Patents by Inventor Tom E. Notebaart

Tom E. Notebaart 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).

  • Method and apparatus for porous insulative film for insulating energy source layers
    Patent number: 9093683
    Abstract: Some embodiments include an anode having an elongate ribbon shape, a cathode having an elongate ribbon shape, the cathode disposed adjacent to and in alignment with the anode, a separator disposed between the anode and the cathode and an edge film means for insulating the edge of the cathode from the anode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2015
    Assignee: Cardiac Pacemakers, Inc.
    Inventors: Shawn Kelley, Tom E. Notebaart
  • Method and apparatus for porous insulative film for insulating energy source layers
    Patent number: 7951479
    Abstract: The present subject matter includes an apparatus, having: an anode having an elongate ribbon shape; a cathode having an elongate ribbon shape, the cathode disposed adjacent to and in alignment with the anode; a separator disposed between the anode and the cathode; and a first porous edge film disposed between a first edge of the cathode and the anode, with the one or more surfaces of the first porous edge film facing the cathode and defining a first cathode interface of the first porous edge film; wherein an first adhesive interconnects the first porous edge film to the cathode, the first adhesive covering less than the entire cathode interface, and the anode and cathode are disposed in a case with an electrolyte.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2011
    Assignee: Cardiac Pacemakers, Inc.
    Inventors: Shawn Kelley, Tom E. Notebaart
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR POROUS INSULATIVE FILM FOR INSULATING ENERGY SOURCE LAYERS
    Publication number: 20100297507
    Abstract: Some embodiments include an anode having an elongate ribbon shape, a cathode having an elongate ribbon shape, the cathode disposed adjacent to and in alignment with the anode, a separator disposed between the anode and the cathode and an edge film means for insulating the edge of the cathode from the anode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2010
    Publication date: November 25, 2010
    Inventors: Shawn Kelley, Tom E. Notebaart