Patents by Inventor Robert Schulzetenberg

Robert Schulzetenberg 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).

  • Prosthetic Heart Valve Delivery and Trackability
    Publication number: 20240148501
    Abstract: A delivery device includes a catheter, and an inflatable balloon coupled to the catheter, the inflatable balloon forming a leading pillow and a trailing pillow spaced from the leading pillow, the leading pillow and the trailing pillow defining a valve seat therebetween to retain a prosthetic heart valve during tracking of the delivery device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2023
    Publication date: May 9, 2024
    Applicant: St. Jude Medical, Cardiology Division, Inc.
    Inventors: Neil Theisen, Michael Shane Morrissey, Tyler Govek, Hannah Thatcher, Hans Rieckmann, Robert Schulzetenberg, Peter J. Ness, Victoria Schuman
  • User centered system for recharging implanted neurostimulator
    Patent number: 11944833
    Abstract: Systems and methods for improved user experience with rechargers for implantable medical devices. An external charging device for providing power to a rechargeable implantable device can determine a firmware state of the external charging device during recharging of the rechargeable implantable device, display a searching indication using a light indicator when the firmware state is determined to be in a searching state, display a charging indication using the light indicator when the firmware state is determined to be a charging state, and display an error indication using the light indicator when the firmware state is determined to be an error state. An optional user device application can provide complementary graphical user interfaces according to the firmware states.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: Medtronic, Inc.
    Inventors: Andrew Fried, Janet Creaser, Prathyusha Marri, Charles Nowell, Robert Schulzetenberg
  • USER CENTERED SYSTEM FOR RECHARGING IMPLANTED NEUROSTIMULATOR
    Publication number: 20210121708
    Abstract: Systems and methods for improved user experience with rechargers for implantable medical devices. An external charging device for providing power to a rechargeable implantable device can determine a firmware state of the external charging device during recharging of the rechargeable implantable device, display a searching indication using a light indicator when the firmware state is determined to be in a searching state, display a charging indication using the light indicator when the firmware state is determined to be a charging state, and display an error indication using the light indicator when the firmware state is determined to be an error state. An optional user device application can provide complementary graphical user interfaces according to the firmware states.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2020
    Publication date: April 29, 2021
    Inventors: Andrew Fried, Janet Creaser, Prathyusha Marri, Charles M. Nowell, Robert Schulzetenberg