Inventor · Santa Monica, CA, US

John C. Gord

57Patents
40h-index
58Co-inventors
91Inventor score

Filing activity: Dec 19, 1983 → Jul 3, 2017

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6427088B1 Ambulatory medical apparatus and method using telemetry system with predefined reception listening periods Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1,230 Expired
US5193539A Implantable microstimulator Electricity 1,087 Expired
US6733446B2 Ambulatory medical apparatus and method using a telemetry system with predefined reception listening periods Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1,026 Expired
US6950708B2 Ambulatory medical apparatus and method using a telemetry system with predefined reception listening Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1,023 Expired
US5193540A Structure and method of manufacture of an implantable microstimulator Human Necessities 1,002 Expired
US5999848A Daisy chainable sensors and stimulators for implantation in living tissue Electricity 1,000 Expired
US6259937A Implantable substrate sensor Electricity 965 Expired
US6164284A System of implantable devices for monitoring and/or affecting body parameters Human Necessities 857 Expired
US5324316A Implantable microstimulator Electricity 825 Expired
US6185452A Battery-powered patient implantable device Human Necessities 803 Expired
US5917346A Low power current to frequency converter circuit for use in implantable sensors Human Necessities 716 Expired
US5405367A Structure and method of manufacture of an implantable microstimulator Human Necessities 684 Expired
US6181969A Programmable current output stimulus stage for implantable device Human Necessities 670 Expired
US6498043B1 Substrate sensor Electricity 618 Expired
US5999849A Low power rectifier circuit for implantable medical device Human Necessities 539 Expired
US6564807B1 System of implantable devices for monitoring and/or affecting body parameters Human Necessities 415 Expired
US5522865A Voltage/current control system for a human tissue stimulator Electricity 379 Expired
US6308101A Fully implantable cochlear implant system Human Necessities 360 Expired
US6809507B2 Implantable sensor electrodes and electronic circuitry Physics 355 Expired
US5603726A Multichannel cochlear implant system including wearable speech processor Electricity 301 Expired
US7114502B2 Battery-powered patient implantable device Human Necessities 295 Expired
US6035237A Implantable stimulator that prevents DC current flow without the use of discrete output coupling capacitors Human Necessities 285 Expired
US5876425A Power control loop for implantable tissue stimulator Electricity 276 Expired
US7237712B2 Implantable device and communication integrated circuit implementable therein Human Necessities 221 Expired
US6472991B1 Multichannel communication protocol configured to extend the battery life of an implantable device Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 202 Expired

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