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William G. Howard
Also filed as: HOWARD WILLIAM G
43 granted patents·5 pending applications·2,621 citations·filing 1980–2011
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48 records- 0199US7337010B2Medical device having lithium-ion batteryMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 2004·Granted Feb 26, 2008·461 cites·62 claims
- 0298US7803481B2Lithium-ion batteryMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 2009·Granted Sep 28, 2010·31 cites·20 claims
- 0398US7582387B2Lithium-ion batteryMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 2004·Granted Sep 1, 2009·96 cites·55 claims
- 0498US5439760AHigh reliability electrochemical cell and electrode assembly thereforMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 1993·Granted Aug 8, 1995·284 cites·71 claims
- 0597US8105714B2Lithium-ion batterySCHMIDT CRAIG L·Filed 2007·Granted Jan 31, 2012·48 cites·35 claims
- 0697US7883790B2Method of preventing over-discharge of batteryMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 2009·Granted Feb 8, 2011·27 cites·20 claims
- 0797US7794869B2Lithium-ion batteryMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 2009·Granted Sep 14, 2010·27 cites·30 claims
- 0897US7682745B2Medical device having lithium-ion batteryMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 2004·Granted Mar 23, 2010·74 cites·46 claims
- 0997US7641992B2Medical device having lithium-ion batteryMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 2004·Granted Jan 5, 2010·80 cites·76 claims
- 1097US7563541B2Lithium-ion batteryMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 2004·Granted Jul 21, 2009·65 cites·50 claims
- 1197US7505816B2Actively cooled external energy source, external charger, system of transcutaneous energy transfer, system of transcutaneous charging and method thereforeMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 2005·Granted Mar 17, 2009·184 cites·24 claims
- 1296US9077022B2Lithium-ion batteryHOWARD WILLIAM G·Filed 2010·Granted Jul 7, 2015·25 cites·11 claims
- 1396US7931987B2Lithium-ion batteryMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 2010·Granted Apr 26, 2011·10 cites·33 claims
- 1496US7875389B2Lithium-ion batteryMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 2009·Granted Jan 25, 2011·18 cites·38 claims
- 1596US7662509B2Lithium-ion batteryMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 2004·Granted Feb 16, 2010·55 cites·55 claims
- 1696US7642013B2Medical device having lithium-ion batteryMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 2004·Granted Jan 5, 2010·63 cites·61 claims
- 1796US7635541B2Method for charging lithium-ion batteryMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 2005·Granted Dec 22, 2009·82 cites·38 claims
- 1895US7740985B2Lithium-ion batteryMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 2009·Granted Jun 22, 2010·12 cites·34 claims
- 1995US6040082AVolumetrically efficient battery for implantable medical devicesMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 1997·Granted Mar 21, 2000·171 cites·32 claims
- 2094US5344431AMethod and apparatus for determination of end-of-service for implantable devicesMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 1992·Granted Sep 6, 1994·95 cites·10 claims
- 2193US5180642AElectrochemical cells with end-of-service indicatorMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 1992·Granted Jan 19, 1993·111 cites·11 claims
- 2291US7879495B2Medical device having lithium-ion batteryMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 2004·Granted Feb 1, 2011·26 cites·57 claims
- 2391US5434017AIsolated connection for an electrochemical cellMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 1993·Granted Jul 18, 1995·107 cites·24 claims
- 2487US7811705B2Lithium-ion batteryMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 2004·Granted Oct 12, 2010·22 cites·43 claims
- 2584US8178242B2Lithium-ion batteryHOWARD WILLIAM G·Filed 2011·Granted May 15, 2012·2 cites·25 claims
- 2684US7858236B2Lithium-ion batteryMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 2009·Granted Dec 28, 2010·26 cites·10 claims
- 2783US9065145B2Lithium-ion batterySCHMIDT CRAIG L·Filed 2007·Granted Jun 23, 2015·5 cites·26 claims
- 2879US7824805B2Implantable medical device batteryMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 2007·Granted Nov 2, 2010·3 cites·32 claims
- 2979US6650942B2Implantable medical device with dual cell power sourceMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 2001·Granted Nov 18, 2003·81 cites·43 claims
- 3077US5154989AEnergy storage deviceMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 1991·Granted Oct 13, 1992·56 cites·26 claims
- 3177US4608322ANonaqueous electrochemical cellMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 1984·Granted Aug 26, 1986·29 cites·23 claims
- 3276US6051038AMethod for making a high reliability electrochemical cell and electrode assembly thereforMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 1995·Granted Apr 18, 2000·46 cites·17 claims
- 3375US7927738B2Battery having improved headspace insulatorMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 2007·Granted Apr 19, 2011·2 cites·8 claims
- 3475US4666799ACurrent collectors for batteries having cathode-electrolytes and batteries incorporating sameMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 1985·Granted May 19, 1987·41 cites·6 claims
- 3568US8785046B2Lithium-ion batteryHOWARD WILLIAM G·Filed 2010·Granted Jul 22, 2014·1 cites·15 claims
- 3666US6855456B2Titanium alloy-pin battery feedthrough for an implantable medical deviceMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 2001·Granted Feb 15, 2005·38 cites·36 claims
- 3765US7807299B2Lithium-ion batteryMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 2004·Granted Oct 5, 2010·26 cites·49 claims
- 3863US6893772B2Current collector for lithium electrodeMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 1998·Granted May 17, 2005·27 cites·20 claims
- 3961US4913986ABattery fill-post seal arrangement for hermeticity leakage testingMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 1986·Granted Apr 3, 1990·20 cites·3 claims
- 4060US7294432B2Battery having improved headspace insulatorMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 2003·Granted Nov 13, 2007·3 cites·16 claims
- 4160US2012003531A1Lithium-ion batteryHOWARD WILLIAM G·Filed 2011·Application pending·0 cites
- 4256US4748094ABattery fill-port seal arrangement for hermeticity leakage testingMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 1986·Granted May 31, 1988·16 cites·3 claims
- 4356US2006210880A1Current collectorMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 2006·Application pending·0 cites
- 4453US6232012B1High reliability electrochemical cell and electrode assembly thereforMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 1998·Granted May 15, 2001·16 cites·2 claims
- 4550US2008044728A1Lithium-ion batteryMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 2007·Application pending·0 cites
- 4649US2009246617A1Vanadium connector in an electrochemical cell for an implantable medical deviceHOWARD WILLIAM G·Filed 2008·Application pending·0 cites
- 4747US2007077496A1Lithium-ion batteryMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 2005·Application pending·0 cites
- 4841US4340651ACathode material and high capacity lithium-iodine cellsMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 1980·Granted Jul 20, 1982·9 cites·14 claims
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