Inventor · New Brighton, MN, US

John D. Norton

52Patents
16h-index
56Co-inventors
87Inventor score

Filing activity: Mar 29, 2000 → Nov 1, 2021

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6842328B2 Capacitor and method for producing a capacitor Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 143 Expired
US6807048B1 Electrolytic capacitor for use in an implantable medical device Electricity 119 Expired
US6995971B2 Capacitors including interacting separators and surfactants Electricity 82 Expired
US6801424B1 Electrolytic capacitor for use in an implantable medical device Electricity 68 Expired
US6445948B1 Implantable medical device having a substantially flat battery Human Necessities 60 Expired
US8936630B2 Optical stimulation therapy Human Necessities 56 Active
US6819544B1 Dual-anode electrolytic capacitor for use in an implantable medical device Electricity 54 Expired
US7002790B2 Capacitor in an implantable medical device Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 41 Expired
US7342774B2 Advanced valve metal anodes with complex interior and surface features and methods for processing same Human Necessities 41 Expired
US6799072B2 Electrically insulated component sub-assemblies of implantable medical devices Performing Operations; Transporting 32 Expired
US7242572B2 Methods of applying separator members to an electrode of a capacitor Electricity 31 Expired
US8086312B2 Capacitors for medical devices Human Necessities 28 Active
US10124179B2 Implantable medical devices with low volume batteries, and systems Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 28 Active
US8195291B2 Apparatus and method for optimizing capacitor charge in a medical device Human Necessities 24 Active
US7837743B2 Tantalum anodes for high voltage capacitors employed by implantable medical devices and fabrication thereof Electricity 22 Active
US7544218B2 Method for fabricating a medical device that includes a capacitor that does not require oxide reformation Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 16 Active
US9077030B2 Implantable medical devices with low volume batteries, and systems Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 16 Active
US7684171B2 Capacitors based on valve metal alloys for use in medical devices Electricity 12 Active
US7952853B2 Capacitor electrolyte Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 11 Active
US6985352B2 Capacitors including track-etched separator materials Electricity 11 Expired
US7491246B2 Capacitor electrodes produced with atomic layer deposition for use in implantable medical devices Electricity 9 Active
US8675348B2 Capacitor electrolyte Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 9 Active
US7050850B2 Methods and apparatus for reforming high-voltage electrolytic capacitors Human Necessities 9 Expired
US7555339B2 Capacitor designs for medical devices Human Necessities 9 Expired
US7570996B2 Complex-shaped ceramic capacitors for implantable cardioverter defibrillators and method of manufacture Human Necessities 9 Active

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