Inventor · Maple Grove, MN, US

Mark E. Schommer

26Patents
19h-index
18Co-inventors
78Inventor score

Filing activity: Jun 16, 2000 → Nov 10, 2020

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US7203549B2 Medical device programmer with internal antenna and display Human Necessities 329 Expired
US7286880B2 System and method for transcutaneous energy transfer achieving high efficiency Human Necessities 233 Expired
US7505816B2 Actively cooled external energy source, external charger, system of transcutaneous energy transfer, system of transcutaneous charging and method therefore Human Necessities 177 Active
US6850803B1 Implantable medical device with a recharging coil magnetic shield Human Necessities 146 Expired
US7515967B2 Ambulatory energy transfer system for an implantable medical device and method therefore Human Necessities 119 Expired
US7805200B2 Implantable medical device with external housing for a recharging coil Human Necessities 87 Active
US7286881B2 External power source having an adjustable magnetic core and method of use Electricity 72 Expired
US7945334B2 Implantable medical device and electrical stimulation device with magnetic shield Human Necessities 57 Expired
US7561921B2 Neurostimulator programmer with internal antenna Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 56 Expired
US7308316B2 Storable implantable medical device assembly allowing in package charging Electricity 52 Expired
US8170681B2 Method of charging an implantable medical device Human Necessities 44 Active
US7356369B2 Z-axis assembly of medical device programmer Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 35 Expired
US7631415B2 Method for assembling a programmer for a medical device Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 32 Active
US7263406B2 Medical device programmer with selective disablement of display during telemetry Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 30 Expired
US7711435B2 Pre-positioned storable implantable medical device assembly allowing in package charging and method Electricity 26 Active
US7482783B2 Shipping container for an implantable medical device Electricity 25 Active
US9259584B2 External unit for implantable medical device coupled by cord Human Necessities 24 Active
US8346361B2 User interface for external charger for implantable medical device Human Necessities 24 Active
US8880184B2 Spacers for use with transcutaneous energy transfer system Human Necessities 20 Active
US7729766B2 Circuit board construction for handheld programmer Human Necessities 19 Expired
US7272445B2 Medical device programmer with faceplate Human Necessities 15 Expired
US9789324B2 External energy transfer system for an implantable medical device and method therefor Human Necessities 12 Active
US9248299B2 Medical device programmer Human Necessities 6 Active
US10850111B2 External energy transfer system for an implantable medical device and method therefor Human Necessities 1 Active
US11439836B2 External energy transfer system for an implantable medical device and method therefor Human Necessities 0 Active

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