Inventor · Mountain View, CA, US

Dan Francis

22Patents
11h-index
21Co-inventors
67Inventor score

Filing activity: Oct 2, 2003 → Sep 27, 2011

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US7293562B2 Energy based devices and methods for treatment of anatomic tissue defects Chemistry; Metallurgy 254 Expired
US7186251B2 Energy based devices and methods for treatment of patent foramen ovale Chemistry; Metallurgy 177 Expired
US6939348B2 Energy based devices and methods for treatment of patent foramen ovale Chemistry; Metallurgy 174 Expired
US7972330B2 Methods and apparatus for closing a layered tissue defect Human Necessities 174 Active
US7367975B2 Energy based devices and methods for treatment of anatomic tissue defects Human Necessities 170 Expired
US8021362B2 Methods and apparatus for closing a layered tissue defect Chemistry; Metallurgy 137 Active
US7922716B2 Energy based devices and methods for treatment of anatomic tissue defects Chemistry; Metallurgy 55 Active
US8401668B2 Systems and methods for creating an effect using microwave energy to specified tissue Human Necessities 38 Active
US8852181B2 Energy based devices and methods for treatment of anatomic tissue defects Chemistry; Metallurgy 22 Active
US8075554B2 Energy based devices and methods for treatment of patent foramen ovale Chemistry; Metallurgy 11 Active
US9427285B2 Systems and methods for creating an effect using microwave energy to specified tissue Human Necessities 11 Active
US8133221B2 Energy based devices and methods for treatment of anatomic tissue defects Human Necessities 6 Active
US8038672B2 Energy based devices and methods for treatment of patent foramen ovale Chemistry; Metallurgy 2 Active
US8109274B2 Methods and electrode apparatus to achieve a closure of a layered tissue defect Human Necessities 2 Active
US7914527B2 Energy based devices and methods for treatment of patent foramen ovale Chemistry; Metallurgy 1 Active
US8066701B2 Energy based devices and methods for treatment of patent foramen ovale Chemistry; Metallurgy 1 Active
US8038669B2 Energy based devices and methods for treatment of patent foramen ovale Chemistry; Metallurgy 1 Active
US8038673B2 Energy based devices and methods for treatment of patent foramen ovale Chemistry; Metallurgy 1 Active
US8052678B2 Energy based devices and methods for treatment of patent foramen ovale Chemistry; Metallurgy 0 Active
US8070747B2 Energy based devices and methods for treatment of patent foramen ovale Chemistry; Metallurgy 0 Active
US8038671B2 Energy based devices and methods for treatment of patent foramen ovale Chemistry; Metallurgy 0 Active
US8465485B2 Energy based devices and methods for treatment of patent foramen ovale Chemistry; Metallurgy 0 Active

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