EMORY UNIVERSITY
994Patents
627Active
994Granted
57Portfolio score
Filing activity: Nov 8, 1983 → Jul 19, 2024 · 101 expiring within 5 years
Most-cited patents
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US6024740A | Circumferential ablation device assembly | Human Necessities | 1,030 | Expired |
| US5985307A | Device and method for non-occlusive localized drug delivery | Human Necessities | 505 | Expired |
| US5383928A | Stent sheath for local drug delivery | Human Necessities | 440 | Expired |
| US5709874A | Device for local drug delivery and methods for using the same | Human Necessities | 426 | Expired |
| US7072720B2 | Devices and methods for vagus nerve stimulation | Human Necessities | 411 | Expired |
| US6171239A | Systems, methods, and devices for controlling external devices by signals derived directly from the nervous system | Human Necessities | 374 | Expired |
| US5741325A | Self-expanding intraluminal composite prosthesis | Human Necessities | 347 | Expired |
| US5899882A | Catheter apparatus for radiation treatment of a desired area in the vascular system of a patient | Human Necessities | 303 | Expired |
| US5772604A | Method, system and apparatus for determining prognosis in atrial fibrillation | Physics | 302 | Expired |
| US5523092A | Device for local drug delivery and methods for using the same | Human Necessities | 256 | Expired |
| US5607472A | Intraocular lens for restoring accommodation and allows adjustment of optical power | Human Necessities | 251 | Expired |
| US6086525A | Magnetic nerve stimulator for exciting peripheral nerves | Human Necessities | 245 | Expired |
| US6656960B2 | Methods of performing vagal-induced asystole | Human Necessities | 234 | Expired |
| US5667480A | Method and devices for endoscopic vessel harvesting | Human Necessities | 213 | Expired |
| US6425852B1 | Apparatus and method for transcranial magnetic brain stimulation, including the treatment of depression and the localization and characterization of speech arrest | Human Necessities | 204 | Expired |
| US8552154B2 | Anti-PD-L1 antibodies and uses therefor | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 189 | Active |
| US6132361A | Transcranial brain stimulation | Human Necessities | 185 | Expired |
| US6348587B1 | 2′-Fluoronucleosides | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 179 | Expired |
| US6429217B1 | Pharmacological drug combination in vagal-induced asystole | Human Necessities | 154 | Expired |
| US7142910B2 | Methods of indirectly stimulating the vagus nerve with an electrical field | Human Necessities | 149 | Expired |
| US6042538A | Device for endoscopic vessel harvesting | Human Necessities | 141 | Expired |
| US5762963A | Method and compositions for controlling oral and pharyngeal pain using capsaicinoids | Human Necessities | 136 | Expired |
| US6273858A | Systems and methods for providing radiation therapy and catheter guides | Human Necessities | 129 | Expired |
| US6911424B2 | 2′-fluoronucleosides | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 123 | Expired |
| US7459145B2 | Multifunctional magnetic nanoparticle probes for intracellular molecular imaging and monitoring | Physics | 111 | Expired |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Counts and citation impact are objective bibliographic measures.