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Paul D. Sorenson — 14 Patents

Medtronic: 11 patents #996 of 6,367Top 20%
ALAlza: 2 patents #221 of 419Top 55%
DADanaher: 1 patents #1,472 of 2,950Top 50%
Blaine, MN: #68 of 570 inventorsTop 15%
Minnesota: #5,382 of 52,454 inventorsTop 15%
Overall (All Time): #332,869 of 4,157,543Top 9%
14 Patents All Time
Paul D. Sorenson has been granted 14 US patents while listed as an inventor at Medtronic. The first was granted in 1981 and the most recent in November 2012. Paul D. Sorenson ranks #332,869 of 4,157,543 US inventors in our database (top 8.0%). Patent records list Paul D. Sorenson in Blaine, MN, US.

Patents per Year

Patents granted per year, 1981 to 2012Bar chart with a peak of 7 patents in 1984.peak 71981: 1 patents19811984: 7 patents19841986: 1 patents19861988: 1 patents19881993: 2 patents19932001: 1 patents20012012: 1 patents2012

Issued Patents All Time

Showing 1–14 of 14 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDateApprox Value ⓘ
8315445 Tissue sample identification system and apparatus Chris Zawadzki 2012-11-20
6175763 Electrotransport drug delivery device having tactile signaling means Gary A. Lattin, Larry A. McNichols 2001-01-16 $37,122,000
5213568 Activity controlled electrotransport drug delivery device Gary A. Lattin, Rama Padmanabhan, Michael J. Grace, Joseph B. Phipps, Larry A. McNichols 1993-05-25 $17,710,000
5207752 Iontophoretic drug delivery system with two-stage delivery profile John D. Badzinski, Gary A. Lattin, Larry A. McNichols 1993-05-04 $12,221,000
4725263 Programmable constant current source transdermal drug delivery system Larry A. McNichols, John D. Badzinski, Joseph B. Phipps, Gary A. Lattin, Rama Padmanabhan 1988-02-16 $4,111,000
H71 Apparatus and method for indication of iontophoretic drug dispenser Gary A. Lattin 1986-06-03
4489729 Ultrasound imaging system Larry A. McNichols 1984-12-25
4476873 Ultrasound scanning system for skeletal imaging Dale A. Dickson, Larry A. McNichols, John D. Badzinski 1984-10-16 $2,138,000
4458689 Ultrasound scanner with mapped data storage John D. Badzinski 1984-07-10 $1,423,000
4457311 Ultrasound imaging system for scanning the human back Dale A. Dickson 1984-07-03 $2,126,000
4454764 Roller-ball ultrasonic imaging module 1984-06-19 $4,012,000
4437468 Ultrasound scanning system with semi-independent transducer array Dale A. Dickson 1984-03-20 $2,170,000
4429577 Ultrasonic transducer system with fluid applicator Dale A. Dickson 1984-02-07 $2,432,000
4271840 Reservoir system for a body implantable member Gary A. Lattin 1981-06-09 $1,810,000