Inventor · White Bear Lake, MN, US

Brian L. Schmidt

99Patents
15h-index
81Co-inventors
87Inventor score

Filing activity: Nov 3, 2000 → Jun 28, 2023

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6699265B1 Flat capacitor for an implantable medical device Human Necessities 107 Expired
US9492674B2 Leadless cardiac pacemaker with delivery and/or retrieval features Human Necessities 97 Active
US6522525B1 Implantable heart monitors having flat capacitors with curved profiles Human Necessities 79 Expired
US6709946B2 Method for interconnecting anodes and cathodes in a flat capacitor Human Necessities 60 Expired
US7107099B1 Capacitor having a feedthrough assembly with a coupling member Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 51 Expired
US6674634B2 Implantable heart monitors having flat capacitors with curved profiles Human Necessities 41 Expired
US10080887B2 Leadless cardiac pacing devices including tissue engagement verification Human Necessities 37 Active
US6957103B2 Configurations and methods for making capacitor connections Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 29 Expired
US6999304B2 Foil structures for use in a capacitor with an anode foil and a cathode foil stacked together Human Necessities 27 Expired
US6985351B2 Implantable heart monitors having flat capacitors with curved profiles Human Necessities 27 Expired
US10137305B2 Systems and methods for behaviorally responsive signal detection and therapy delivery Human Necessities 25 Active
US7072713B2 Flat capacitor for an implantable medical device Human Necessities 24 Expired
US7157671B2 Flat capacitor for an implantable medical device Human Necessities 18 Expired
US9393427B2 Leadless cardiac pacemaker with delivery and/or retrieval features Human Necessities 17 Active
US7355841B1 Configurations and methods for making capacitor connections Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 16 Expired
US9480850B2 Leadless cardiac pacemaker and retrieval device Human Necessities 15 Active
US10265503B2 Delivery devices and methods for leadless cardiac devices Human Necessities 13 Active
US7365960B2 Capacitor having a feedthrough assembly with a coupling member Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 13 Active
US7221556B2 Implantable medical device with a capacitor that includes stacked anode and cathode foils Human Necessities 13 Expired
US7190570B2 Configurations and methods for making capacitor connections Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 12 Expired
US10046167B2 Implantable medical device with radiopaque ID tag Human Necessities 12 Active
US9700732B2 Leadless cardiac pacemaker and retrieval device Human Necessities 11 Active
US7177692B2 Capacitor having a feedthrough assembly with a coupling member Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 11 Expired
US7456077B2 Method for interconnecting anodes and cathodes in a flat capacitor Human Necessities 11 Expired
US9956400B2 Delivery devices and methods for leadless cardiac devices Human Necessities 11 Active

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