Inventor · Fairfield, CA, US

Eric Williams

37Patents
20h-index
38Co-inventors
85Inventor score

Filing activity: Dec 18, 1991 → Apr 17, 2014

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6325826A Extendible stent apparatus Human Necessities 381 Expired
US6692483B2 Catheter with attached flexible side sheath Human Necessities 237 Expired
US6706062B2 Extendible stent apparatus Human Necessities 237 Expired
US6245020A Catheter assembly with distal end inductive coupler and embedded transmission line Human Necessities 208 Expired
US6682536B2 Guidewire introducer sheath Human Necessities 170 Expired
US6596020B2 Method of delivering a stent with a side opening Human Necessities 160 Expired
US7220275B2 Stent with protruding branch portion for bifurcated vessels Human Necessities 142 Expired
US7341598B2 Stent with protruding branch portion for bifurcated vessels Human Necessities 120 Expired
US6884258B2 Bifurcation lesion stent delivery using multiple guidewires Human Necessities 120 Expired
US5324259A Intravascular catheter with means to seal guidewire port Human Necessities 120 Expired
US5743875A Catheter shaft with an oblong transverse cross-section Human Necessities 113 Expired
US6689156B1 Stent range transducers and methods of use Human Necessities 104 Expired
US6862467B2 Imaging catheter assembly with distal end inductive coupler and embedded transmission line Human Necessities 87 Expired
US7537609B2 Extendible stent apparatus Human Necessities 78 Active
US7544170B2 Guidewire management devices and methods Human Necessities 53 Expired
US6450965B2 Imaging catheter assembly with distal end inductive coupler and embedded transmission line Human Necessities 48 Expired
US7387639B2 Short sleeve stent delivery catheter and methods Human Necessities 44 Expired
US7118593B2 Extendible stent apparatus Human Necessities 41 Expired
US7771462B1 Catheter with side sheath and methods Human Necessities 39 Expired
US6027475A Catheter shaft with an oblong transverse cross-section Human Necessities 33 Expired
US9669188B2 Noncircular inner lumen guiding catheter with assisted variable support Human Necessities 18 Active
US6013069A Catheter shaft with an oblong transverse cross-section Human Necessities 16 Expired
US8721588B2 Noncircular inner lumen guiding catheter with assisted variable support Human Necessities 16 Active
US7655030B2 Catheter balloon systems and methods Human Necessities 15 Active
US7892279B2 Extendible stent apparatus Human Necessities 10 Active

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