Inventor

Paul A. Pignato

Inventor

Stacy, MN, US

Overview

1999–2021

Patent span

Human necessities

Primary field (CPC A)

Patents· 45 as inventor

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

A61Nprimary

A61NElectrotherapy47%

A61BDiagnosis23%

A61FFilters implantable into blood vessels11%

H01GCapacitors11%

Y10TTechnical subjects covered by former us classification5%

A61MDevices for introducing media into, or onto, the body3%

PatentTitleYear

11,058,869Implant tool and improved electrode design for minimally invasive procedure2021 10,806,580Self-adjusting attachment structure for a cardiac support device2020 10,632,303Adapter for connection to pulse generator2020 10,433,851Braided vascular devices having no end clamps2019 10,350,406Implant tool and improved electrode design for minimally invasive procedure2019 10,327,746Multi-component vascular device2019 10,278,723Vessel sealing devices2019 9,737,403'Self-adjusting attachment structure for a cardiac support device'2017 9,511,218'Implant tool and improved electrode design for minimally invasive procedure'2016 9,414,842'Multi-component vascular device'2016 9,345,877'Adapter for connection to pulse generator'2016 8,870,744'Cardiac support device delivery tool with independently movable arms'2014 8,788,066'Implant tool and improved electrode design for minimally invasive procedure'2014 8,454,634'Vessel sealing devices'2013 8,437,867'Implant tool and improved electrode design for minimally invasive procedure'2013 8,246,539'Pericardium management method for intra-pericardial surgical procedures'2012 8,100,821'Low friction delivery tool for a cardiac support device'2012 7,727,142'Delivery tool for cardiac support device'2010 7,722,632'Surgical suture holding device'2010 7,618,364'Cardiac wall tension relief device and method'2009 7,589,956'Methods of applying separator members to an electrode of a capacitor'2009 7,507,235'Method and system for organ positioning and stabilization'2009 7,438,680'Method and device for organ positioning'2008 7,326,173'Device for organ positioning'2008 7,242,572'Methods of applying separator members to an electrode of a capacitor'2007 7,177,140'Implantable medical device having flat electrolytic capacitor with porous gas vent within electrolyte fill tube'2007 7,110,240'Implantable medical device having flat electrolytic capacitor with differing sized anode and cathode layers'2006 6,963,482'Implantable medical device having flat electrolytic capacitor with differing sized anode and cathode layers'2005 6,837,848'Methods and apparatus for accessing and stabilizing an area of the heart'2005 6,795,729'Implantable medical device having flat electrolytic capacitor with differing sized anode and cathode layers'2004 6,676,597'Method and device for organ positioning'2004 6,603,654'Implantable medical device having flat electrolytic capacitor with tailored anode layers'2003 6,560,089'Implantable medical device having flat electrolytic capacitor with cathode/case electrical connections'2003 6,493,212'Implantable medical device having flat electrolytic capacitor with porous gas vent within electrolyte fill tube'2002 6,447,443'Method for organ positioning and stabilization'2002 6,402,793'Implantable medical device having flat electrolytic capacitor with cathode/case electrical connections'2002 6,388,866'Implantable medical device having flat electrolytic capacitor with tailored anode layers'2002 6,212,063'Implantable medical device having flat electrolytic capacitor with connector block and sealed feedthroughs'2001 6,184,160'Method of making an hermetically sealed implantable medical device having a vacuum-treated liquid electrolyte-filled flat electrolytic capacitor'2001 6,157,531'Implantable medical device having flat electrolytic capacitor with liquid electrolyte fill tube'2000 6,099,600'Method of making a vacuum-treated liquid electrolyte-filled flat electrolytic capacitor'2000 6,042,624'Method of making an implantable medical device having a flat electrolytic capacitor'2000 6,032,075'Implantable medical device with flat aluminum electolytic capacitor'2000 6,009,348'Implantable medical device having flat electrolytic capacitor with registered electrode layers'1999 6,006,133'Implantable medical device having flat electrolytic capacitor with consolidated electrode assembly'1999

Career & activity timeline

Assembled from patent assignee/location history and declaration credentials.

1999–2019Patents assigned to MEDTRONIC INC (28)· patent assignee history

1999–2021Based in Stacy, MN, US· patent location history

2002–2003Based in Stach, MN, US· patent location history

2012–2020Patents assigned to MARDIL INC (5)· patent assignee history

2012–2017Patents assigned to HJELLE AARON J (4)· patent assignee history

2012–2017Patents assigned to PIGNATO PAUL ANDREW (4)· patent assignee history

2013–2021Patents assigned to CVRX INC (7)· patent assignee history

Inventor activity

Assignee and location history derived from the patent record.

Assignees

Assignee	Patents	Span
MEDTRONIC INC	28	1999–2019
CVRX INC	7	2013–2021
MARDIL INC	5	2012–2020
HJELLE AARON J	4	2012–2017
PIGNATO PAUL ANDREWself	4	2012–2017

Locations

Location	Patents	Span
Stacy, Minnesota, US	43	1999–2021
Stach, Minnesota, US	2	2002–2003