Inventor · San Jose, CA, US

Bryan Chavez

17Patents
9h-index
24Co-inventors
68Inventor score

Filing activity: Feb 24, 1997 → Mar 21, 2012

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US8125755B2 Selectively rigidizable and actively steerable articulatable device Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 73 Active
US7538445B2 Wave powered generation Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 37 Active
US7557456B2 Wave powered generation using electroactive polymers Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 35 Active
US7649276B2 Wave powered generation Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 34 Active
US8388519B2 Controllable dexterous endoscopic device Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 24 Active
US8488295B2 Selectively rigidizable and actively steerable articulatable device Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 14 Active
US7297261B2 Systems and methods using a solvent for the removal of lipids from fluids Performing Operations; Transporting 11 Active
US7804227B2 Tear resistant electroactive polymer transducers Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 11 Active
US7033500B2 Systems and methods using multiple solvents for the removal of lipids from fluids Human Necessities 10 Expired
US7195710B2 Systems and methods using multiple solvents for the removal of lipids from fluids Human Necessities 8 Expired
US7402246B2 Systems and methods using multiple solvents for the removal of lipids from fluids Performing Operations; Transporting 8 Active
US5897793A Methods and apparatus for machining a pipe in a nuclear reactor Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 8 Expired
US6417476B1 Apparatus and methods for submerged processing of a grooved work surface using a movable gate Performing Operations; Transporting 7 Expired
US6373019B1 Apparatus and methods for processing a submerged work surface Performing Operations; Transporting 6 Expired
US9527207B2 Dexterous telemanipulator system Performing Operations; Transporting 4 Active
US7364658B2 Systems and methods using multiple solvents for removal of lipids from fluids Human Necessities 3 Active
US8197507B2 Sutureless methods for laceration closure Human Necessities 2 Active

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