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James E. Upton — 14 Patents

Medtronic: 12 patents #880 of 6,367Top 15%
New Brighton, MN: #36 of 414 inventorsTop 9%
Minnesota: #5,382 of 52,454 inventorsTop 15%
Overall (All Time): #332,869 of 4,157,543Top 9%
14 Patents All Time
James E. Upton has been granted 14 US patents while listed as an inventor at Medtronic. The first was granted in 1982 and the most recent in October 2023. James E. Upton ranks #332,869 of 4,157,543 US inventors in our database (top 8.0%). Patent records list James E. Upton in New Brighton, MN, US.

Issued Patents All Time

Showing 1–14 of 14 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDateApprox Value ⓘ
11802588 Bearing for steering assembly James K. Burgess, Neil James, David Long, Alejandro Pena 2023-10-31
7131464 Apparatus to facilitate weaving around a cylindrical object 2006-11-07
5800496 Medical electrical lead having a crush resistant lead body John M. Swoyer, Peter McIntyre, Annette Hebzynski, Joseph F. Lessar 1998-09-01 $20,448,000
5423881 Medical electrical lead Mark D. Breyen, Joseph F. Lessar, Kenneth B. Stokes, Naim Istephanous, Jennifer P. Miller 1995-06-13 $11,662,000
5324321 Medical electrical lead having sigmoidal conductors and non-circular lumens Peter J. Pohndorf, Joseph F. Lessar, Kenneth E. Cobian 1994-06-28 $5,078,000
5303704 Medical electrical lead Richard L. Molacek, Allan H. Jevne, Peter J. Pohndorf, Kenneth E. Cobian, Joseph F. Lessar 1994-04-19 $13,375,000
5246014 Implantable lead system Terrell M. Williams, James L. Jula, Sten J. Ryden, Paul D. Blankenau 1993-09-21 $18,729,000
5040544 Medical electrical lead and method of manufacture Joseph F. Lessar, Duane L. Rosenberg, Robert E. Kraska, James M. Speckien 1991-08-20 $11,207,000
5007435 Connector for multiconductor pacing leads Phong D. Doan, Douglas N. Hess, Wayne R. Bass, Keith A. Ufford 1991-04-16 $10,364,000
4947866 Medical electrical lead Joseph F. Lessar, Duane L. Rosenberg, Robert E. Kraska, James M. Speckien 1990-08-14 $12,487,000
4944088 Ring electrode for multiconductor pacing leads Phong D. Doan, Kenneth E. Cobian, Daniel C. Haeg 1990-07-31 $5,715,000
4922607 Method of fabrication an in-line, multipolar electrical connector Phong D. Doan, Douglas H. Hess, Wayne R. Bass, Keith A. Ufford 1990-05-08 $10,784,000
4860446 Medical electrical lead and method of manufacture Joseph F. Lessar, Duane L. Rosenberg, Robert E. Kraska, James M. Speckien 1989-08-29 $5,999,000
4350169 Flexible tip stiffening stylet for use with body implantable lead Robert G. Dutcher 1982-09-21 $2,666,000