Inventor · Los Altos Hills, CA, US

Douglas Rimer

41Patents
16h-index
13Co-inventors
78Inventor score

Filing activity: Oct 13, 1989 → Jan 27, 2023

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US9451949B2 Systems and methods for increased operating room efficiency Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 237 Active
US9072452B2 Illuminated suction apparatus Human Necessities 46 Active
US9718130B1 Illuminated and modular soft tissue retractor Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 44 Active
US9510737B2 Illuminated suction apparatus Human Necessities 39 Active
US8795162B2 Illuminated suction apparatus Human Necessities 39 Active
US8870761B2 Illuminated suction apparatus Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 38 Active
US9999345B2 Drop in surgical illuminator Human Necessities 37 Active
US8876709B2 Illuminated and modular soft tissue retractor Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 34 Active
US9044161B2 Illuminated suction apparatus Human Necessities 34 Active
US10220445B2 Illuminated and modular soft tissue retractor Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 33 Active
US9308054B2 Illuminated suction apparatus Human Necessities 32 Active
US4996635A Deep submersible light assembly with dry pressure dome Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 30 Expired
US9307982B2 Systems and methods for increased operating room efficiency Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 19 Active
US8899809B2 Illuminated clip and methods of use Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 18 Active
US9610130B2 Illuminated and modular soft tissue retractor Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 18 Active
US9320516B2 Systems and methods for increased operating room efficiency Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 17 Active
US9572568B2 Systems and methods for increased operating room efficiency Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 15 Active
US9433408B2 Systems and methods for increased operating room efficiency Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 15 Active
US9826975B2 Systems and methods for increased operating room efficiency Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 14 Active
US9574742B2 Illuminated clip and methods of use Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 13 Active
US10729512B2 Methods and apparatus for coupling an optical input to an illumination device Human Necessities 13 Active
US10512520B2 Methods and apparatus for coupling an optical input to an illumination device Human Necessities 13 Active
US9173648B2 Illuminated and modular soft tissue retractor Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 13 Active
US10321969B2 Methods and apparatus for coupling an optical input to an illumination device Human Necessities 13 Active
US9936948B2 Systems and methods for increased operating room efficiency Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 11 Active

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