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John E. Kast — 75 Patents

Medtronic: 75 patents #49 of 6,367Top 1%
Hugo, MN: #1 of 152 inventorsTop 1%
Minnesota: #398 of 52,454 inventorsTop 1%
Overall (All Time): #25,505 of 4,157,543Top 1%
75 Patents All Time
John E. Kast has been granted 75 US patents while listed as an inventor at Medtronic. The first was granted in 1999 and the most recent in April 2024. John E. Kast ranks #25,505 of 4,157,543 US inventors in our database (top 0.61%). Patent records list John E. Kast in Hugo, MN, US.

Issued Patents All Time

Showing 1–25 of 75 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDateApprox Value ⓘ
11957893 Minimally invasive implantable neurostimulation system Brad C. Tischendorf, Thomas P. Miltich, Gordon O. Munns, Randy S. Roles, Craig L. Schmidt +23 more 2024-04-16 $37,832,000
11957894 Minimally invasive implantable neurostimulation system Anthony M. Chasensky, Bernard Q. Li, Brad C. Tischendorf, Chris J. Paidosh, Christian S. Nielsen +23 more 2024-04-16 $37,832,000
11793998 Minimally invasive implantable neurostimulation system Anthony M. Chasensky, Bernard Q. Li, Brad C. Tischendorf, Chris J. Paidosh, Christian S. Nielsen +17 more 2023-10-24 $54,921,000
11730948 Minimally invasive implantable neurostimulation system Brad C. Tischendorf, Thomas P. Miltich, Gordon O. Munns, Randy S. Roles, Craig L. Schmidt +12 more 2023-08-22 $79,029,000
11730947 Minimally invasive implantable neurostimulation system Brad C. Tischendorf, Thomas P. Miltich, Gordon O. Munns, Randy S. Roles, Craig L. Schmidt +12 more 2023-08-22 $79,029,000
11730949 Minimally invasive implantable neurostimulation system Erik R. Scott, Xuan K. Wei, Todd V. Smith, Joel A. Anderson, Forrest C. M. Pape +5 more 2023-08-22 $79,029,000
11672969 Minimally invasive implantable neurostimulation system Anthony M. Chasensky, Bernard Q. Li, Brad C. Tischendorf, Chris J. Paidosh, Christian S. Nielsen +23 more 2023-06-13 $35,892,000
11617879 Minimally invasive implantable neurostimulation system Brad C. Tischendorf, Thomas P. Miltich, Gordon O. Munns, Randy S. Roles, Craig L. Schmidt +12 more 2023-04-04 $34,194,000
11331503 Modular shield extender Linda M. Johnson-Morke, Chris J. Paidosh, Randy S. Roles 2022-05-17 $60,950,000
11110282 Implantable electrical stimulator with deflecting tip lead Eric H. Bonde, Erik R. Scott, Xuan K. Wei 2021-09-07 $105,427,000
10994147 Implantable medical device structures Erik R. Scott, Darren A. Janzig, Randy S. Roles, Don A. Rutledge, Nicholas R. Whitehead +3 more 2021-05-04 $211,943,000
10792488 Minimally invasive implantable neurostimulation system Brad C. Tischendorf, Eric H. Bonde, Phillip C. Falkner, Randy S. Roles, Erik R. Scott +7 more 2020-10-06 $150,512,000
10661088 Modular shield extender Linda M. Johnson-Morke, Chris J. Paidosh, Randy S. Roles 2020-05-26 $45,316,000
10328271 Implantable electrical stimulator with deflecting tip lead Eric H. Bonde, Erik R. Scott, Xuan K. Wei 2019-06-25 $33,761,000
10322288 Heat management for recharge coils for implantable medical devices Todd A. Kallmyer, David P. Olson, Randy S. Roles, Venkat R. Gaddam 2019-06-18 $46,789,000
10314614 Arcuate introducer Carl D. Wahlstrand, Gabriela C. Molnar, Glenna L. Case, Lisa M. Johanek, Phillip C. Falkner 2019-06-11 $85,726,000
10258789 Minimally invasive implantable neurostimulation system Brad C. Tischendorf, Eric H. Bonde, Phillip C. Falkner, Randy S. Roles, Erik R. Scott +7 more 2019-04-16 $59,497,000
10201335 Minimally invasive implantable neurostimulation system Brad C. Tischendorf, Thomas P. Miltich, Gordon O. Munns, Randy S. Roles, Craig L. Schmidt +12 more 2019-02-12 $52,407,000
10045764 Minimally invasive implantable neurostimulation system Erik R. Scott, Xuan K. Wei, Todd V. Smith, Joel A. Anderson, Forrest C. M. Pape +5 more 2018-08-14 $110,551,000
9956420 Modular shield extender Linda M. Johnson-Morke, Chris J. Paidosh, Randy S. Roles 2018-05-01 $20,668,000
9943695 Lead connector with glass insulators Darren A. Janzig, Chris J. Paidosh, Andrew J. Thom, Brad C. Tischendorf, Gerald G. Lindner 2018-04-17 $27,469,000
9931107 Minimally invasive implantable neurostimulation system Brad C. Tischendorf, Eric H. Bonde, Phillip C. Falkner, Randy S. Roles, Erik R. Scott +7 more 2018-04-03 $29,906,000
9826963 Minimally invasive implantable neurostimulation system Erik R. Scott, Xuan K. Wei, Todd V. Smith, Joel A. Anderson, Forrest C. M. Pape +5 more 2017-11-28 $46,866,000
9629996 Lead having radially spaced apart contacts to allow for adjustability James Zimmerman, Craig S. Pilarski, William C. Phillips, Thomas I. Miller, Mary L. Boatright 2017-04-25 $45,780,000
9610453 Modular shield extender Linda M. Johnson-Morke, Chris J. Paidosh, Randy S. Roles 2017-04-04 $34,355,000