Inventor

Robert E. Kraska

Inventor

Minneapolis, MN, US

Overview

1977–2005

Patent span

Electricity

Primary field (CPC H)

Patents· 18 as inventor

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

A61Nprimary

A61NElectrotherapy25%

H01MProcesses or means, e.g. batteries, for the direct conversion of chemical energy into electrical energy14%

Y02EReduction of greenhouse gas [ghg] emissions, related to energy generation, transmission or distribution14%

H01BCables11%

C03CChemical composition of glasses, glazes or vitreous enamels9%

B23KSoldering or unsoldering7%

C23CCoating metallic material7%

C22CAlloys5%

H01GCapacitors5%

Y10TTechnical subjects covered by former us classification5%

PatentTitleYear

6,855,456'Titanium alloy-pin battery feedthrough for an implantable medical device'2005 6,274,265'Method and system for evaluating an electrochemical cell for use with an implantable medical device'2001 6,203,937'Hermetic closure seal'2001 6,184,160'Method of making an hermetically sealed implantable medical device having a vacuum-treated liquid electrolyte-filled flat electrolytic capacitor'2001 6,099,600'Method of making a vacuum-treated liquid electrolyte-filled flat electrolytic capacitor'2000 6,090,503'Body implanted device with electrical feedthrough'2000 5,821,011'Body implanted device with electrical feedthrough'1998 5,712,462'Implantable medical device with high reliability electrical connection using reactive metals'1998 5,433,744'Medical electrical lead with super austentic stainless steel conductor'1995 5,411,545'Medical electrical lead'1995 5,306,581'Battery with weldable feedthrough'1994 5,040,544'Medical electrical lead and method of manufacture'1991 4,947,866'Medical electrical lead'1990 4,860,446'Medical electrical lead and method of manufacture'1989 4,678,868'Hermetic electrical feedthrough assembly'1987 4,217,137'Gold based alloy composition and brazing therewith, particularly for ceramic-metal seals in electrical feedthroughs'1980 4,180,700'Alloy composition and brazing therewith, particularly for _ceramic-metal seals in electrical feedthroughs'1979 4,010,760'Coupling assembly for implantable electromedical devices'1977

Career & activity timeline

Assembled from patent assignee/location history and declaration credentials.

1977–2005Patents assigned to MEDTRONIC INC (18)· patent assignee history

1977–2005Based in Minneapolis, MN, US· patent location history

1998–2000Based in Anoka, MN, US· patent location history

Inventor activity

Assignee and location history derived from the patent record.

Assignees

Assignee	Patents	Span
MEDTRONIC INC	18	1977–2005

Locations

Location	Patents	Span
Minneapolis, Minnesota, US	16	1977–2005
Anoka, Minnesota, US	2	1998–2000