Inventor
TAFT ROBERT C
DE46 patents
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EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORP
19 patentsUS9510946B2Dec 6, 2016
Heart valve sealing devices
EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORP183 citations99
US9439763B2Sep 13, 2016
Prosthetic valve for replacing mitral valve
EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORP191 citations98
US9414918B2Aug 16, 2016
Heart valve sealing devices
EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORP94 citations98
US9789294B2Oct 17, 2017
Expandable cardiac shunt
EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORP71 citations97
US9849011B2Dec 26, 2017
Device and method for increasing flow through the left atrial appendage
EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORP45 citations96
US9907652B2Mar 6, 2018
Heart valve sealing devices
EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORP31 citations94
US9757232B2Sep 12, 2017
Crimping apparatus for crimping prosthetic valve with protruding anchors
EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORP21 citations92
US9089414B2Jul 28, 2015
Device and method for increasing flow through the left atrial appendage
EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORP17 citations91
US10463481B2Nov 5, 2019
Prosthetic valve for replacing mitral valve
EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORP8 citations84
US10039905B1Aug 7, 2018
Systems for deploying an expandable cardiac shunt
EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORP10 citations84
US11638644B2May 2, 2023
Crimping device
EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORP3 citations73
US11413146B2Aug 16, 2022
Spring and coil devices for papillary muscle approximation and ventricle remodeling
EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORP2 citations73
US12357453B2Jul 15, 2025
Prosthetic heart valve with atrial sealing member
EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORP0 citations62
US12303385B2May 20, 2025
Method of implanting a spacer body in a mitral valve
EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORP0 citations62
US12285337B2Apr 29, 2025
Spring and coil devices for papillary muscle approximation and ventricle remodeling
EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORP0 citations62
US12083010B2Sep 10, 2024
Method of implanting a spacer body in a mitral valve
EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORP0 citations62
US10799347B1Oct 13, 2020
Prosthetic heart valve with atrial sealing member
EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORP0 citations52
USD810941SFeb 20, 2018
Cardiac shunt
EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORP0 citations52
US10206799B2Feb 19, 2019
Device and method for increasing flow through the left atrial appendage
EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORP0 citations50
NXT BIOMEDICAL LLC
10 patentsUS11752314B2Sep 12, 2023
Rivet shunt and method of deployment
NXT BIOMEDICAL LLC8 citations85
US11904120B2Feb 20, 2024
Left atrial appendage stasis reduction
NXT BIOMEDICAL LLC4 citations84
US11717429B2Aug 8, 2023
Methods and technology for creating connections and shunts between vessels and chambers of biologic structures
NXT BIOMEDICAL LLC12 citations84
US11559672B2Jan 24, 2023
Left atrial appendage stasis reduction
NXT BIOMEDICAL LLC5 citations84
US11369780B2Jun 28, 2022
Left atrial appendage stasis reduction
NXT BIOMEDICAL LLC8 citations84
US11426563B2Aug 30, 2022
Blood pump or balloon cycling and venous occlusion
NXT BIOMEDICAL LLC3 citations71
US11096692B2Aug 24, 2021
Blood oxygenation treatment methods and devices
NXT BIOMEDICAL LLC3 citations71
US12083299B2Sep 10, 2024
Rivet shunt and method of deployment
NXT BIOMEDICAL LLC0 citations62
US12484903B2Dec 2, 2025
Blood oxygenation treatment methods and devices
NXT BIOMEDICAL LLC0 citations61
US12376978B2Aug 5, 2025
Methods and technology for creating connections and shunts between vessels and chambers of biologic structures
NXT BIOMEDICAL LLC0 citations61
MOTOROLA INC
7 patentsUS5726944AMar 10, 1998
Voltage regulator for regulating an output voltage from a charge pump and method therefor
MOTOROLA INC240 citations99
US5872385AFeb 16, 1999
Conductive interconnect structure and method of formation
MOTOROLA INC52 citations95
US5441914AAug 15, 1995
Method of forming conductive interconnect structure
MOTOROLA INC79 citations95
US5300454AApr 5, 1994
Method for forming doped regions within a semiconductor substrate
MOTOROLA INC35 citations92
US5721509AFeb 24, 1998
Charge pump having reduced threshold voltage losses
MOTOROLA INC14 citations74
US5624854AApr 29, 1997
Method of formation of bipolar transistor having reduced parasitic capacitance
MOTOROLA INC4 citations63
US5504363AApr 2, 1996
Semiconductor device
MOTOROLA INC1 citations52
NAT SEMICONDUCTOR CORP
5 patentsUS7046179B1May 16, 2006
Apparatus and method for on-chip ADC calibration
NAT SEMICONDUCTOR CORP63 citations93
US6847320B1Jan 25, 2005
ADC linearity improvement
NAT SEMICONDUCTOR CORP22 citations92
US6822600B1Nov 23, 2004
Amplifier array termination
NAT SEMICONDUCTOR CORP21 citations92
US7015729B1Mar 21, 2006
Apparatus and method for sample-and-hold with boosted holding switch
NAT SEMICONDUCTOR CORP42 citations90
US6417705B1Jul 9, 2002
Output driver with DLL control of output driver strength
NAT SEMICONDUCTOR CORP29 citations90
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS DEUTSCHLAND
3 patentsUS10541527B2Jan 21, 2020
Inductive isolation of capactive load in amplitude limiters
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS DEUTSCHLAND2 citations68
US9019004B2Apr 28, 2015
System and method for distributed regulation of charge pumps
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS DEUTSCHLAND0 citations33
US8981837B1Mar 17, 2015
System and method for reduction of bottom plate parasitic capacitance in charge pumps
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS DEUTSCHLAND0 citations33