公开(公告)号：US08249884B2

公开(公告)日：2012-08-21

申请号：US13084736

申请日：2011-04-12

申请人： Kevin Turner ,  Omar Besim Hakim ,  Jeremy Kelley ,  John Ludlow

发明人： Kevin Turner ,  Omar Besim Hakim ,  Jeremy Kelley ,  John Ludlow

IPC分类号： G06Q40/00

CPC分类号： G06Q30/02 ,  G06Q30/0238

摘要： A method and system for making a donation to a third party includes storing, via a storage device, a user preference in a user account; receiving, via a receiver, information regarding a purchase transaction at a merchant; accessing, via a processor, the user preference from the user account; dynamically selecting, via the processor, a percentage discount to be allocated to the purchase transaction; donating, via the processor, a monetary value of the percentage discount to the third-party according to the user preference, where the user account is associated with a user, and includes rules for allocating the percentage discount to the third-party.

摘要翻译： 用于向第三方进行捐赠的方法和系统包括经由存储设备在用户帐户中存储用户偏好; 通过接收者接收关于商家的购买交易的信息; 经由处理器从用户帐户访问用户偏好; 通过处理器动态地选择要分配给购买交易的百分比折扣; 通过处理器，根据用户偏好（其中用户帐户与用户相关联）向第三方提供百分比折扣的货币价值，并且包括用于向第三方分配百分比折扣的规则。

公开(公告)号：US20120198694A1

公开(公告)日：2012-08-09

申请号：US13449717

申请日：2012-04-18

申请人： John Swanson ,  Kevin Turner ,  Jerome Boogaard

发明人： John Swanson ,  Kevin Turner ,  Jerome Boogaard

IPC分类号： H01R43/16

CPC分类号： A61N1/05 ,  H01R13/035 ,  H01R24/58 ,  H01R2107/00 ,  H01R2201/12 ,  Y10T29/49002 ,  Y10T29/49117 ,  Y10T29/49155 ,  Y10T29/49156 ,  Y10T29/49204 ,  Y10T29/49208 ,  Y10T29/49224

摘要： In one embodiment, a method of fabrication of a stimulation lead comprising a plurality of segmented electrodes for stimulation of tissue of a patient, the method comprises: providing an elongated, substantially cylindrical substrate, the substrate comprising a plurality of recesses defined in an outer surface of the substrate; coating the substrate with conductive material; patterning conductive material on the substrate to form a plurality of electrode surfaces for at least the plurality of segmented electrodes and a plurality of traces connected to the plurality of electrode surfaces, wherein each electrode surface and its corresponding trace are defined in the recesses on the outer surface of the substrate and are electrically isolated from other electrode surfaces and traces; providing insulative material over at least the plurality of traces; and electrically coupling the plurality of traces to conductive wires of a lead body.

摘要翻译： 在一个实施例中，制造刺激引线的方法包括用于刺激患者组织的多个分段电极，所述方法包括：提供细长的基本上圆柱形的基底，所述基底包括限定在外表面中的多个凹部 的基底; 用导电材料涂覆基板; 在所述衬底上图案化导电材料以形成用于至少所述多个分段电极的多个电极表面和连接到所述多个电极表面的多个迹线，其中每个电极表面及其对应的迹线被限定在所述外部的所述凹部中 并且与其他电极表面和迹线电隔离; 在至少多个迹线上提供绝缘材料; 并且将多个迹线电连接到引线主体的导线上。

公开(公告)号：US08171621B2

公开(公告)日：2012-05-08

申请号：US12895466

申请日：2010-09-30

申请人： John Swanson ,  Kevin Turner ,  Jerome Boogaard

发明人： John Swanson ,  Kevin Turner ,  Jerome Boogaard

IPC分类号： H01R43/00

CPC分类号： A61N1/05 ,  H01R13/035 ,  H01R24/58 ,  H01R2107/00 ,  H01R2201/12 ,  Y10T29/49002 ,  Y10T29/49117 ,  Y10T29/49155 ,  Y10T29/49156 ,  Y10T29/49204 ,  Y10T29/49208 ,  Y10T29/49224

摘要： In one embodiment, a method of fabrication of a stimulation lead comprising a plurality of segmented electrodes for stimulation of tissue of a patient, the method comprises: providing an elongated, substantially cylindrical substrate, the substrate comprising a plurality of recesses defined in an outer surface of the substrate; coating the substrate with conductive material; patterning conductive material on the substrate to form a plurality of electrode surfaces for at least the plurality of segmented electrodes and a plurality of traces connected to the plurality of electrode surfaces, wherein each electrode surface and its corresponding trace are defined in the recesses on the outer surface of the substrate and are electrically isolated from other electrode surfaces and traces; providing insulative material over at least the plurality of traces; and electrically coupling the plurality of traces to conductive wires of a lead body.

摘要翻译： 在一个实施例中，制造刺激引线的方法包括用于刺激患者组织的多个分段电极，所述方法包括：提供细长的基本上圆柱形的基底，所述基底包括限定在外表面中的多个凹部 的基底; 用导电材料涂覆基板; 在所述衬底上图案化导电材料以形成用于至少所述多个分段电极的多个电极表面和连接到所述多个电极表面的多个迹线，其中每个电极表面及其对应的迹线被限定在所述外部的所述凹部中 并且与其他电极表面和迹线电隔离; 在至少多个迹线上提供绝缘材料; 并且将多个迹线电连接到引线主体的导线上。

公开(公告)号：US08046909B2

公开(公告)日：2011-11-01

申请号：US12766356

申请日：2010-04-23

申请人： Don Dye ,  Kevin Turner

发明人： Don Dye ,  Kevin Turner

IPC分类号： H01R43/00

CPC分类号： A61N1/0531 ,  A61N1/0534 ,  Y10T29/49117 ,  Y10T29/49194 ,  Y10T29/49195 ,  Y10T29/49201 ,  Y10T29/49208

摘要： In one embodiment, a process, for fabricating a medical lead comprises: providing a splicing tube having a plurality of angularly spaced longitudinal grooves; placing a first plurality of conductors within the plurality of angularly spaced grooves defined on an exterior surface of the splicing tube; placing a second plurality of conductors within the plurality of angularly spaced grooves and adjacent to the first plurality of conductors such that a portion of the distal ends overlap a portion of the proximal ends; positioning conductive filler material adjacent to the overlapped portions of the distal and proximal ends; electrically coupling the proximal ends of the first plurality of electrodes to respective proximal ends of the second plurality of electrodes; molding insulative material about at least the electrode assembly and the splicing tube; and fusing the splicing tube with the insulative material from the molding and the lead body.

摘要翻译： 在一个实施例中，用于制造医用引线的方法包括：提供具有多个角度间隔开的纵向凹槽的拼接管; 将第一组多个导体放置在所述拼接管的外表面上限定的所述多个角度间隔开的凹槽内; 将第二多个导体放置在所述多个角度间隔开的凹槽内并且邻近所述第一多个导体，使得所述远端的一部分与所述近端的一部分重叠; 将导电填料材料定位在所述远端和近端的重叠部分附近; 将所述第一多个电极的近端电耦合到所述第二多个电极的相应近端; 至少围绕电极组件和拼接管成型绝缘材料; 并且将熔接管与绝缘材料从模制件和引线体熔合。

公开(公告)号：USD579565S1

公开(公告)日：2008-10-28

申请号：US29296704

申请日：2007-10-25

申请人： Eli Thomssen ,  David Murphy ,  Clayton Waldorf ,  Dirk Schipper ,  Kevin Turner

设计人： Eli Thomssen ,  David Murphy ,  Clayton Waldorf ,  Dirk Schipper ,  Kevin Turner

公开(公告)号：USPP10080P

公开(公告)日：1997-10-21

申请号：US680167

申请日：1996-07-15

申请人： Virgil D. Meier ,  Eugene W. Mayer ,  J. Kevin Turner

发明人： Virgil D. Meier ,  Eugene W. Mayer ,  J. Kevin Turner

摘要： A variety of Kentucky Bluegrass having a medium to high level of resistance to a broad spectrum of serious diseases, including leaf spot, dollar spot, rusts, and necrotic ring spot; an attractive green color throughout the growing season; good early spring greening; medium to high quality turf formation under a wide variety of environmental conditions; a moderately wide blade; and a high level of seed yielding capacity.

公开(公告)号：US08925191B2

公开(公告)日：2015-01-06

申请号：US13449717

申请日：2012-04-18

申请人： John Swanson ,  Kevin Turner ,  Jerome Boogaard

发明人： John Swanson ,  Kevin Turner ,  Jerome Boogaard

IPC分类号： H05K3/02 ,  H01R13/03 ,  A61N1/05 ,  H01R24/58 ,  H01R107/00

CPC分类号： A61N1/05 ,  H01R13/035 ,  H01R24/58 ,  H01R2107/00 ,  H01R2201/12 ,  Y10T29/49002 ,  Y10T29/49117 ,  Y10T29/49155 ,  Y10T29/49156 ,  Y10T29/49204 ,  Y10T29/49208 ,  Y10T29/49224

摘要： In one embodiment, a method of fabrication of a stimulation lead comprising a plurality of segmented electrodes for stimulation of tissue of a patient, the method comprises: providing an elongated, substantially cylindrical substrate, the substrate comprising a plurality of recesses defined in an outer surface of the substrate; coating the substrate with conductive material; patterning conductive material on the substrate to form a plurality of electrode surfaces for at least the plurality of segmented electrodes and a plurality of traces connected to the plurality of electrode surfaces, wherein each electrode surface and its corresponding trace are defined in the recesses on the outer surface of the substrate and are electrically isolated from other electrode surfaces and traces; providing insulative material over at least the plurality of traces; and electrically coupling the plurality of traces to conductive wires of a lead body.

摘要翻译： 在一个实施例中，制造刺激引线的方法包括用于刺激患者组织的多个分段电极，所述方法包括：提供细长的基本上圆柱形的基底，所述基底包括限定在外表面中的多个凹部 的基底; 用导电材料涂覆基板; 在所述衬底上图案化导电材料以形成用于至少所述多个分段电极的多个电极表面和连接到所述多个电极表面的多个迹线，其中每个电极表面及其对应的迹线被限定在所述外部的所述凹部中 并且与其他电极表面和迹线电隔离; 在至少多个迹线上提供绝缘材料; 并且将多个迹线电连接到引线主体的导线上。

公开(公告)号：US20120005896A1

公开(公告)日：2012-01-12

申请号：US13240402

申请日：2011-09-22

申请人： Don Dye ,  Kevin Turner

发明人： Don Dye ,  Kevin Turner

IPC分类号： H01R43/02

CPC分类号： A61N1/0531 ,  A61N1/0534 ,  Y10T29/49117 ,  Y10T29/49194 ,  Y10T29/49195 ,  Y10T29/49201 ,  Y10T29/49208

摘要： In one embodiment, a process, for fabricating a medical lead comprises: providing a splicing tube having a plurality of angularly spaced longitudinal grooves; placing a first plurality of conductors within the plurality of angularly spaced grooves defined on an exterior surface of the splicing tube; placing a second plurality of conductors within the plurality of angularly spaced grooves and adjacent to the first plurality of conductors such that a portion of the distal ends overlap a portion of the proximal ends; positioning conductive filler material adjacent to the overlapped portions of the distal and proximal ends; electrically coupling the proximal ends of the first plurality of electrodes to respective proximal ends of the second plurality of electrodes; molding insulative material about at least the electrode assembly and the splicing tube; and fusing the splicing tube with the insulative material from the molding and the lead body.

摘要翻译： 在一个实施例中，用于制造医用引线的方法包括：提供具有多个角度间隔开的纵向凹槽的拼接管; 将第一组多个导体放置在所述拼接管的外表面上限定的所述多个角度间隔开的凹槽内; 将第二多个导体放置在所述多个角度间隔开的凹槽内并且邻近所述第一多个导体，使得所述远端的一部分与所述近端的一部分重叠; 将导电填料材料定位在所述远端和近端的重叠部分附近; 将所述第一多个电极的近端电耦合到所述第二多个电极的相应近端; 至少围绕电极组件和拼接管成型绝缘材料; 并且将熔接管与绝缘材料从模制件和引线体熔合。

公开(公告)号：US20110077699A1

公开(公告)日：2011-03-31

申请号：US12895088

申请日：2010-09-30

申请人： John Swanson ,  Kevin Turner ,  Jerome Boogaard

发明人： John Swanson ,  Kevin Turner ,  Jerome Boogaard

IPC分类号： A61N1/05 ,  A61N1/36 ,  H01R43/00

CPC分类号： A61N1/05 ,  A61N1/0531 ,  A61N1/0534 ,  A61N1/0551 ,  A61N1/0553 ,  Y10T29/49224

摘要： In one embodiment, a method of fabrication of a stimulation lead comprising a plurality of segmented electrodes for stimulation of tissue of a patient, the method comprises: providing a substrate comprising (i) a substantially cylindrical body and (ii) a plurality of projections extending radially from the cylindrical body; coating the substrate with first conductive material; patterning the first conductive material on the cylindrical body into a plurality of traces, the plurality of traces extending along the cylindrical body and electrically contacting conductive material about the plurality of projections; providing an insulative layer over the traces; coating the insulative layer over the traces with second conductive material; patterning the second conductive material to form at least a plurality of electrode surfaces including a plurality of segmented electrodes, the segmented electrodes being in electrical contact with conductive material on projections of the plurality of projections; and electrically coupling the plurality of traces to conductive wires of a lead body.

摘要翻译： 在一个实施例中，制造刺激引线的方法包括用于刺激患者组织的多个分段电极，所述方法包括：提供基底，其包括（i）基本上圆柱形的主体和（ii）多个突起， 径向从圆柱体; 用第一导电材料涂覆基板; 将圆柱形主体上的第一导电材料图案化成多个迹线，多个迹线沿着圆柱体延伸并且围绕多个突起电接触导电材料; 在痕迹上提供绝缘层; 用第二导电材料在绝缘层上涂覆绝缘层; 图案化第二导电材料以形成至少多个包括多个分段电极的电极表面，分段电极与多个突起的突起上的导电材料电接触; 并且将多个迹线电连接到引线主体的导线上。

公开(公告)号：US20110072657A1

公开(公告)日：2011-03-31

申请号：US12895096

申请日：2010-09-30

申请人： John Swanson ,  Kevin Turner ,  Jerome Boogaard

发明人： John Swanson ,  Kevin Turner ,  Jerome Boogaard

IPC分类号： H01R43/16

CPC分类号： H01R13/035 ,  A61N1/05 ,  H01R24/58 ,  H01R2107/00 ,  H01R2201/12 ,  Y10T29/49204

摘要： In one embodiment, a method of fabrication of a stimulation lead for electrical stimulation of tissue of a patient, the method comprises: providing a substrate of non-conductive material for a stimulation portion of the stimulation lead; processing the substrate to create a plurality of recessed features into a surface of the substrate, wherein the plurality of recessed features comprise a plurality of paths for electrical traces and a plurality of surfaces for electrodes with each of the surfaces being connected to one of the traces; providing first conductive material over the surface of the substrate; subjecting the surface of the substrate to mechanical processing to remove conductive material from portions of the substrate disposed above the plurality of recessed features, wherein each respective connected electrode and trace is electrically isolated from the other electrodes and traces after the mechanical processing; electrically plating second conductive material over the first conductive material; providing insulative material over the plurality of electrical traces; and electrically connecting conductive material of electrical traces with conductor wires of a lead body.

摘要翻译： 在一个实施例中，一种制造用于电刺激患者组织的刺激引线的方法，所述方法包括：为刺激引线的刺激部分提供非导电材料的基底; 处理所述衬底以在所述衬底的表面中形成多个凹陷特征，其中所述多个凹陷特征包括用于电迹线的多个路径和用于电极的多个表面，其中每个表面连接到所述迹线之一 ; 在所述衬底的表面上提供第一导电材料; 对基板的表面进行机械加工以从设置在多个凹陷特征之上的基板的部分去除导电材料，其中每个相应连接的电极和迹线在机械加工之后与其它电极和迹线电隔离; 在所述第一导电材料上电镀第二导电材料; 在所述多个电迹线上提供绝缘材料; 并将电迹线的导电材料与引线主体的导线电连接。