Inventor · Littleton, MA, US

Edward L. Dickinson

28Patents
11h-index
68Co-inventors
78Inventor score

Filing activity: Feb 18, 1992 → Mar 27, 2018

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US7325485B2 Clean-in-place automated food or beverage dispenser Human Necessities 51 Expired
US8979884B2 Method and apparatus for stabilizing, straightening, expanding and/or flattening the side wall of a body lumen and/or body cavity so as to provide increased visualization of the same and/or increased access to the same, and/or for stabilizing instruments relative to the same Human Necessities 48 Active
US6769627B2 Fluid dispensing device with self-cleaning nozzle and methods of use Performing Operations; Transporting 45 Expired
US6889603B2 Clean-in-place automated food or beverage dispenser Human Necessities 43 Expired
US8932326B2 Method and apparatus for repairing vascular abnormalities and/or other body lumen abnormalities using an endoluminal approach and a flowable forming material Human Necessities 38 Active
US7401613B2 Clean-in-place automated food or beverage dispenser Human Necessities 33 Expired
US7857910B2 Food product dispenser with cleansing mechanism Human Necessities 31 Expired
US6403135B1 Method for form-frying snack food product Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 28 Expired
US8551545B2 Food package for segregating ingredients of a multi-component food product Performing Operations; Transporting 17 Active
US5211252A Automatic basis sheet weight and moisture content measuring apparatus Physics 13 Expired
US9295818B2 Method and apparatus for accessing the wall of a vascular structure or other body lumen while simultaneously providing zone isolation and fluid bypass capability Human Necessities 12 Active
US7121287B2 Sanitary manifold system and method for hygienically dispensing fluids Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 11 Expired
US8249720B2 Compression member suture sleeve Human Necessities 11 Active
US6412399B1 Apparatus for form-frying snack food product Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 10 Expired
US8541038B2 Food package for segregating ingredients of a multi-component food product Performing Operations; Transporting 8 Active
US8409645B2 Food package for segregating ingredients of a multi-component food product Performing Operations; Transporting 7 Active
US6578471B2 Apparatus for form-frying snack food product Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 5 Expired
US9833019B2 Method for assembling a cartridge for a smoking article Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 5 Active
US9924853B2 Method and apparatus for stabilizing, straightening, expanding and/or flattening the side wall of a body lumen and/or body cavity so as to provide increased visualization of the same and/or increased access to the same, and/or for stabilizing instruments relative to the same Human Necessities 3 Active
US10609961B2 Method for assembling a cartridge for a smoking article Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 2 Active
US11083857B2 Method for assembling a cartridge for a smoking article Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 2 Active
US6955255B2 Rotary powered snack piece turnover Performing Operations; Transporting 1 Expired
US7708838B2 Sanitary manifold system and method for hygienically dispensing fluids Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1 Active
US10874285B2 Method and apparatus for stabilizing, straightening, expanding and/or flattening the side wall of a body lumen and/or body cavity so as to provide increased visualization of the same and/or increased access to the same, and/or for stabilizing instruments relative to the same Human Necessities 0 Active
US10856570B2 Method for assembling a cartridge for a smoking article Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 0 Active

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