Nathan A. Torgerson
102Patents
29h-index
84Co-inventors
93Inventor score
Filing activity: Sep 4, 1991 → Dec 22, 2021
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 |
| US7463928B2 | Identifying combinations of electrodes for neurostimulation therapy | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 298 | Expired |
| US5820589A | Implantable non-invasive rate-adjustable pump | Human Necessities | 259 | Expired |
| US7519431B2 | Shifting between electrode combinations in electrical stimulation device | Human Necessities | 202 | Active |
| US6937891B2 | Independent therapy programs in an implantable medical device | Human Necessities | 199 | Expired |
| US6453198B1 | Power management for an implantable medical device | Human Necessities | 196 | Expired |
| US7826901B2 | Generation of therapy programs and program groups | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 191 | Active |
| US6950706B2 | Wave shaping for an implantable medical device | Human Necessities | 160 | 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 |
| US7167756B1 | Battery recharge management for an implantable medical device | Human Necessities | 117 | Expired |
| US7623919B2 | Distributed lead functionality testing | Human Necessities | 113 | Active |
| US8219196B2 | Determination of stimulation output capabilities throughout power source voltage range | Human Necessities | 91 | Active |
| US7489966B2 | Independent therapy programs in an implantable medical device | Human Necessities | 88 | Active |
| US7957814B2 | Shifting between electrode combinations in electrical stimulation device | Human Necessities | 84 | Active |
| US8571677B2 | Programming techniques for stimulation with utilization of case electrode | Human Necessities | 76 | Active |
| US7865245B2 | Battery recharge management for implantable medical device | Human Necessities | 72 | Active |
| US8918184B1 | Identification of electrode combination for efficacious electrical stimulation therapy | Human Necessities | 72 | Active |
| US7483748B2 | Programmable waveform pulses for an implantable medical device | Human Necessities | 68 | Expired |
| US7805189B2 | Voltage/current regulator improvements for an implantable medical device | Human Necessities | 60 | Active |
| US6820019B1 | Device and method for determining and communicating the remaining life of a battery in an implantable neurological tissue stimulating device | Human Necessities | 56 | Expired |
| US7191008B2 | Implantable medical device with a dual power source | Human Necessities | 49 | Expired |
| US9333350B2 | Psychiatric disorder therapy control | Human Necessities | 47 | Active |
| US8634927B2 | Medical device recharge systems using a controller in wireless communication with a separate recharge device | Human Necessities | 47 | Active |
| US7734351B2 | Method and apparatus for assisting deglutition | Human Necessities | 44 | Active |
| US7711433B2 | Switched power using telemetry in an implantable medical device | Human Necessities | 41 | Active |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.