Eric Williams
37Patents
20h-index
38Co-inventors
85Inventor score
Filing activity: Dec 18, 1991 → Apr 17, 2014
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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.