Inventor · Carmel, IN, US

Eric D. Blom

59Patents
19h-index
34Co-inventors
84Inventor score

Filing activity: Oct 29, 1981 → Dec 16, 2020

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
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.