Inventor

Theodore P. Adams

Inventor

Edina, MN, US

Overview

1976–2005

Patent span

Human necessities

Primary field (CPC A)

Patents· 64 as inventor

Public. Assignee & technology derived from the patent record. Each patent links to its LexDana page.

A61Nprimary

A61NElectrotherapy54%

H01MProcesses or means, e.g. batteries, for the direct conversion of chemical energy into electrical energy11%

H04RLoudspeakers, microphones, gramophone pick-ups or like acoustic electromechanical transducers9%

Y10STechnical subjects covered by former uspc cross-reference art collections [xracs] and digests5%

A61FFilters implantable into blood vessels3%

Y02EReduction of greenhouse gas [ghg] emissions, related to energy generation, transmission or distribution3%

A61LMethods or apparatus for sterilising materials or objects in general2%

A63CSkates2%

B05DProcesses for applying fluent materials to surfaces, in general2%

B44DPainting or artistic drawing, not otherwise provided for2%

PatentTitleYear

RE038777'Dual battery power system for an implantable cardioverter defibrillator with voltage booster'2005 6,390,971'Method and apparatus for a programmable implantable hearing aid'2002 6,349,233'Neuro-stimulation to control pain during cardioversion defibrillation'2002 6,261,224'Piezoelectric film transducer for cochlear prosthetic'2001 6,005,955'Middle ear transducer'1999 5,997,466'Implantable hearing system having multiple transducers'1999 5,957,956'Implantable cardioverter defibrillator having a smaller mass'1999 5,919,211'ICD power source using multiple single use batteries'1999 5,899,847'Implantable middle-ear hearing assist system using piezoelectric transducer film'1999 5,879,283'Implantable hearing system having multiple transducers'1999 5,871,505'Apparatus for generating biphasic waveforms in an implantable defibrillator'1999 5,827,326'Implantable cardioverter defibrillator having a smaller energy storage capacity'1998 5,792,187'Neuro-stimulation to control pain during cardioversion defibrillation'1998 5,762,583'Piezoelectric film transducer'1998 5,735,878'Implantable defibrillator having multiple pathways'1998 5,730,699'Implantable hearing system having multiple transducers'1998 5,709,215'R-wave detection method for implantable cardioverter defibrillators'1998 5,707,338'Stapes vibrator'1998 5,697,953'Implantable cardioverter defibrillator having a smaller displacement volume'1997 5,641,326'Method and apparatus for independent atrial and ventricular defibrillation'1997 5,601,607'Implantable cardioverter defibrillator housing plated electrode'1997 5,591,210'Implantable defibrillation system and method for producing only short pulse waveforms'1997 5,549,933'Process for painting snow'1996 5,531,782'Implantable medical electrode with reduced number of conductors'1996 5,531,764'Implantable defibrillator system and method having successive changeable defibrillation waveforms'1996 5,531,766'Implantable cardioverter defibrillator pulse generator kite-tail electrode system'1996 5,514,160'Implantable defibrillator for producing a rectangular-shaped defibrillation waveform'1996 5,507,781'Implantable defibrillator system with capacitor switching circuitry'1996 5,470,346'Connector ports for an implantable defibrillator'1995 5,458,620'Cardiac arrhythmia detection using interdependent multiple parameter settings'1995 5,449,377'Overcharged final countershock for an implantable cardioverter defibrillator and method'1995 5,447,521'Safety system for an implantable defibrillator'1995 5,441,518'Implantable cardioverter defibrillator system having independently controllable electrode discharge pathway'1995 5,439,482'Prophylactic implantable cardioverter-defibrillator'1995 5,439,481'Semi-automatic atrial and ventricular cardioverter defibrillator'1995 5,425,749'Preemptive cardioversion therapy in an implantable cardioverter defibrillator'1995 5,411,526'Improved implantable defibrillator system for producing true-voltage-pulse waveforms'1995 5,405,363'Implantable cardioverter defibrillator having a smaller displacement volume'1995 5,385,575'Implantable cardioverter defibrillator having variable output capacitance'1995 5,383,915'Wireless programmer/repeater system for an implanted medical device'1995 5,376,103'Electrode system for implantable defibrillator'1994 5,372,605'Dual battery power system for an implantable cardioverter defibrillator'1994 5,369,351'High voltage charge storage array for an impantable defibrillator'1994 5,366,487'Fibrillation and tachycardia detection'1994 5,366,485'Apparatus for defibrillation pretreatment of a heart'1994 5,330,509'Method and apparatus for far-field tachycardia termination'1994 5,325,870'Multiplexed defibrillation electrode apparatus'1994 5,314,448'Process for defibrillation pretreatment of a heart'1994 5,312,443'Arrhythmia-detection criteria process for a cardioverter/defibrillator'1994 5,311,449'Sterilizable hand-held programmer/interrogator'1994 5,306,291'Optimal energy steering for an implantable defibrillator'1994 5,304,209'Remote-control temporary pacemaker'1994 5,303,306'Hearing aid with programmable remote and method of deriving settings for configuring the hearing aid'1994 5,300,110'Dirk-based epicardial defibrillation electrode'1994 5,263,977'Electrode spacing device'1993 5,241,960'Defibrillator pulse generator'1993 5,235,979'Dual battery system for implantable defibrillator'1993 5,199,429'Implantable defibrillator system employing capacitor switching networks'1993 5,197,469'Sterilizable programmer repeater'1993 5,192,311'Medical implant and method of making'1993 5,165,966'Process for painting snow'1992 4,986,831'Medical implant'1991 4,693,253'Automatic implantable defibrillator and pacer'1987 3,945,387'Implantable cardiac pacer with characteristic controllable circuit and control device therefor'1976

Career & activity timeline

Assembled from patent assignee/location history and declaration credentials.

1976Based in Wauwatosa, WI, US· patent location history

1987–2005Based in Edina, MN, US· patent location history

1991–2005Patents assigned to ANGEION CORP (45)· patent assignee history

1992Patents assigned to ADAMS THEODORE P (1)· patent assignee history

1993Patents assigned to ANGEMED INC (1)· patent assignee history

1995Patents assigned to ANGELON CORP (1)· patent assignee history

1998–2002Patents assigned to ST CROIX MEDICAL INC (8)· patent assignee history

Inventor activity

Assignee and location history derived from the patent record.

Assignees

Assignee	Patents	Span
ANGEION CORP	45	1991–2005
ST CROIX MEDICAL INC	8	1998–2002
ADAMS THEODORE Pself	1	1992
ANGELON CORP	1	1995
ANGEMED INC	1	1993

Locations

Location	Patents	Span
Edina, Minnesota, US	63	1987–2005
Wauwatosa, WI, US	1	1976