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Michael W. Heinks
Also filed as: HEINKS MICHAEL W
24 granted patents·2 pending applications·651 citations·filing 1991–2024
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26 records- 0198US9278229B1Anti-tachyarrhythmia shock detectionMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 2015·Granted Mar 8, 2016·158 cites·20 claims
- 0298US7714757B2Chopper-stabilized analog-to-digital converterMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 2007·Granted May 11, 2010·106 cites·45 claims
- 0396US7474247B1Detecting overloading of an analog-to-digital converter of an implantable medical deviceMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 2007·Granted Jan 6, 2009·74 cites·25 claims
- 0495US7623053B2Implantable medical device with low power delta-sigma analog-to-digital converterMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 2007·Granted Nov 24, 2009·76 cites·25 claims
- 0595US7479910B1Capacitive digital-to-analog converter reset in an implantable medical device analog-to-digital converterMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 2007·Granted Jan 20, 2009·56 cites·25 claims
- 0694US10252071B2Multi-threshold sensing of cardiac electrical signals in an extracardiovascular implantable cardioverter defibrillatorMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 2016·Granted Apr 9, 2019·33 cites·29 claims
- 0790US11547864B2Multi-threshold sensing of cardiac electrical signals in an implantable medical deviceMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 2020·Granted Jan 10, 2023·2 cites·20 claims
- 0889US12005263B2Charge balanced cardiac pacing from high voltage circuitry of an extra-cardiovascular implantable cardioverter defibrillator systemMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 2022·Granted Jun 11, 2024·1 cites·21 claims
- 0986US10799710B2Multi-threshold sensing of cardiac electrical signals in an implantable medical deviceMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 2017·Granted Oct 13, 2020·7 cites·23 claims
- 1086US10493291B2Multi-threshold sensing of cardiac electrical signals in an extracardiovascular implantable cardioverter defibrillatorMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 2018·Granted Dec 3, 2019·5 cites·22 claims
- 1184US10583306B2Detection of electromagnetic interference in a cardiac electrical signal by an implantable medical deviceMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 2017·Granted Mar 10, 2020·7 cites·21 claims
- 1284US9643024B2Anti-tachyarrhythmia shock detectionMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 2016·Granted May 9, 2017·6 cites·20 claims
- 1382US7345607B1Implantable medical device with adjustable sigma-delta analog-to-digital conversion clock rateMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 2006·Granted Mar 18, 2008·18 cites·28 claims
- 1476US12186571B2Multi-threshold sensing of cardiac electrical signals in an implantable medical deviceMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 2022·Granted Jan 7, 2025·0 cites·20 claims
- 1575US12311189B2Multi-threshold sensing of cardiac electrical signals in an extracardiovascular implantable cardioverter defibrillatorMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 2022·Granted May 27, 2025·0 cites·18 claims
- 1675US11524169B2Charge balanced cardiac pacing from high voltage circuitry of an extra-cardiovascular implantable cardioverter defibrillator systemMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 2017·Granted Dec 13, 2022·3 cites·42 claims
- 1775US2024325767A1Charge balanced cardiac pacing from high voltage circuitry of an extra-cardiovascular implantable cardioverter defibrillator systemMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 2024·Application pending·0 cites
- 1872US5140496ADirect microcircuit decouplingHONEYWELL INC·Filed 1991·Granted Aug 18, 1992·48 cites·12 claims
- 1967US7123963B2Method of automatic evoked response sensing vector selection using evoked response waveform analysisMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 2002·Granted Oct 17, 2006·45 cites·23 claims
- 2065US11413469B2Multi-threshold sensing of cardiac electrical signals in an extracardiovascular implantable cardioverter defibrillatorMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 2019·Granted Aug 16, 2022·0 cites·23 claims
- 2161US12476538B2Device with switched capacitor charge pump sensing circuitryMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 2021·Granted Nov 18, 2025·0 cites·16 claims
- 2260US11786739B2Ventricular sensing control in a cardiac pacing systemMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 2020·Granted Oct 17, 2023·0 cites·33 claims
- 2359US12447348B2Secondary verification of MRI exposure at an implantable medical deviceMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 2022·Granted Oct 21, 2025·0 cites·25 claims
- 2456US12491368B2Medical device and method for cardiac pacing and sensingMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 2022·Granted Dec 9, 2025·0 cites·26 claims
- 2553US2025072810A1Medical device and method for detecting arrhythmiaMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 2023·Application pending·0 cites
- 2643US6925331B2EGM signal acquisition and processing systemMEDTRONIC IND·Filed 2002·Granted Aug 2, 2005·6 cites·7 claims
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