David Demarest
56Patents
21h-index
31Co-inventors
88Inventor score
Filing activity: Apr 24, 1981 → Apr 4, 2012
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US6012216A | Stand alone swage apparatus | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 319 | Expired |
| US5911449A | Semi-automated needle feed method and apparatus | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 247 | Expired |
| US5500991A | Needle and suture swaging and pull-testing method | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 94 | Expired |
| US6163948A | Stand alone swage method | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 74 | Expired |
| US5230424A | Multi-strand suture package and cover-latching element | Human Necessities | 68 | Expired |
| US5487216A | Control system for an automatic needle-suture assembly and packaging machine | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 63 | Expired |
| US6081981A | Control system for an automatic needle-suture assembly and packaging machine | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 58 | Expired |
| US6032343A | Automated swage wind and packaging machine | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 58 | Expired |
| US5438746A | Needle threading and swaging system | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 54 | Expired |
| US5473810A | Needle-suture assembly and packaging system | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 41 | Expired |
| US5655652A | Center dispense suture package | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 39 | Expired |
| US5844142A | Pull test apparatus for permanently attached sutures | Physics | 35 | Expired |
| US6263558A | Method and apparatus for forming double-armed sutures | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 32 | Expired |
| US5983601A | Machine for the automated packaging of needles and attached sutures | Performing Operations; Transporting | 32 | Expired |
| US5873212A | Stand alone swage dial drive assembly | Performing Operations; Transporting | 32 | Expired |
| US5937504A | Stand alone swage dial assembly | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 31 | Expired |
| US5970686A | Suture winding arrangement in a machine for the automated packaging of needles and attached sutures | Human Necessities | 29 | Expired |
| US5568593A | Robotic control system for a needle sorting and feeding apparatus | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 29 | Expired |
| US5915751A | Off-load dial assembly for needles and sutures | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 27 | Expired |
| US5987848A | Needle transfer arrangement in a machine for the automated packaging of needles and attached sutures | Human Necessities | 27 | Expired |
| US5485668A | Needle and suture swaging method | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 23 | Expired |
| US5477609A | Needle and suture swaging station | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 21 | Expired |
| US5487212A | Assembly and packaging method for needle and suture assemblies | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 21 | Expired |
| US5473854A | Machine for the automated packaging of needles and attached sutures and method of utilizing the packaging machine | Human Necessities | 19 | Expired |
| US5487308A | Needle and suture automatic pull-test system | Human Necessities | 16 | Expired |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.