Patents by Inventor Walter C. Pitts

Walter C. Pitts 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 creating afferents to prevent obstructive sleep apnea
    Publication number: 20020049479
    Abstract: A method and device for creating an afferent stimulus for preventing obstructive sleep apnea are disclosed. The device includes at least one implantable electrode and a stimulator, of which at least one electrode is implanted in the genioglossus muscle of a patient having obstructive sleep apnea. The electrode is capable of conducting selected electrical stimulation generated by the stimulator, and the system is capable of delivering the selected electrical stimulation during a selected time of day. The electrical stimulation is selected to maintain sufficient muscle tone of the genioglossus muscle to prevent it from obstructing the airway during sleep, preferably at a stimulus intensity low enough to avoid awakening the patient during sleep.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2001
    Publication date: April 25, 2002
    Inventor: Walter C. Pitts
  • Communications transceiver set
    Patent number: D282465
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 1983
    Date of Patent: February 4, 1986
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: John J. Hurley, Samuel A. Leslie, Jon M. Newgard, Walter C. Pitts, Donald J. Umbdenstock
  • Roadway luminaire
    Patent number: D283170
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 1983
    Date of Patent: March 25, 1986
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Jon M. Newgard, Walter C. Pitts
  • Globe for roadway luminaire
    Patent number: D283258
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 1983
    Date of Patent: April 1, 1986
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Jon M. Newgard, Walter C. Pitts