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Robert M. Ecker — 26 Patents

Medtronic: 26 patents #332 of 6,367Top 6%
Lino Lakes, MN: #28 of 309 inventorsTop 10%
Minnesota: #2,446 of 52,454 inventorsTop 5%
Overall (All Time): #150,017 of 4,157,543Top 4%
26 Patents All Time
Robert M. Ecker has been granted 26 US patents while listed as an inventor at Medtronic. The first was granted in 1997 and the most recent in January 2025. Robert M. Ecker ranks #150,017 of 4,157,543 US inventors in our database (top 3.6%). Patent records list Robert M. Ecker in Lino Lakes, MN, US.

Patents per Year

Patents granted per year, 1997 to 2025Bar chart with a peak of 3 patents in 2012.peak 31997: 1 patents19971999: 1 patents2001: 1 patents20012004: 1 patents2006: 2 patents20062007: 1 patents2009: 1 patents20092011: 1 patents2012: 3 patents20122013: 3 patents2014: 3 patents20142017: 1 patents2018: 1 patents20182022: 2 patents2023: 1 patents20232024: 2 patents2025: 1 patents2025

Issued Patents All Time

Showing 1–25 of 26 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDateApprox Value ⓘ
12194304 Implantable medical device using internal sensors to determine when to switch operational modes Matthew P. Hanly, Charles R. Gordon, Gary J. Pauly, Michael B. Terry, Jerry D. Reiland +3 more 2025-01-14
12088634 Establishing a secure communication link Hyun J. Yoon, Bo Zhang, Ryan D. Wyszynski, Joseph C. Green, David J. Peichel +3 more 2024-09-10 $49,965,000
11918819 Facilitating acceleration of advertising rates for medical devices Val D. Eisele, David J. Peichel, William J. Plombon, James D. Reinke 2024-03-05 $52,709,000
11617877 Detecting pump suction, pump thrombus, and other adverse VAD motor events Michael Kemmerer 2023-04-04 $34,194,000
11522919 Establishing a secure communication link Hyun J. Yoon, Bo Zhang, Ryan D. Wyszynski, Joseph C. Green, David J. Peichel +3 more 2022-12-06 $64,476,000
11464985 Implantable medical device using internal sensors to determine when to switch operational modes Matthew P. Hanly, Charles R. Gordon, Gary J. Pauly, Michael B. Terry, Jerry D. Reiland +3 more 2022-10-11 $65,041,000
9968788 Timing coordination of implantable medical sensor modules Kaustubh R. Patil, John R. Hamilton, James D. Reinke, Timothy J. Davis 2018-05-15 $28,887,000
9693716 Optical sensor system and measurement method Timothy J. Davis, James D. Reinke 2017-07-04
8855780 Pacemaker event queue to control device processor operating power Daniel L. Hansen, Paul R. Solheim 2014-10-07 $14,043,000
8798205 Telemetry polling circuit with noise discrimination and selectable tuning James D. Reinke, John R. Ukura 2014-08-05 $11,245,000
8634914 Pacemaker event queue to control device processor operating power Daniel L. Hansen, Paul R. Solheim 2014-01-21 $12,461,000
8504165 Clock synchronization in an implantable medical device system James D. Reinke, Kaustubh R. Patil, Michael B. Terry, Jonathan P. Roberts, Robert A. Corey 2013-08-06 $8,716,000
8452402 Optical sensing device for use in a medical device Jonathan L. Kuhn, James D. Reinke, Can Cinbis, Timothy J. Davis, Paul F. Gerrish +1 more 2013-05-28 $16,003,000
8396563 Clock synchronization in an implantable medical device system James D. Reinke, Kaustubh R. Patil, Michael B. Terry, Jonathan P. Roberts, Robert A. Corey 2013-03-12 $9,195,000
8275432 Implantable optical sensor and method for manufacture Jonathan L. Kuhn, Timothy J. Davis, Can Cinbis, Shawn D. Knowles, Thomas A. Anderson +1 more 2012-09-25 $13,221,000
8275435 Co-location of emitters and detectors and method of operation Jonathan L. Kuhn, Jonathan P. Roberts, Andrew J. Ries, James D. Reinke, Jeffrey M. Jelen +3 more 2012-09-25 $13,221,000
8170650 Implantable tissue perfusion sensing system and method Can Cinbis, James K. Carney, William T. Donofrio 2012-05-01 $15,127,000
8005551 Implantable medical lead Hugo A. Belacazar, James D. Reinke 2011-08-23 $13,491,000
7493174 Implantable medical lead Hugo Andres Belalcazar, James D. Reinke 2009-02-17 $48,398,000
7233825 Impedance measurement in implanted device David J. Jorgenson, Christopher Manrodt, Lawrence C. McClure, Charles H. Malmskog 2007-06-19 $39,606,000
7139613 Implantable medical device communication system with pulsed power biasing James D. Reinke 2006-11-21 $73,219,000
7013178 Implantable medical device communication system James D. Reinke 2006-03-14 $71,967,000
6788973 Apparatus and method to discriminate between telemetry downlink signals and noise in an implanted device Timothy J. Davis, James D. Reinke, John D. Wahlstrand 2004-09-07 $44,329,000
6208900 Method and apparatus for rate-responsive cardiac pacing using header mounted pressure wave transducer Lawrence C. McClure, John D. Wahlstrand 2001-03-27 $193,560,000
5899927 Detection of pressure waves transmitted through catheter/lead body Lawrence C. McClure, John D. Wahlstrand 1999-05-04 $83,451,000