Eric D. Blom
59Patents
19h-index
34Co-inventors
84Inventor score
Filing activity: Oct 29, 1981 → Dec 16, 2020
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US10293129B2 | Apparatus and method for forming an opening in patient's tissue | Human Necessities | 190 | Active |
| US5957978A | Valved fenestrated tracheotomy tube | Human Necessities | 79 | Expired |
| US4993920A | Air mattress pumping and venting system | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 78 | Expired |
| USRE39923E1 | Flanged cylindrical implant and method of insertion | General | 57 | Expired |
| US6962436B1 | Digitizing temperature measurement system and method of operation | Electricity | 53 | Expired |
| US7987851B2 | Valved fenestrated tracheotomy tube having outer and inner cannulae | Human Necessities | 47 | Active |
| US6776797B1 | Method of inserting a flanged device into a human body | Human Necessities | 44 | Expired |
| US5300119A | Delivery system | Human Necessities | 44 | Expired |
| US5571180A | Tool for loading flexible flange into retainer | Human Necessities | 43 | Expired |
| US4435853A | Voice prosthesis device and placement tool therefor | Human Necessities | 41 | Expired |
| US4911716A | Surgical implant for a voice prosthesis | Human Necessities | 40 | Expired |
| US7474230B2 | RFID temperature logger incorporating a frequency ratio digitizing temperature sensor | Physics | 38 | Active |
| US7025784B1 | Method and apparatus for a tracheal valve | Human Necessities | 37 | Expired |
| US6831504B1 | Constant temperature coefficient self-regulating CMOS current source | Physics | 33 | Expired |
| US4614516A | Voice prosthesis device | Human Necessities | 33 | Expired |
| US6869216B1 | Digitizing temperature measurement system | Electricity | 31 | Expired |
| US6750796B1 | Low noise correlated double sampling modulation system | Electricity | 27 | Expired |
| US5064433A | Voice prosthesis insertion assemblies | Human Necessities | 26 | Expired |
| US6722367B1 | Valved fenestrated tracheotomy tube having outer and inner cannulae | Human Necessities | 24 | Expired |
| US7331708B2 | Frequency ratio digitizing temperature sensor with linearity correction | Physics | 19 | Active |
| US7089133B1 | Method and circuit for providing a system level reset function for an electronic device | Physics | 17 | Expired |
| US6975103B1 | Resistance ratio digitizing ohmmeter system | Physics | 16 | Expired |
| US5507809A | Multi-valved voice prosthesis | Human Necessities | 15 | Expired |
| US5919231A | Delivery system for voice prosthesis | Human Necessities | 13 | Expired |
| US4773412A | Speaking tracheostomy tube | Human Necessities | 12 | Expired |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.