Inventor · Elk River, MN, US

Randy S. Roles

53Patents
13h-index
89Co-inventors
87Inventor score

Filing activity: Oct 25, 2001 → Apr 26, 2023

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US9398901B2 Minimally invasive implantable neurostimulation system Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 80 Active
US6963780B2 Implantable medical device including a surface-mount terminal array Human Necessities 54 Expired
US7647111B2 Connector assembly for connecting a lead and an implantable medical device Electricity 50 Expired
US9560787B2 Removable heat management for recharge coils Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 50 Active
US6884122B2 Lead frame and strip molding for contact connectors in implantable medical devices Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 42 Expired
US9622778B2 Subcutaneous delivery tool Human Necessities 39 Active
US10045764B2 Minimally invasive implantable neurostimulation system Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 37 Active
US6881516B2 Contoured battery for implantable medical devices and method of manufacture Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 29 Expired
US9826963B2 Minimally invasive implantable neurostimulation system Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 25 Active
US9931107B2 Minimally invasive implantable neurostimulation system Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 24 Active
US10238880B2 Medical devices having deformable structures providing medical lead fixation Human Necessities 23 Active
US8887619B2 Removable heat management for recharge coils Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 21 Active
US9216297B2 Flexible recharge coil techniques Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 18 Active
US10258789B2 Minimally invasive implantable neurostimulation system Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 13 Active
US8032221B2 Sealing setscrew Human Necessities 11 Active
US8401648B2 Housing for implantable medical device Human Necessities 10 Active
US10201335B2 Minimally invasive implantable neurostimulation system Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 10 Active
US8916290B2 Contoured battery for implantable medical devices and method of manufacture Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 8 Active
US10792488B2 Minimally invasive implantable neurostimulation system Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 7 Active
US7968226B2 Contoured battery for implantable medical devices and method of manufacture Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 5 Active
US8389155B2 Contoured battery for implantable medical devices Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 4 Active
US10322288B2 Heat management for recharge coils for implantable medical devices Electricity 4 Active
US8190260B2 Lead retention and sealing device Human Necessities 3 Active
US8065007B2 Method and apparatus for forming a hermetic enclosure seal in an implantable medical device Human Necessities 3 Active
US11011801B2 Battery connectors for implantable medical devices Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 3 Active

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