Inventor · Manhattan Beach, CA, US

April Marano-Ford

18Patents
16h-index
20Co-inventors
74Inventor score

Filing activity: Sep 16, 1997 → Jan 28, 2008

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5954766A Body fluid flow control device Human Necessities 581 Expired
US6632243B1 Body fluid flow control device Human Necessities 354 Expired
US6869418B2 Safety shield for a needle assembly Human Necessities 144 Expired
US6355014B1 Low profile catheter valve Human Necessities 140 Expired
US6926694B2 Apparatus and method for delivery of therapeutic and/or diagnostic agents Human Necessities 121 Expired
US6050972A Guidewire inflation system Human Necessities 121 Expired
US6325777A Low profile catheter valve and inflation adaptor Human Necessities 118 Expired
US6991620B2 Apparatus for delivery of therapeutic and/or diagnostic agents Human Necessities 106 Expired
US7022108B2 Method for delivery of therapeutic and/or diagnostic agents Human Necessities 106 Expired
US7033387B2 Body fluid flow control device Human Necessities 95 Expired
US6991619B2 Apparatus for delivery of therapeutic and/or diagnostic agents Human Necessities 89 Expired
US8708961B2 Apparatus for infusing liquid to a body Human Necessities 67 Active
US6939330B1 Syringe insertion system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 57 Expired
US8202267B2 Method and apparatus for infusing liquid to a body Human Necessities 56 Active
US7276077B2 Body fluid flow control device Human Necessities 55 Expired
US7128730B2 Apparatus for delivery of therapeutic and/or diagnostic agents Human Necessities 52 Expired
US7494479B2 Syringe with retractable needle assembly Human Necessities 4 Expired
US7044931B2 Syringe with retractable needle assembly Human Necessities 2 Expired

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.