Inventor · Quartz Hill, CA, US

Sheldon Williams

31Patents
17h-index
37Co-inventors
77Inventor score

Filing activity: Feb 28, 2001 → Oct 27, 2016

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6999821B2 Body implantable lead including one or more conductive polymer electrodes and methods for fabricating same Human Necessities 913 Expired
US7200437B1 Tissue contact for satellite cardiac pacemaker Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 246 Expired
US6968237B2 Implantable coronary sinus lead and lead system Human Necessities 201 Expired
US7319905B1 Passive fixation mechanism for epicardial sensing and stimulation lead placed through pericardial access Human Necessities 188 Expired
US7920928B1 Passive fixation for epicardial lead Human Necessities 134 Active
US7369901B1 Myocardial lead and lead system Human Necessities 123 Expired
US7433739B1 Passive fixation mechanism for epicardial sensing and stimulation lead placed through pericardial access Human Necessities 106 Expired
US7881810B1 Cardiac access methods and apparatus Human Necessities 100 Active
US7056314B1 Steerable obturator Human Necessities 91 Expired
US7389134B1 Trans-septal intra-cardiac lead system Human Necessities 80 Expired
US7231259B2 Body implantable lead comprising electrically conductive polymer conductors Human Necessities 65 Expired
US7450999B1 Trans-septal intra-cardiac lead system Human Necessities 41 Expired
US7340288B1 Trans-septal intra-cardiac lead system Human Necessities 33 Expired
US6456890B2 Lead with polymeric tubular liner for guidewire and stylet insertion Human Necessities 28 Expired
US6456889B2 Lead with polymeric tubular liner for guidewire and stylet insertion Human Necessities 26 Expired
US7899555B2 Intrapericardial lead Human Necessities 25 Active
US7274965B1 Trans-septal intra-cardiac lead system Human Necessities 20 Expired
US7418868B1 Pressure sensor and method of fabricating such a module Physics 12 Active
US7551967B1 Implantable medical leads and devices having carbon nanotube-based anti-electrostatic coatings and methods for making such leads and devices Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 9 Expired
US7448999B1 Trans-septal intra-cardiac lead system Human Necessities 6 Active
US7949411B1 Epicardial lead Human Necessities 6 Active
US8311648B1 Cardiac access methods and apparatus Human Necessities 4 Active
US8406902B2 Intrapericardial lead with precurved distal end portion Human Necessities 4 Active
US8538555B1 Cardiac access methods and apparatus Human Necessities 4 Active
US9295844B2 Bioelectric battery for implantable device applications Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 3 Active

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