Inventor · Clarence, NY, US

Wilson Greatbatch

40Patents
19h-index
13Co-inventors
78Inventor score

Filing activity: Jan 2, 1974 → Nov 27, 2004

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US4157720A Cardiac pacemaker Human Necessities 314 Expired
US6711440B2 MRI-compatible medical device with passive generation of optical sensing signals Physics 235 Expired
US6795730B2 MRI-resistant implantable device Human Necessities 118 Expired
US7136701B2 Hybrid battery power source for implantable medical use Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 87 Expired
US6778856B2 Electromagnetic interference immune tissue invasive system Physics 69 Expired
US4050004A Cardiac pacer including controlled voltage multiplier Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 65 Expired
US6795736B2 Electromagnetic interference immune tissue invasive system Physics 61 Expired
US4314554A Tissue growth control apparatus and method Human Necessities 61 Expired
US4313438A Tissue growth control apparatus and method Human Necessities 60 Expired
US4291125A Method for electronic control of infections using silver ions Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 52 Expired
US7047074B2 Electromagnetic interference immune tissue invasive system Physics 52 Expired
US6988001B2 Hermetic component housing for photonic catheter Human Necessities 45 Expired
US4405311A Method and apparatus for direct electrical injection of gold ions into tissue such as bone Human Necessities 36 Expired
US3957533A Lithium-iodine battery having coated anode Electricity 30 Expired
US6909915B2 Hybrid battery power source for implantable medical use Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 29 Expired
US7079893B2 Hybrid battery power source for implantable medical use Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 28 Expired
US3969142A Lithium iodine battery Electricity 24 Expired
US4105833A Lithium-bromine cell Electricity 23 Expired
US3937635A Lithium-iodine battery Electricity 20 Expired
US7020519B2 Hybrid battery power source for implantable medical use Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 17 Expired
US4132836A Alkali metal-halogen cell having mixed halogen cathode Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 16 Expired
US4166158A Lithium-iodine cell Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 16 Expired
US5324643A Method of conferring resistance to retroviral infection Chemistry; Metallurgy 15 Expired
US4071662A Lithium-iodine battery having coated anode Electricity 15 Expired
US4128703A Lithium-iodine cell Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 13 Expired

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