Alan I. West
7Patents
7h-index
14Co-inventors
56Inventor score
Filing activity: Oct 9, 1981 → Dec 1, 1999
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US6063031A | Diagnosis and treatment of tissue with instruments | Human Necessities | 89 | Expired |
| US5419310A | Partially inflated protective endoscope sheath | Human Necessities | 67 | Expired |
| US6091981A | Clinical tissue examination | Human Necessities | 63 | Expired |
| US4424724A | Multi-position ratchet mechanism | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 60 | Expired |
| US5989199A | Tissue examination | Human Necessities | 43 | Expired |
| US6500119B1 | Obtaining images of structures in bodily tissue | Human Necessities | 27 | Expired |
| US6179790A | Layer of material for use with tissue examination device | Human Necessities | 12 | Expired |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.