhak Zilberman, Robert D. Dell
  • Miniature implantable connectors
    Publication number: 20020193858
    Abstract: The invention discloses methods of making electrical connections in living tissue between an electrically conductive wire and an implantable miniature device. The device may either stimulate muscles or nerves in the body or detect signals and transmit these signals outside the body or transmit the signals for use at another location within the body. The device is comprised of an electrically insulating or electrically conductive case with at least one electrode for transmitting electrical signals. The electrodes and the wire-electrode connections are protected from the aggressive environment within the body to avoid corrosion of the electrode and to avoid damage to the living tissue surrounding the device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2001
    Publication date: December 19, 2002
    Inventors: Joseph H. Schulman, Kate E. Fey, Charles L. Byers, Yitzhak Zilberman, Robert D. Dell