Inventor · Flagstaff, AZ, US

Benjamin M. Trapp

40Patents
8h-index
42Co-inventors
75Inventor score

Filing activity: Nov 17, 1998 → Sep 10, 2023

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US7625337B2 Catheter assembly Human Necessities 53 Active
US10279084B2 Medical balloon devices and methods Human Necessities 31 Active
US9415193B2 Eluting medical devices Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 31 Active
US9889273B2 Methods and apparatus for an adjustable stiffness catheter Human Necessities 17 Active
US9180274B2 Indwelling luminal devices Human Necessities 15 Active
US9622770B2 Cerebral vasculature device Textiles; Paper 13 Active
US9669194B2 Conformable balloon devices and methods Human Necessities 13 Active
US6102218A Computer system including a hanging support bracket Human Necessities 8 Expired
US7736571B2 Polymer shrink tubes and novel uses therefor Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 8 Active
US9433745B2 Puncturing tool for puncturing catheter shafts Human Necessities 8 Active
US10016579B2 Controllable inflation profile balloon cover apparatus Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 7 Active
US9320831B2 Polymer shrink tubes and novel uses therefor Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 6 Active
US9730726B2 Balloon assemblies having controllably variable topographies Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 6 Active
US10173038B2 Retractable sheath devices, systems, and methods Human Necessities 5 Active
US9084857B2 Single access flow-reversal catheter devices and methods Human Necessities 5 Active
US10933225B2 Catheter assembly Human Necessities 5 Active
US10617853B2 Comformable balloon devices and methods Human Necessities 4 Active
US8252219B2 Polymer shrink tubes and novel uses therefor Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 4 Active
US9884170B2 Catheter assembly Human Necessities 3 Active
US11173286B2 Controllable inflation profile balloon cover methods Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 3 Active
US11007351B2 Controlled porosity devices for tissue treatments, methods of use, and methods of manufacture Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 2 Active
US9808605B2 Controlled porosity devices for tissue treatments, methods of use, and methods of manufacture Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 2 Active
US9668743B2 Single access flow-reversal catheter devices and methods Human Necessities 2 Active
US10799244B2 Single access flow-reversal catheter devices and methods Human Necessities 2 Active
US10076642B2 Conformable balloon devices Human Necessities 1 Active

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