Inventor
HOWARD WILLIAM G
US43 patents
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MEDTRONIC INC
38 patentsUS7505816B2Mar 17, 2009
Actively cooled external energy source, external charger, system of transcutaneous energy transfer, system of transcutaneous charging and method therefore
MEDTRONIC INC184 citations99
US7337010B2Feb 26, 2008
Medical device having lithium-ion battery
MEDTRONIC INC461 citations99
US7682745B2Mar 23, 2010
Medical device having lithium-ion battery
MEDTRONIC INC74 citations98
US7662509B2Feb 16, 2010
Lithium-ion battery
MEDTRONIC INC55 citations98
US7641992B2Jan 5, 2010
Medical device having lithium-ion battery
MEDTRONIC INC80 citations98
US7642013B2Jan 5, 2010
Medical device having lithium-ion battery
MEDTRONIC INC63 citations98
US7635541B2Dec 22, 2009
Method for charging lithium-ion battery
MEDTRONIC INC82 citations98
US7582387B2Sep 1, 2009
Lithium-ion battery
MEDTRONIC INC96 citations98
US7563541B2Jul 21, 2009
Lithium-ion battery
MEDTRONIC INC65 citations98
US6650942B2Nov 18, 2003
Implantable medical device with dual cell power source
MEDTRONIC INC81 citations98
US5439760AAug 8, 1995
High reliability electrochemical cell and electrode assembly therefor
MEDTRONIC INC284 citations98
US5434017AJul 18, 1995
Isolated connection for an electrochemical cell
MEDTRONIC INC107 citations98
US6040082AMar 21, 2000
Volumetrically efficient battery for implantable medical devices
MEDTRONIC INC171 citations97
US5344431ASep 6, 1994
Method and apparatus for determination of end-of-service for implantable devices
MEDTRONIC INC95 citations97
US6051038AApr 18, 2000
Method for making a high reliability electrochemical cell and electrode assembly therefor
MEDTRONIC INC46 citations96
US5180642AJan 19, 1993
Electrochemical cells with end-of-service indicator
MEDTRONIC INC111 citations95
US7883790B2Feb 8, 2011
Method of preventing over-discharge of battery
MEDTRONIC INC27 citations93
US7879495B2Feb 1, 2011
Medical device having lithium-ion battery
MEDTRONIC INC26 citations93
US7875389B2Jan 25, 2011
Lithium-ion battery
MEDTRONIC INC18 citations93
US7858236B2Dec 28, 2010
Lithium-ion battery
MEDTRONIC INC26 citations93
US7811705B2Oct 12, 2010
Lithium-ion battery
MEDTRONIC INC22 citations93
US7807299B2Oct 5, 2010
Lithium-ion battery
MEDTRONIC INC26 citations93
US7803481B2Sep 28, 2010
Lithium-ion battery
MEDTRONIC INC31 citations93
US7794869B2Sep 14, 2010
Lithium-ion battery
MEDTRONIC INC27 citations93
US7740985B2Jun 22, 2010
Lithium-ion battery
MEDTRONIC INC12 citations93
US6893772B2May 17, 2005
Current collector for lithium electrode
MEDTRONIC INC27 citations93
US6232012B1May 15, 2001
High reliability electrochemical cell and electrode assembly therefor
MEDTRONIC INC16 citations92
US5154989AOct 13, 1992
Energy storage device
MEDTRONIC INC56 citations92
US4608322AAug 26, 1986
Nonaqueous electrochemical cell
MEDTRONIC INC29 citations91
US6855456B2Feb 15, 2005
Titanium alloy-pin battery feedthrough for an implantable medical device
MEDTRONIC INC38 citations90
US4666799AMay 19, 1987
Current collectors for batteries having cathode-electrolytes and batteries incorporating same
MEDTRONIC INC41 citations90
US7931987B2Apr 26, 2011
Lithium-ion battery
MEDTRONIC INC10 citations84
US4913986AApr 3, 1990
Battery fill-post seal arrangement for hermeticity leakage testing
MEDTRONIC INC20 citations81
US4748094AMay 31, 1988
Battery fill-port seal arrangement for hermeticity leakage testing
MEDTRONIC INC16 citations72
US4340651AJul 20, 1982
Cathode material and high capacity lithium-iodine cells
MEDTRONIC INC9 citations67
US7824805B2Nov 2, 2010
Implantable medical device battery
MEDTRONIC INC3 citations63
US7927738B2Apr 19, 2011
Battery having improved headspace insulator
MEDTRONIC INC2 citations62
US7294432B2Nov 13, 2007
Battery having improved headspace insulator
MEDTRONIC INC3 citations62