Inventor · San Jose, CA, US

David A. Watson

31Patents
18h-index
29Co-inventors
81Inventor score

Filing activity: Feb 18, 1986 → Jun 12, 2015

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5338291A Glaucoma shunt and method for draining aqueous humor Human Necessities 279 Expired
US5637083A Implantable adjustable fluid flow control valve Human Necessities 235 Expired
US5792104A Dual-reservoir vascular access port Human Necessities 222 Expired
US5137529A Injection port Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 207 Expired
US6852106B2 Implantable refillable and ported controlled release drug delivery device Human Necessities 126 Expired
US5152753A Medication infusion device with dose recharge restriction Human Necessities 119 Expired
US5662600A Burr-hole flow control device Human Necessities 101 Expired
US5154693A Flow control device having selectable alternative fluid pathways Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 93 Expired
US5167615A Flow control device having selectable alternative fluid pathways Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 93 Expired
US5085644A Sterilizable medication infusion device with dose recharge restriction Human Necessities 91 Expired
US6936270B2 Device and method for treating conditions of a joint Human Necessities 78 Expired
US5738666A Slit tip ventricular catheter and method of manufacturing same Human Necessities 71 Expired
US5387188A Pulsatile flow-accommodating fluid shunt Human Necessities 61 Expired
US8623071B2 Radiopaque super-elastic intravascular stent Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 54 Active
US5800376A Burr-hole flow control device Human Necessities 54 Expired
US4823815A Tissue expanding device and method of making same Human Necessities 46 Expired
US5176627A Implantable fluid flow control device having two-piece base, and assembly process Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 36 Expired
US5098411A Closed end hollow stylet assembly Human Necessities 18 Expired
US7763142B2 Process for creating an ingrowth preventing indwelling catheter assembly Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 11 Active
US8871241B2 Injectable sustained release delivery devices Human Necessities 10 Active
US5676182A Portable apparatus and method for winterizing of seasonal dwellings Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 9 Expired
US4679869A Cable connector holder Electricity 8 Expired
US4969153A Laser tube and power supply Electricity 7 Expired
USD550981S1 Leg-less nightstand General 5 Expired
US5057687A Detector assembly with plural optical axes Physics 4 Expired

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