Patents by Inventor Terry Sheetz

Terry Sheetz 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).

  • Technique for joining dissimilar sized electrical leads
    Patent number: 6084179
    Abstract: An electrical joint is provided between first and second electrical leads having different inner diameters. The electrical joint is formed using an electrically conductive transition post including a disk-shaped a separation member, a first cylindrical mounting post having a first diameter integral with the separation member and extending away therefrom in a first direction, and a second cylindrical mounting post having a second diameter integral with the separation member and extending away therefrom in a second direction generally opposite the first direction. The separation member lies in a plane transverse to the longitudinal axis of the first and second mounting posts and has a diameter greater than that of either the first or the second mounting post. A first electrical lead is fittingly received on the first mounting post and a second electrical lead is fittingly received on the second mounting post. In each instance, the free ends of the electrical leads abut the separation member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 1998
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2000
    Assignee: Pacesetter, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeryle L. Walter, Terry Sheetz
  • Technique for joining dissimilar sized electrical leads
    Patent number: 5852872
    Abstract: An electrical joint is provided between first and second electrical leads having different inner diameters. It comprises an electrically conductive transition post including a disk-shaped a separation member, a first cylindrical mounting post having a first diameter integral with the separation member and extending away therefrom in a first direction, and a second cylindrical mounting post having a second diameter integral with the separation member and extending away therefrom in a second direction generally opposite the first direction. The separation member lies in a plane transverse to the longitudinal axis of the first and second mounting posts and has a diameter greater than that of either the first or the second mounting post. A first electrical lead is fittingly received on the first mounting post and a second electrical lead is fittingly received on the second mounting post. In each instance, the free ends of the electrical leads abut the separation member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 1997
    Date of Patent: December 29, 1998
    Assignee: Pacesetter, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeryle L. Walter, Terry Sheetz