Inventor · Plymouth, MN, US

Eric N. Rudie

46Patents
27h-index
37Co-inventors
85Inventor score

Filing activity: Mar 6, 1992 → Apr 25, 2023

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US9987097B2 Signal tag detection components, devices, and systems Human Necessities 643 Active
US5330518A Method for treating interstitial tissue associated with microwave thermal therapy Human Necessities 439 Expired
US5861021A Microwave thermal therapy of cardiac tissue Human Necessities 410 Expired
US5300099A Gamma matched, helical dipole microwave antenna Human Necessities 268 Expired
US6496737B2 Thermal therapy catheter Human Necessities 224 Expired
US6223085A Device and method for preventing restenosis Human Necessities 211 Expired
US5776176A Microwave antenna for arterial for arterial microwave applicator Human Necessities 193 Expired
US5938692A Voltage controlled variable tuning antenna Human Necessities 180 Expired
US5620480A Method for treating benign prostatic hyperplasia with thermal therapy Human Necessities 170 Expired
US5370677A Gamma matched, helical dipole microwave antenna with tubular-shaped capacitor Human Necessities 132 Expired
US6067475A Microwave energy delivery system including high performance dual directional coupler for precisely measuring forward and reverse microwave power during thermal therapy Human Necessities 131 Expired
US6161049A Thermal therapy catheter Human Necessities 127 Expired
US5545137A Device for asymmetrical thermal therapy with helical dipole microwave antenna Human Necessities 126 Expired
US6122551A Method of controlling thermal therapy Human Necessities 123 Expired
US5413588A Device and method for asymmetrical thermal therapy with helical dipole microwave antenna Human Necessities 110 Expired
US6490488B1 Method of controlling thermal therapy Human Necessities 110 Expired
US6032078A Voltage controlled variable tuning antenna Human Necessities 106 Expired
US5755754A Device and method for asymmetrical thermal therapy with helical dipole microwave antenna Human Necessities 105 Expired
US5843144A Method for treating benign prostatic hyperplasia with thermal therapy Human Necessities 101 Expired
US6740108B1 Thermal treatment catheter having preferential asymmetrical heating pattern Human Necessities 74 Expired
US5464445A Device and method for asymmetrical thermal therapy with helical dipole microwave antenna Human Necessities 65 Expired
US6312391A Thermodynamic modeling of tissue treatment procedure Human Necessities 60 Expired
US5916240A Device and method for asymmetrical thermal therapy with helical dipole microwave antenna Human Necessities 59 Expired
US5987360A Axial preferential thermal therapy Human Necessities 54 Expired
US5916241A Device and method for asymmetrical thermal therapy with helical dipole microwave antenna Human Necessities 47 Expired

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