John W. Swanson
63Patents
15h-index
56Co-inventors
87Inventor score
Filing activity: Oct 8, 1986 → Feb 17, 2023
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US6973342B1 | Flexible bio-probe assembly | Electricity | 185 | Expired |
| US5800500A | Cochlear implant with shape memory material and method for implanting the same | Human Necessities | 82 | Expired |
| US8271099B1 | Implantable paddle lead comprising compressive longitudinal members for supporting electrodes and method of fabrication | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 78 | Active |
| US5630839A | Multi-electrode cochlear implant and method of manufacturing the same | Human Necessities | 77 | Expired |
| US8271098B2 | Method for processing electrodes for stimulation lead | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 49 | Active |
| US6892438B1 | Method of making a bio-probe | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 41 | Expired |
| US6560472B2 | Multi-channel structurally robust brain probe and method of making the same | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 41 | Expired |
| US7190989B1 | Multi-channel flexible bio-probe and method of making the same | Human Necessities | 39 | Expired |
| US4825430A | Erasable optical data storage medium having an embedded servo track and a subsurface recording interface | Physics | 26 | Expired |
| US4896314A | Bump-forming media including thin intermediate reflective layer and methods for writing, reading, and erasing same | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 23 | Expired |
| US8171621B2 | Methods of fabrication of a simulation lead | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 20 | Active |
| US6719582B1 | Method of making a flexible electrode bio-probe assembly | Electricity | 19 | Expired |
| US7239922B1 | Implantable cable having securely attached ring contacts and method of manufacturing the same | Human Necessities | 18 | Expired |
| US9054436B2 | Method of fabricating stimulation lead for applying electrical stimulation to tissue of a patient | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 17 | Active |
| US8032230B1 | Stimulation lead, stimulation system, and method for limiting MRI induced current in a stimulation lead | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 15 | Active |
| US9844661B2 | Compliant electrical stimulation leads and methods of fabrication | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 15 | Active |
| US6766578B1 | Method for manufacturing ribbon cable having precisely aligned wires | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 13 | Expired |
| US8099172B2 | Spinal cord stimulation paddle lead and method of making the same | Human Necessities | 11 | Active |
| US8831746B2 | Self-folding paddle lead and method of fabricating a paddle lead | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 10 | Active |
| US6368147B1 | Zero insertion force percutaneous connector and flexible brain probe assembly | Electricity | 10 | Expired |
| US6111726A | Data storage cartridge with rotary shutter | Physics | 10 | Expired |
| US8244374B1 | Implantable paddle lead comprising stretching electrical traces and method of fabrication | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 9 | Active |
| US8019442B1 | Assembly kit for creating paddle-style lead from one or several percutaneous leads and method of lead implantation | Human Necessities | 9 | Active |
| US6537471B2 | Method for producing ultra thin wall extrusions | Performing Operations; Transporting | 9 | Expired |
| US6585021B2 | CD label applicator kit | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 9 | Expired |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.