Patents by Inventor Steve Hankins

Steve Hankins 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).

  • Publication number: 20230277859
    Abstract: Devices, systems, and methods for coupling with an implantable neurostimulator for delivering one or more electrical pulses to a target region within a patient's body are disclosed herein. A device, such as a charger, can include: a power source for storing electrical energy; a resonant circuit that can have a plurality of selectable natural frequencies; a driver coupled to the power source and the resonant circuit; and a processor coupled to the resonant circuit to control the natural frequency of the resonant circuit. The processor can determine the natural frequency of the implantable neurostimulator, and can control the resonant circuit according to the determined natural frequency of the neurostimulator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2023
    Publication date: September 7, 2023
    Applicant: Axonics, Inc
    Inventors: Rabih NASSIF, Steve HANKINS, Christopher J. BOWES
  • Patent number: 11602638
    Abstract: Devices, systems, and methods for coupling with an implantable neurostimulator for delivering one or more electrical pulses to a target region within a patient's body are disclosed herein. A device, such as a charger, can include: a power source for storing electrical energy; a resonant circuit that can have a plurality of selectable natural frequencies; a driver coupled to the power source and the resonant circuit; and a processor coupled to the resonant circuit to control the natural frequency of the resonant circuit. The processor can determine the natural frequency of the implantable neurostimulator, and can control the resonant circuit according to the determined natural frequency of the neurostimulator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2023
    Assignee: AXONICS, INC.
    Inventors: Rabih Nassif, Steve Hankins, Christopher J. Bowes
  • Publication number: 20210322778
    Abstract: Devices, systems, and methods for coupling with an implantable neurostimulator for delivering one or more electrical pulses to a target region within a patient's body are disclosed herein. A device, such as a charger, can include: a power source for storing electrical energy; a resonant circuit that can have a plurality of selectable natural frequencies; a driver coupled to the power source and the resonant circuit; and a processor coupled to the resonant circuit to control the natural frequency of the resonant circuit. The processor can determine the natural frequency of the implantable neurostimulator, and can control the resonant circuit according to the determined natural frequency of the neurostimulator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2021
    Publication date: October 21, 2021
    Inventors: Rabih Nassif, Steve Hankins, Christopher J. Bowes
  • Patent number: 11083903
    Abstract: Devices, systems, and methods for coupling with an implantable neurostimulator for delivering one or more electrical pulses to a target region within a patient's body are disclosed herein. A device, such as a charger, can include: a power source for storing electrical energy; a resonant circuit that can have a plurality of selectable natural frequencies; a driver coupled to the power source and the resonant circuit; and a processor coupled to the resonant circuit to control the natural frequency of the resonant circuit. The processor can control the natural frequency of the resonant circuit according to stored data associated with the implantable neurostimulator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2021
    Assignee: AXONICS, INC.
    Inventors: Rabih Nassif, Steve Hankins, Christopher J. Bowes
  • Publication number: 20200230427
    Abstract: Devices, systems, and methods for coupling with an implantable neurostimulator for delivering one or more electrical pulses to a target region within a patient's body are disclosed herein. A device, such as a charger, can include: a power source for storing electrical energy; a resonant circuit that can have a plurality of selectable natural frequencies; a driver coupled to the power source and the resonant circuit; and a processor coupled to the resonant circuit to control the natural frequency of the resonant circuit. The processor can control the natural frequency of the resonant circuit according to stored data associated with the implantable neurostimulator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2020
    Publication date: July 23, 2020
    Inventors: Rabih Nassif, Steve Hankins, Christopher J. Bowes
  • Patent number: 10603500
    Abstract: Devices, systems, and methods for coupling with an implantable neurostimulator for delivering one or more electrical pulses to a target region within a patient's body are disclosed herein. A device, such as a charger, can include: a power source for storing electrical energy; a resonant circuit that can have a plurality of selectable natural frequencies; a driver coupled to the power source and the resonant circuit; and a processor coupled to the resonant circuit to control the natural frequency of the resonant circuit. The processor can control the natural frequency of the resonant circuit according to stored data associated with the implantable neurostimulator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2020
    Assignee: AXONICS MODULATION TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Rabih Nassif, Steve Hankins, Christopher J. Bowes
  • Publication number: 20170216609
    Abstract: Devices, systems, and methods for coupling with an implantable neurostimulator for delivering one or more electrical pulses to a target region within a patient's body are disclosed herein. A device, such as a charger, can include: a power source for storing electrical energy; a resonant circuit that can have a plurality of selectable natural frequencies; a driver coupled to the power source and the resonant circuit; and a processor coupled to the resonant circuit to control the natural frequency of the resonant circuit. The processor can control the natural frequency of the resonant circuit according to stored data associated with the implantable neurostimulator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2017
    Publication date: August 3, 2017
    Inventors: Rabih Nassif, Steve Hankins, Christopher J. Bowes
  • Patent number: 8338858
    Abstract: A time correlated single photon counting system having a programmable delay generator triggered by a laser fire event detector. The system may be used for chemical agent detection based on Rayleigh scattering using optical time domain reflectometry techniques. The system may also be used for Raman detection using frequency to time transformations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2012
    Assignee: Optech Ventures, LLC
    Inventors: Glenn Bastiaans, Steve Hankins, Jerald Alan Cole
  • Patent number: 8072595
    Abstract: A time correlated single photon counting system having a programmable delay generator triggered by a laser fire event detector. The system may be used for chemical agent detection based on Rayleigh scattering using optical time domain reflectometry techniques. The system may also be used for Raman detection using frequency to time transformations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2011
    Assignee: Optech Ventures, LLC
    Inventors: Glenn Bastiaans, Steve Hankins, Jerald Alan Cole
  • Patent number: 5898845
    Abstract: A computer card mounted in a computer, which has at least one other card having a similar functionality to the card, with the cards being connected to a common bus. Both cards also have overlapping memory, I/O, and interrupt selections assigned by a plug-and-play device. The card comprises a unique handle that is latched to the card by the plug-and-play device. If a card comparator detects a match between the unique handle and the selection data, a selector enables the card. If the comparator does not detect a match between the unique handle and the selection data, the selector disables the card.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 1996
    Date of Patent: April 27, 1999
    Assignee: InterVoice Limited Partnership
    Inventors: Robert H. Frantz, George Elwell, Huey Dixon, Joe Griffis, Steve Hankins