University of Washington
1,608Patents
1,033Active
1,608Granted
61Portfolio score
Filing activity: Sep 27, 1971 → Feb 14, 2025 · 295 expiring within 5 years
Most-cited patents
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US6425867B1 | Noise-free real time ultrasonic imaging of a treatment site undergoing high intensity focused ultrasound therapy | Human Necessities | 659 | Expired |
| US6007499A | Method and apparatus for medical procedures using high-intensity focused ultrasound | Human Necessities | 552 | Expired |
| US6975898B2 | Medical imaging, diagnosis, and therapy using a scanning single optical fiber system | Physics | 506 | Expired |
| US5425382A | Apparatus and method for locating a medical tube in the body of a patient | Human Necessities | 477 | Expired |
| US5928239A | Percutaneous surgical cavitation device and method | Human Necessities | 472 | Expired |
| US6731799B1 | Object segmentation with background extraction and moving boundary techniques | Physics | 427 | Expired |
| US5932100A | Microfabricated differential extraction device and method | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 413 | Expired |
| US5622169A | Apparatus and method for locating a medical tube in the body of a patient | Human Necessities | 400 | Expired |
| US6042556A | Method for determining phase advancement of transducer elements in high intensity focused ultrasound | Human Necessities | 387 | Expired |
| US5726404A | Valveless liquid microswitch | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 361 | Expired |
| US5716852A | Microfabricated diffusion-based chemical sensor | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 361 | Expired |
| US6716184B2 | Ultrasound therapy head configured to couple to an ultrasound imaging probe to facilitate contemporaneous imaging using low intensity ultrasound and treatment using high intensity focused ultrasound | Human Necessities | 360 | Expired |
| US5560360A | Image neurography and diffusion anisotropy imaging | Physics | 326 | Expired |
| US6845190B1 | Control of an optical fiber scanner | Physics | 326 | Expired |
| US5398691A | Method and apparatus for three-dimensional translumenal ultrasonic imaging | Human Necessities | 324 | Expired |
| US6875176B2 | Systems and methods for making noninvasive physiological assessments | Human Necessities | 318 | Expired |
| US6156303A | Adeno-associated virus (AAV) isolates and AAV vectors derived therefrom | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 310 | Expired |
| US7530948B2 | Tethered capsule endoscope for Barrett's Esophagus screening | Human Necessities | 309 | Active |
| US6294775A | Miniature image acquistion system using a scanning resonant waveguide | Human Necessities | 294 | Expired |
| US5972710A | Microfabricated diffusion-based chemical sensor | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 288 | Expired |
| US5701132A | Virtual retinal display with expanded exit pupil | Physics | 277 | Expired |
| US5596339A | Virtual retinal display with fiber optic point source | Physics | 274 | Expired |
| US6856712B2 | Micro-fabricated optical waveguide for use in scanning fiber displays and scanned fiber image acquisition | Physics | 274 | Expired |
| US5726751A | Silicon microchannel optical flow cytometer | Physics | 271 | Expired |
| US6432067B1 | Method and apparatus for medical procedures using high-intensity focused ultrasound | Human Necessities | 270 | Expired |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Counts and citation impact are objective bibliographic measures.