Inventor · Palo Alto, CA, US

Atul D. Ayer

55Patents
29h-index
47Co-inventors
88Inventor score

Filing activity: Nov 2, 1983 → Mar 13, 2013

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6919373B1 Methods and devices for providing prolonged drug therapy Human Necessities 264 Expired
US5460826A Morphine therapy Human Necessities 207 Expired
US5914131A Hydromorphone therapy Human Necessities 147 Expired
US5593695A Morphine therapy Human Necessities 137 Expired
US4609374A Osmotic device comprising means for governing initial time of agent release therefrom Human Necessities 127 Expired
US5667805A Morphine therapy Human Necessities 126 Expired
US6930129B2 Methods and devices for providing prolonged drug therapy Human Necessities 118 Expired
US6096339A Dosage form, process of making and using same Human Necessities 116 Expired
US5190763A Dosage form indicated for the management of abnormal posture, tremor and involuntary movement Human Necessities 109 Expired
US5091190A Delivery system for administration blood-glucose lowering drug Human Necessities 105 Expired
US5156850A Dosage form for time-varying patterns of drug delivery Human Necessities 98 Expired
US5192550A Dosage form for treating central nervous system disorders Human Necessities 83 Expired
US4627971A Osmotic device with self-sealing passageway Human Necessities 72 Expired
US4814181A Dosage form comprising fast agent delivery followed by slow agent delivery Human Necessities 68 Expired
US6217905A Antiparkinson dosage form Human Necessities 67 Expired
US5702725A Hydromorphone therapy Human Necessities 66 Expired
US5024843A Oral hypoglycemic glipizide granulation Human Necessities 63 Expired
US4624847A Drug delivery device for programmed delivery of beneficial drug Human Necessities 62 Expired
US6491683B1 Osmotic dosage form composed of an extruded polymer tube form Human Necessities 54 Expired
US4915953A Dosage form for delivering acetaminophen or phenylpropanolamine Human Necessities 53 Expired
US5126142A Dispenser comprising ionophore Human Necessities 50 Expired
US9393192B2 Methods and dosage forms for controlled delivery of paliperidone and risperidone Human Necessities 50 Active
US5019396A Delivery dispenser for treating cardiac arrhythmias Human Necessities 43 Expired
US4816263A Dosage form for treating cardiovascular diseases comprising isradipine Human Necessities 42 Expired
US5785994A Method for administering drug to gastrointestinal tract Human Necessities 40 Expired

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