Inventor · Portland, OR, US

John W. Swanson

63Patents
15h-index
56Co-inventors
87Inventor score

Filing activity: Oct 8, 1986 → Feb 17, 2023

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
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.