Inventor · Low Wood, GB

Eric Thompson

27Patents
10h-index
56Co-inventors
78Inventor score

Filing activity: Feb 14, 1980 → Jan 19, 2021

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US9386985B2 Surgical cutting instrument Human Necessities 1,105 Active
US9345456B2 Biopsy device Physics 124 Active
US6490154B2 Desktop portable computer vertical dock system Human Necessities 104 Expired
US10130432B2 Hybrid robotic surgery with locking mode Human Necessities 90 Active
US6206480A Mobile computing and communication system Physics 85 Expired
US7438692B2 Localization mechanism for an MRI compatible biopsy device Human Necessities 56 Expired
US10258419B2 Methods for hybrid robotic laparoscopic surgery Human Necessities 36 Active
US7445739B2 Method of forming a biopsy device Human Necessities 32 Expired
US7679902B2 Vertical docking station Physics 26 Expired
US6371495B2 Trolley with fold-out legs Performing Operations; Transporting 17 Expired
US7050804B1 Method and system for improving mobile communication handoffs using pilot beacons Electricity 10 Expired
US6592088B2 Toolless locking mount Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 7 Expired
US8852217B2 Implantable injection port with tissue in-growth promoter Human Necessities 5 Active
US4277601A Preparation of sodium cefuroxime Chemistry; Metallurgy 2 Expired
US10143524B2 Methods and systems for coupling a surgical tool to a tool driver of a robotic surgical system Human Necessities 2 Active
US11877813B2 Trocar simulation Human Necessities 1 Active
US8187162B2 Reorientation port Human Necessities 1 Active
US7571881B2 Toolless locking mount Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1 Active
US11996878B1 Custom audio signal enhancement adapter Electricity 1 Active
US8233995B2 System and method of aligning an implantable antenna Human Necessities 1 Active
US6840174B2 Debris screen for a printing press Performing Operations; Transporting 0 Expired
US8523885B2 Implantable restriction system with load monitor Human Necessities 0 Active
US8727964B2 Tissue interface for implantable restriction system Human Necessities 0 Active
US9750629B2 Implantable restriction system tension release mechanism Human Necessities 0 Active
US10568706B2 Trocar Simulation Human Necessities 0 Active

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