Patents by Inventor Tony Burch

Tony Burch 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).

  • Inductive signal transfer in an implantable medical device
    Patent number: 9821155
    Abstract: An implantable medical device having a hermetically-sealed biocompatible housing configured to be implanted in a recipient. The implantable medical device includes at least one trans-housing transformer configured to transfer electrical signals through the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2017
    Assignee: Cochlear Limited
    Inventors: Charles Roger Aaron Leigh, Tony Burch
  • Cap for an implantable electrical lead assembly
    Patent number: 9037231
    Abstract: A cap for an implantable medical device electrical connector lead assembly and methods of use. A cap for protecting an electrical connector lead assembly of an implantable medical device is disclosed. The cap includes a body defined by a mating surface and a non-mating surface. The mating surface is adapted for electrically insulating engagement with an electrical connector lead assembly of an implantable medical device. The cap includes a body having a mating surface and an electrical network disposed therein. The electrical network includes first and second contacts exposed at the mating surface, a first circuit element, and two conductive pathways connecting the contacts to the circuit element. The body is configured to mate with the electrical connector lead assembly such that each contact conductively engages a corresponding contact of the electrical connector lead assembly when the cap and electrical connector lead assembly are mated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2015
    Assignee: COCHLEAR LIMITED
    Inventors: Grahame Walling, Tony Burch, Adrian Cryer, Zoran Milijasevic
  • Inductive Signal Transfer in an Implantable Medical Device
    Publication number: 20140155685
    Abstract: An implantable medical device having a hermetically-sealed biocompatible housing configured to be implanted in a recipient. The implantable medical device includes at least one trans-housing transformer configured to transfer electrical signals through the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2012
    Publication date: June 5, 2014
    Inventors: Charles Roger Aaron Leigh, Tony Burch
  • CAP FOR AN IMPLANTABLE ELECTRICAL LEAD ASSEMBLY
    Publication number: 20130226254
    Abstract: A cap for an implantable medical device electrical connector lead assembly and methods of use. A cap for protecting an electrical connector lead assembly of an implantable medical device is disclosed. The cap includes a body defined by a mating surface and a non-mating surface. The mating surface is adapted for electrically insulating engagement with an electrical connector lead assembly of an implantable medical device. The cap includes a body having a mating surface and an electrical network disposed therein. The electrical network includes first and second contacts exposed at the mating surface, a first circuit element, and two conductive pathways connecting the contacts to the circuit element. The body is configured to mate with the electrical connector lead assembly such that each contact conductively engages a corresponding contact of the electrical connector lead assembly when the cap and electrical connector lead assembly are mated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2012
    Publication date: August 29, 2013
    Inventors: Grahame Walling, Tony Burch, Adrian Cryer, Zoran Milijasevic