John W. Forsberg
74Patents
29h-index
46Co-inventors
88Inventor score
Filing activity: Jan 29, 1975 → Jul 19, 2011
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US5893883A | Portable stimulation screening device for screening therapeutic effect of electrical stimulation on a patient user during normal activities of the patient user | Human Necessities | 377 | Expired |
| US7203549B2 | Medical device programmer with internal antenna and display | Human Necessities | 329 | Expired |
| US7082333B1 | Patient directed therapy management | Human Necessities | 266 | Expired |
| US7551960B2 | External presentation of electrical stimulation parameters | Human Necessities | 143 | Active |
| US7066910B2 | Patient directed therapy management | Physics | 141 | Expired |
| US7640059B2 | External presentation of electrical stimulation parameters | Physics | 124 | Expired |
| US6456883B1 | Apparatus and method for allowing immediate retrieval for information and identification from an implantable medical device having a depleted power source | Human Necessities | 117 | Expired |
| US4708753A | Water-in-oil emulsions | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 108 | Expired |
| US8265770B2 | Driver circuitry switchable between energy transfer and telemetry for an implantable medical device | Human Necessities | 92 | Active |
| US4844756A | Water-in-oil emulsions | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 89 | Expired |
| US8005547B2 | Inductively rechargeable external energy source, charger, system and method for a transcutaneous inductive charger for an implantable medical device | Human Necessities | 73 | Active |
| US7286881B2 | External power source having an adjustable magnetic core and method of use | Electricity | 72 | Expired |
| US4447348A | Carboxylic solubilizer/surfactant combinations and aqueous compositions containing same | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 64 | Expired |
| US4368133A | Aqueous systems containing nitrogen-containing, phosphorous-free carboxylic solubilizer/surfactant additives | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 63 | Expired |
| US5260268A | Methods of drilling well boreholes and compositions used therein | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 61 | Expired |
| US7561921B2 | Neurostimulator programmer with internal antenna | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 56 | Expired |
| US7076292B2 | Optical communication of neurostimulation-system information | Human Necessities | 55 | Expired |
| US4329249A | Carboxylic acid derivatives of alkanol tertiary monoamines and lubricants or functional fluids containing the same | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 54 | Expired |
| US5178786A | Corrosion-inhibiting compositions and functional fluids containing same | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 53 | Expired |
| US7191008B2 | Implantable medical device with a dual power source | Human Necessities | 49 | Expired |
| US8165678B2 | Inductively rechargeable external energy source, charger and system for a transcutaneous inductive charger for an implantable medical device | Human Necessities | 48 | Active |
| US4448703A | Carboxylic solubilizer/surfactant combinations and aqueous compositions containing same | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 40 | Expired |
| US4770803A | Aqueous compositions containing carboxylic salts | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 37 | Expired |
| US4828633A | Salt compositions for explosives | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 37 | Expired |
| US7356369B2 | Z-axis assembly of medical device programmer | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 35 | Expired |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.