Patents by Inventor Robert J. Chilton

Robert J. Chilton 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).

  • Recharging and communication lead for an implantable device
    Patent number: 8594806
    Abstract: A lead for an implantable device includes a flexible, implantable tether, electrically connectable to an implantable device, and a plurality of control elements, disposed along the tether. The control elements are electrically interconnectable to the implantable device and configured to transmit one of power and communication signals thereto.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2013
    Assignee: Cyberonics, Inc.
    Inventors: Anthony W. Cowley, Robert J. Chilton, Saadat Hussain, David L. Thompson
  • OVERWRAP FOR NERVE STIMULATION SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20120277819
    Abstract: A nerve overwrap for an implantable nerve stimulation system includes a flexible sheet of electrically insulative material, having an electrical resistivity of from about 108 ohm*m to about 1020 ohm*m, adapted to wrap substantially around a group of nerve stimulation electrodes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2011
    Publication date: November 1, 2012
    Inventors: Anthony W. Cowley, Robert J. Chilton, Victor S. Kokx, Jeffrey H. May
  • RECHARGING AND COMMUNICATION LEAD FOR AN IMPLANTABLE DEVICE
    Publication number: 20110270349
    Abstract: A lead for an implantable device includes a flexible, implantable tether, electrically connectable to an implantable device, and a plurality of control elements, disposed along the tether.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2010
    Publication date: November 3, 2011
    Inventors: Anthony W. Cowley, Robert J. Chilton, Saadat Hussain, David L. Thompson