Inventor · Chesterfield, MO, US

Douglas M. Petty

27Patents
8h-index
33Co-inventors
75Inventor score

Filing activity: Apr 17, 1989 → Jun 23, 2021

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6033398A Method and apparatus for treating venous insufficiency using directionally applied energy Human Necessities 301 Expired
US6769433B2 Expandable vein ligator catheter having multiple electrode leads, and method Human Necessities 126 Expired
US7406970B2 Method of using expandable vein ligator catheter having multiple electrode leads Human Necessities 126 Expired
US6200312A Expandable vein ligator catheter having multiple electrode leads Human Necessities 98 Expired
US5420492A Method and apparatus of operating a dynamoelectric machine using DC bus current profile Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 57 Expired
US6237606A Method of applying energy to tissue with expandable ligator catheter having multiple electrode leads Human Necessities 48 Expired
US6981972B1 Apparatus for treating venous insufficiency using directionally applied energy Human Necessities 38 Expired
US5070565A Unbalanced load detection system and method for a household appliance Textiles; Paper 22 Expired
US8291915B2 Method and apparatus for treating venous insufficiency using directionally applied energy Human Necessities 8 Active
US7305555B2 Smart card mating protocol Electricity 6 Expired
US5595277A Coin payout method and control means Physics 4 Expired
USD793280S1 Racecar bobble novelty General 4 Active
US7929483B2 Method and apparatus for providing a secure system time Electricity 3 Active
US7314448B2 Imaging transducer assembly Human Necessities 2 Expired
US7976536B2 Method and apparatus for treating venous insufficiency Human Necessities 2 Active
US9930390B2 Control word and associated entitlement control message caching and reuse Electricity 1 Active
US8792637B2 Downloading of data to secure devices Electricity 1 Active
US9553725B2 System and method for authenticating data Electricity 1 Active
US8156560B2 Method and apparatus for providing a border guard between security domains Electricity 1 Active
US11025424B2 Entitlement management message epoch as an external trusted time source Electricity 1 Active
US10944579B2 Device pairing and authentication Electricity 0 Active
US11677548B2 Secure distribution of device key sets over a network Electricity 0 Active
US8679110B2 Expandable vein ligator catheter having multiple electrode leads, and method Human Necessities 0 Active
US11063753B2 Secure distribution of device key sets over a network Electricity 0 Active
US11115201B2 Downloading of data to secure devices Electricity 0 Active

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