RICHARD THOMAS STONE
Pilots at Huron Blvd, Minneapolis, MN

7668601, Feb 23, 2010

Apr 26, 2007

11/740643

Michael T. Hegland - Mounds View MN, US
James M. Olsen - Plymouth MN, US
Gabriela C. Miyazawa - New Brighton MN, US
Richard T. Stone - Minneapolis MN, US

Medtronic, Inc. - Minneapolis MN

A61N 1/04

607116

Medical leads having at least one segmented row of electrodes, as well as at least one ring electrode that extends substantially completely around the periphery of the lead, are described. The electrodes in a segmented row extend around only a portion of the periphery of the lead, rather than substantially around the entire periphery. The electrodes in a segmented row may be distributed at respective locations around the periphery of the lead and separated by insulating material. The ring electrodes and segmented rows are located at respective axial positions. For example, in some embodiments, a plurality of segmented rows, such as two rows having three electrodes each, are located between two ring electrodes. Such a lead may, for example, provide a variety of stimulation modalities because of localized stimulation capabilities.

8538549, Sep 17, 2013

Aug 23, 2012

13/592918

Steven M. Goetz - North Oaks MN, US
Richard T. Stone - Minneapolis MN, US
Warren W. Ball - Coon Rapids MN, US
Carl D. Wahlstrand - North Oaks MN, US

Medtronic, Inc. - Minneapolis MN

A61N 1/08

607 62, 607 59

The disclosure is directed to programming implantable stimulators to deliver stimulation energy via one or more implantable leads having complex electrode array geometries. The disclosure also contemplates guided programming to select electrode combinations and parameter values to support efficacy. The techniques may be applied to a programming interface associated with a clinician programmer, a patient programmer, or both. A user interface permits a user to view electrodes from different perspectives relative to the lead. For example, the user interface provides a side view of a lead and a cross-sectional view of the lead. The user interface may include an axial control medium to select and/or view electrodes at different axial positions along the length of a lead, and a rotational control medium to select and/or view electrodes at different angular positions around a circumference of the lead.

7657319, Feb 2, 2010

Oct 31, 2006

11/591170

Steven M. Goetz - Brooklyn Center MN, US
Richard T. Stone - Minneapolis MN, US
Warren W. Ball - Coon Rapids MN, US
Carl D. Wahlstrand - Columbia Heights MN, US

Medtronic, Inc. - Minneapolis MN

A61N 1/18

607 59, 607 45, 607 46, 607 48, 607115, 607116, 607117

A method of programming implantable stimulators to deliver stimulation energy via one or more implantable leads having complex electrode array geometries. The method further includes guided programming to select electrode combinations and parameter values to support efficacy. The techniques may be applied to a programming interface associated with a clinician programmer, a patient programmer, or both. A user interface permits a user to view electrodes from different perspectives relative to the lead. For example, the user interface provides an unwrapped two-dimensional array view of a lead and a concentric axial view of the lead. The user interface may include an axial control medium to select and/or view electrodes at different axial positions along the length of a lead, and a rotational control medium to select and/or view electrodes at different angular positions around a circumference of the lead.

3982413, Sep 28, 1976

Mar 17, 1975

5/559144

Richard A. Stone - Minneapolis MN
Mathias H. Riesgraf - Columbia Heights MN

F16B 4100

70229

This is a lock which can be quickly and easily attached to the locking groove of the king pin of a trailer to block entrance of the king pin into the attaching slot of the "fifth wheel" of a tractor, the lock having a pair of pivotally connected pin-surrounding locking segments with a snap-in lock element to hold the segments in closed position and also incorporating a safety warning sign to indicate the presence of the lock on the king pin and prevent inadvertent damage to the lock or the tractor unit.

2013024, Sep 19, 2013

Apr 29, 2013

13/872328

James M. Olsen - Plymouth GA, US
Chad Q. Cai - Woodbury GA, US
Richard T. Stone - Minneapolis MN, US
James G. Skakoon - St. Paul MN, US
Kristin J. Schneider - St. Michael MN, US

Medtronic, Inc. - Minneapolis MN

A61N 1/05

607116

An implantable system that includes a lead and an implantable signal generator wherein the plurality of electrical contacts and the plurality of insulating regions on the lead, and the plurality of electrical connectors and the plurality of electrical insulators in the connector block are configured so that each of the plurality of electrical contacts form operable connections to the electronic circuitry through each of the plurality of electrical connector, and the insulating regions and the electrical insulators electrically isolate adjacent operable connections. Leads, and methods are also disclosed.

8000808, Aug 16, 2011

Jan 31, 2006

11/343667

Michael Hegland - Mounds View MN, US
Richard T. Stone - Minneapolis MN, US

Medtronic, Inc. - Minneapolis MN

A61N 1/00, A61B 5/04

607122, 607118, 600393

A medical lead having a conductor assembly and a segmented electrode assembly. The segmented electrode assembly includes a conductive segment electrically coupled to a conductor of the conductor assembly. A passageway is positioned between an inner surface and outer surface of the conductive segment. An electrically insulating material extends through the first passageway and into a gap adjacent the conductive segment. A segmented electrode assembly is also provided. The segmented electrode assembly includes a conductive segment having a passageway between an inner surface and outer surface of the conductive segment. An electrically insulating material extends through the passageway and into a gap adjacent the conductive segment.

2012003, Feb 9, 2012

Apr 28, 2010

13/264093

James M. Olsen - Plymouth MN, US
Michael R. Klardie - Plymouth MN, US
Richard T. Stone - Minneapolis MN, US
Chad Q Cai - Woodbury MN, US
Spencer M. Bondhus - Columbia Heights MN, US
Mark J. Conroy - St. Louis Park MN, US
Timothy R. Abraham - Lino Lake MN, US

Medtronic, Inc. - Minneapolis MN

A61N 1/05, H01R 43/00

607116, 29825

Grounding of a shield that is located in an implantable medical lead may be done in many ways. The shield may be grounded directly to tissue from the lead body at one or more points along the lead body. The pathway for grounding may be a direct current pathway or be capacitively coupled. The pathway for grounding may utilize an exposed or nearly exposed shield at one or more points along the lead body. A jacket forming the lead body may have an outer layer removed at these points to provide the RF pathway to ground. Alternatively, the jacket may be doped with conductive particles at these points. Metal conductors such as ring electrodes and/or lead anchors may be attached to the lead at one or more points to provide the RF pathway to ground.

6293752, Sep 25, 2001

Mar 9, 1999

9/266408

Cynthia T. Clague - Minneapolis MN
Frank D. Dorman - Minneapolis MN
Robert C. Hamlen - St. Paul MN
Donald W. Hegeman - Shakopee MN
Timothy A. Miller - Eagan MN
Joseph E. Poissant - Brandenton FL
Richard T. Stone - Minneapolis MN
Michael P Sullivan - Deephaven MN

F01D 102

415206

A biological fluid transport device comprises a cutwater at the junction of at least two blood flow paths. The cutwater is substantially straight, substantially vertical, or both. At least one of the fluid paths may be tubular, and in some embodiments all of the fluid paths are tubular. The shear sensitive fluid may be, without limitation, blood, blood-based combinations, cell culture media, cell suspensions, proteins, and microcapsule suspensions. The device may be part of an extracorporeal circuit (e. g. , blood during heart-lung bypass procedures or blood processing), but it need not be. Preferred embodiments of the device include, without limitation, kinetic pumps, mass transfer devices, filters, reservoirs, and heat exchangers.

2013024, Sep 19, 2013

Apr 29, 2013

13/872351

James M. Olsen - Plymouth GA, US
Chad Q. Cai - Woodbury GA, US
Richard T. Stone - Minneapolis MN, US
James G. Skakoon - St. Paul MN, US
Kristin J. Schneider - St. Michael MN, US

Medtronic, Inc. - Minneapolis MN

A61N 1/05

607116

An implantable system that includes a lead and an implantable signal generator wherein the plurality of electrical contacts and the plurality of insulating regions on the lead, and the plurality of electrical connectors and the plurality of electrical insulators in the connector block are configured so that each of the plurality of electrical contacts form operable connections to the electronic circuitry through each of the plurality of electrical connector, and the insulating regions and the electrical insulators electrically isolate adjacent operable connections. Leads, and methods are also disclosed.

7931643, Apr 26, 2011

Jul 21, 2006

11/490876

James M. Olsen - Plymouth MN, US
Mark S. Lent - Brooklyn Park MN, US
James G. Skakoon - St. Paul MN, US
Richard T. Stone - Minneapolis MN, US
Laetitia Mayor - Fully, CH
Dale F. Seeley - Spring Park MN, US
Michael T. Hegland - Mounds View MN, US

Medtronic, Inc. - Minneapolis MN

A61K 9/22, A61M 37/00, A61F 5/00

6048901, 604131, 604132, 600 40

A miniature drug delivery pump utilizes a shape memory Ni—Ti alloy. A flow restrictor is provided and the pump is refillable.