Inventor · Maple Grove, MN, US

Andrew J. Thom

37Patents
10h-index
45Co-inventors
75Inventor score

Filing activity: Jul 12, 1994 → Dec 21, 2022

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US10238880B2 Medical devices having deformable structures providing medical lead fixation Human Necessities 23 Active
US8841558B2 Hermetic feedthrough Chemistry; Metallurgy 19 Active
US8670829B2 Insulator for a feedthrough Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 17 Active
US9008779B2 Insulator for a feedthrough Human Necessities 17 Active
US9418778B2 Method of manufacturing a feedthrough Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 14 Active
US8872035B2 Hermetic feedthrough Human Necessities 14 Active
US8588916B2 Feedthrough configured for interconnect Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 13 Active
US9138821B2 Methods for simultaneously brazing a ferrule and lead pins Electricity 13 Active
US8639341B2 Multi-electrode implantable systems and assemblies therefor Human Necessities 13 Active
US9278223B2 Lead connector with glass braze Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 10 Active
US8751002B2 Lead connector with glass braze Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 10 Active
US8373075B2 Implantable co-fired electrical feedthroughs Human Necessities 4 Active
US8192418B2 Releasing a material within a medical device via an optical feedthrough Human Necessities 4 Active
US9950180B2 Implantable device with chassis element Human Necessities 3 Active
US10413747B2 Implantable device with optical lead connector Human Necessities 2 Active
US10245441B2 Implantable device with optical lead Human Necessities 2 Active
US11559695B2 Implantable medical devices having modular lead bores Electricity 1 Active
US11647600B2 Sealed package and method of forming same Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1 Active
US11617892B2 Toolless lead connector assembly Electricity 1 Active
US5779823A Carbon or boron modified titanium silicide Chemistry; Metallurgy 1 Expired
US10471266B2 Hermetic feedthrough for an implantable medical device Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1 Active
US9742178B2 Medical device feedthrough assemblies with strain relief Electricity 1 Active
US11213673B2 Diffusion bonded lead connector Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1 Active
US8509899B2 Multi-electrode implantable systems and assemblies thereof Human Necessities 1 Active
US5580518A Carbon or boron modified titanium silicide Chemistry; Metallurgy 1 Expired

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.