THE UAB RESEARCH FOUNDATION
588Patents
278Active
588Granted
55Portfolio score
Filing activity: Mar 18, 1988 → Feb 5, 2024 · 78 expiring within 5 years
Most-cited patents
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US7217269B2 | Electrosurgical control system | Human Necessities | 762 | Expired |
| US5075109A | Method of potentiating an immune response | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 413 | Expired |
| US6148230A | Method for the monitoring and treatment of spontaneous cardiac arrhythmias | Human Necessities | 297 | Expired |
| US6743225B2 | Electrophysiologic measure of endpoints for ablation lesions created in fibrillating substrates | Human Necessities | 247 | Expired |
| US5978705A | Method and apparatus for treating cardiac arrhythmia using auxiliary pulse | Human Necessities | 241 | Expired |
| US5697928A | Cardic electrode catheter | Human Necessities | 233 | Expired |
| US6652517B1 | Ablation catheter, system, and method of use thereof | Human Necessities | 231 | Expired |
| US6893438B2 | Ablation catheter, system, and method of use thereof | Human Necessities | 226 | Expired |
| US5820883A | Method for delivering bioactive agents into and through the mucosally-associated lymphoid tissues and controlling their release | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 182 | Expired |
| US6470211B1 | Method and apparatus for treating cardiac arrhythmia | Human Necessities | 168 | Expired |
| US5942252A | Method for delivering bioactive agents into and through the mucosally-associated lymphoid tissues and controlling their release | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 158 | Expired |
| US5853763A | Method for delivering bioactive agents into and through the mucosally-associated lymphoid tissue and controlling their release | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 150 | Expired |
| US5997526A | Shape memory catheter | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 147 | Expired |
| US6266563A | Method and apparatus for treating cardiac arrhythmia | Human Necessities | 147 | Expired |
| US5814344A | Method for delivering bioactive agents into and through the mucosally associated lymphoid tissues and controlling their release | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 143 | Expired |
| US6275730A | Method and apparatus for treating cardiac arrythmia | Human Necessities | 135 | Expired |
| US6802857B1 | MRI stent | Human Necessities | 134 | Expired |
| US5116312A | Method and apparatus for automatic autotransfusion | Human Necessities | 122 | Expired |
| US5716821A | Prevention and treatment of respiratory tract disease | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 115 | Expired |
| US5811128A | Method for oral or rectal delivery of microencapsulated vaccines and compositions therefor | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 112 | Expired |
| US6205357A | Methods and apparatus for detecting and treating medical conditions of the heart | Human Necessities | 110 | Expired |
| US6129912A | Polyethylene glycol-protein compositions which reduce the antigenic display of red blood cells | Human Necessities | 110 | Expired |
| US5789229A | Stranded RNA virus particles | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 108 | Expired |
| US6290699A | Ablation tool for forming lesions in body tissue | Human Necessities | 102 | Expired |
| US5987354A | Dual shock atrial defibrillation apparatus | Human Necessities | 95 | Expired |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Counts and citation impact are objective bibliographic measures.