Inventor · Bath, GB

Christopher Paul Hancock

112Patents
11h-index
53Co-inventors
83Inventor score

Filing activity: Feb 22, 2001 → Dec 19, 2022

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6723091B2 Tissue resurfacing Electricity 1,966 Expired
US9333034B2 Electrosurgical apparatus for RF and microwave delivery Human Necessities 157 Active
US10080609B2 Electrosurgical apparatus Human Necessities 122 Active
US10188455B2 Electrosurgical apparatus for generating radiofrequency energy and microwave energy for delivery into biological tissue Electricity 117 Active
US8882670B2 Apparatus and method for measuring constituent concentrations within a biological tissue structure Human Necessities 43 Active
US8653828B2 Apparatus for treating tissue with microwave radiation and antenna calibration system and method Human Necessities 30 Active
US8574227B2 Tissue measurement and ablation antenna Human Necessities 28 Active
US8647585B2 Microwave plasma sterilisation system and applicators therefor Electricity 27 Active
US8900521B2 Microwave plasma sterilisation system and applicators therefor Electricity 17 Active
US9675716B2 Microwave plasma sterilisation system and applicators therefor Electricity 16 Active
US11337755B2 Skin treatment apparatus Human Necessities 13 Active
US9308285B2 Gas plasma disinfection and sterilisation apparatus Electricity 10 Active
US8768485B2 Tissue ablation apparatus and method of ablating tissue Human Necessities 7 Active
US8795267B2 Surgical resection apparatus Human Necessities 6 Active
US10342595B2 Dual-function plasma and non-ionising microwave coagulating electrosurgical instrument and electrosurgical apparatus incorporating the same Human Necessities 5 Active
US8958887B2 Needle structure and method of performing needle biopsies Human Necessities 4 Active
US9381066B2 Electrosurgical instrument Human Necessities 4 Active
US10251697B2 Electrosurgical resection instrument Human Necessities 3 Active
US8049516B2 Apparatus and method for detecting a discontinuity within a non-biological element located within a biological structure Human Necessities 3 Active
US8805480B2 Tissue detection and ablation apparatus and apparatus and method for actuating a tuner Physics 3 Active
US9636176B2 Electrosurgical instrument with dual radiofrequency and microwave electromagnetic energy Electricity 3 Active
US8696997B2 Hydroxyl radical producing plasma sterilisation apparatus Electricity 3 Active
US9050115B2 Surgical antenna Human Necessities 2 Active
US9236646B2 Surgical antenna structure Human Necessities 2 Active
US8500726B2 Electrosurgical ablation apparatus and a method of ablating biological tissue Human Necessities 2 Active

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