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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 07, 2010
Filed:
Jun. 18, 2007
Applicants:
Mark W. Kroll, Crystal Bay, MN (US);
Vince Kapral, Redwood City, CA (US);
Joseph Beauvais, Stevenson Ranch, CA (US);
Inventors:
Mark W. Kroll, Crystal Bay, MN (US);
Vince Kapral, Redwood City, CA (US);
Joseph Beauvais, Stevenson Ranch, CA (US);
Assignee:
Pacesetter, Inc., Sylmar, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 1/39 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An apparatus and related methods for reforming a capacitor. One method includes charging the capacitor to a first voltage value, allowing the capacitor to self discharge, measuring a time it takes for the capacitor to self discharge to a second voltage value, and determining whether to reform the capacitor depending upon the measured self-discharge time.