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Benjamin D. Pless
Also filed as: PLESS BENJAMIN · PLESS BENJAMIN D · PLESS BENJAMIN DAVID
169 granted patents·39 pending applications·15,691 citations·filing 1984–2024
99Inventor score
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208 records- 0199US9421371B2Implantable system enabling responsive therapy for painNEUROPACE INC·Filed 2015·Granted Aug 23, 2016·56 cites·19 claims
- 0299US7894905B2Implantable system enabling responsive therapy for painNEUROPACE INC·Filed 2006·Granted Feb 22, 2011·287 cites·35 claims
- 0398US11918806B2Systems, methods and devices for peripheral neuromodulation of the legCALA HEALTH INC·Filed 2022·Granted Mar 5, 2024·10 cites·20 claims
- 0498US8140160B2Systems and methods for interacting with an implantable medical devicePLESS BENJAMIN D·Filed 2006·Granted Mar 20, 2012·265 cites·20 claims
- 0598US6690974B2Stimulation signal generator for an implantable deviceNEUROPACE INC·Filed 2001·Granted Feb 10, 2004·520 cites·55 claims
- 0698US6480743B1System and method for adaptive brain stimulationNEUROPACE INC·Filed 2001·Granted Nov 12, 2002·782 cites·23 claims
- 0798US6473639B1Neurological event detection procedure using processed display channel based algorithms and devices incorporating these proceduresNEUROPACE INC·Filed 2000·Granted Oct 29, 2002·556 cites·119 claims
- 0898US6466822B1Multimodal neurostimulator and process of using itNEUROPACE INC·Filed 2000·Granted Oct 15, 2002·422 cites·59 claims
- 0997US8311632B2Devices, methods, and systems for harvesting energy in the bodyPLESS BENJAMIN DAVID·Filed 2009·Granted Nov 13, 2012·70 cites·56 claims
- 1097US7089059B1Predicting susceptibility to neurological dysfunction based on measured neural electrophysiologyPLESS BENJAMIN D·Filed 2000·Granted Aug 8, 2006·446 cites·17 claims
- 1197US6597954B1System and method for controlling epileptic seizures with spatially separated detection and stimulation electrodesNEUROPACE INC·Filed 2000·Granted Jul 22, 2003·610 cites·12 claims
- 1297US4880005APacemaker for detecting and terminating a tachycardiaINTERMEDICS INC·Filed 1988·Granted Nov 14, 1989·470 cites·38 claims
- 1396US8494641B2Implantable neurostimulator with integral hermetic electronic enclosure, circuit substrate, monolithic feed-through, lead assembly and anchoring mechanismBOLING CARL LANCE·Filed 2010·Granted Jul 23, 2013·90 cites·22 claims
- 1496US7813802B2Responsive electrical stimulation for movement disordersNEUROPACE INC·Filed 2006·Granted Oct 12, 2010·107 cites·12 claims
- 1596US7747318B2Functional ferruleNEUROPACE INC·Filed 2006·Granted Jun 29, 2010·126 cites·61 claims
- 1696US6944501B1Neurostimulator involving stimulation strategies and process for using itNEUROSPACE INC·Filed 2000·Granted Sep 13, 2005·370 cites·65 claims
- 1796US6805128B1Apparatus and method for ablating tissueEPICOR MEDICAL INC·Filed 2000·Granted Oct 19, 2004·362 cites·8 claims
- 1896US6645202B1Apparatus and method for ablating tissueEPICOR MEDICAL INC·Filed 2000·Granted Nov 11, 2003·484 cites·56 claims
- 1995US9649049B2Systems and methods for interacting with an implantable medical deviceNEUROPACE INC·Filed 2015·Granted May 16, 2017·23 cites·15 claims
- 2095US9387320B2Systems, methods and devices for a skull/brain interfaceNEUROPACE INC·Filed 2015·Granted Jul 12, 2016·19 cites·6 claims
- 2195US9375564B2Systems, methods and devices for a skull/brain interfaceNEUROPACE INC·Filed 2015·Granted Jun 28, 2016·16 cites·20 claims
- 2295US7966073B2Differential neurostimulation therapy driven by physiological therapyNEUROPACE INC·Filed 2006·Granted Jun 21, 2011·72 cites·35 claims
- 2395US6805129B1Apparatus and method for ablating tissueEPICOR MEDICAL INC·Filed 2000·Granted Oct 19, 2004·387 cites·15 claims
- 2495US6427086B1Means and method for the intracranial placement of a neurostimulatorNEUROPACE INC·Filed 2000·Granted Jul 30, 2002·513 cites·16 claims
- 2595US6314962B1Method of ablating tissue around the pulmonary veinsEPICOR INC·Filed 1999·Granted Nov 13, 2001·573 cites·19 claims
- 2695US6311692B1Apparatus and method for diagnosis and therapy of electrophysiological diseaseEPICOR INC·Filed 1999·Granted Nov 6, 2001·530 cites·11 claims
- 2794US11344722B2Systems, methods and devices for peripheral neuromodulation for treating diseases related to overactive bladderCALA HEALTH INC·Filed 2017·Granted May 31, 2022·22 cites·20 claims
- 2894US9597494B2Systems, methods and devices for a skull/brain interfaceNEUROPACE INC·Filed 2016·Granted Mar 21, 2017·15 cites·14 claims
- 2994US9597493B2Systems, methods and devices for a skull/brain interfaceNEUROPACE INC·Filed 2016·Granted Mar 21, 2017·12 cites·18 claims
- 3094US8423145B2Differential neurostimulation therapy driven by physiological therapyPLESS BENJAMIN D·Filed 2012·Granted Apr 16, 2013·39 cites·20 claims
- 3194US8140152B2Functional ferruleJOHN MICHAEL S·Filed 2010·Granted Mar 20, 2012·68 cites·37 claims
- 3294US7844345B2Drug eluting lead systemsNEUROPACE INC·Filed 2007·Granted Nov 30, 2010·25 cites·40 claims
- 3394US7110820B2Responsive electrical stimulation for movement disordersTCHENG THOMAS K·Filed 2002·Granted Sep 19, 2006·243 cites·34 claims
- 3493US8886325B2Implantable neurostimulator with integral hermetic electronic enclosure, circuit substrate, monolithic feed-through, lead assembly and anchoring mechanismAUTONOMIC TECHNOLOGIES INC·Filed 2013·Granted Nov 11, 2014·40 cites·22 claims
- 3593US6810285B2Seizure sensing and detection using an implantable deviceNEUROPACE INC·Filed 2001·Granted Oct 26, 2004·324 cites·9 claims
- 3693US6474340B1Apparatus and method for diagnosis and therapy of electrophysiological diseaseEPICOR INC·Filed 1999·Granted Nov 5, 2002·411 cites·15 claims
- 3792US12357824B2Systems, methods and devices for peripheral neuromodulationCALA HEALTH INC·Filed 2024·Granted Jul 15, 2025·1 cites·18 claims
- 3892US9440064B2Systems, methods and devices for a skull/brain interfaceNEUROPACE INC·Filed 2014·Granted Sep 13, 2016·32 cites·9 claims
- 3992US6949095B2Apparatus and method for diagnosis and therapy of electrophysiological diseaseEPICOR MEDICAL INC·Filed 2002·Granted Sep 27, 2005·185 cites·5 claims
- 4092US5131388AImplantable cardiac defibrillator with improved capacitorsVENTRITEX INC·Filed 1991·Granted Jul 21, 1992·494 cites·20 claims
- 4191US8761889B2Systems, methods and devices for a skull/brain interfaceWINGEIER BRETT·Filed 2008·Granted Jun 24, 2014·42 cites·54 claims
- 4291US6618623B1Ferrule for cranial implantNEUROPACE INC·Filed 2000·Granted Sep 9, 2003·220 cites·45 claims
- 4391US5983472ACapacitor for an implantable cardiac defibrillatorPACESETTER INC·Filed 1997·Granted Nov 16, 1999·126 cites·16 claims
- 4490US10188860B2Systems, methods and devices for a skull/brain interfaceNEUROPACE INC·Filed 2016·Granted Jan 29, 2019·9 cites·13 claims
- 4590US9167977B2Systems, methods and devices for a skull/brain interfaceNEUROPACE INC·Filed 2014·Granted Oct 27, 2015·18 cites·8 claims
- 4689US9289143B2Systems, methods and devices for a skull/brain interfaceNEUROPACE INC·Filed 2014·Granted Mar 22, 2016·16 cites·19 claims
- 4789US9179850B2Systems, methods and devices for a skull/brain interfaceWINGEIER BRETT·Filed 2007·Granted Nov 10, 2015·35 cites·10 claims
- 4889US9167978B2Systems, methods and devices for a skull/brain interfaceNEUROPACE INC·Filed 2014·Granted Oct 27, 2015·16 cites·14 claims
- 4989US9167976B2Systems, methods and devices for a skull/brain interfaceNEUROPACE INC·Filed 2014·Granted Oct 27, 2015·16 cites·14 claims
- 5089US8965513B2Systems, methods and devices for a skull/brain interfaceWINGEIER BRETT·Filed 2008·Granted Feb 24, 2015·34 cites·19 claims
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