Eugene E. Weilbacher
42Patents
21h-index
36Co-inventors
85Inventor score
Filing activity: Apr 24, 1975 → Feb 2, 2015
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US4529402A | Closed wound suction evacuator with rotary valve | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 187 | Expired |
| US4664652A | Wound evacuator | Human Necessities | 171 | Expired |
| US7695458B2 | IV catheter with in-line valve and methods related thereto | Human Necessities | 128 | Active |
| US5314416A | Low friction syring assembly | Human Necessities | 119 | Expired |
| US8286657B2 | IV catheter with in-line valve and methods related thereto | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 105 | Active |
| US6949086B2 | Seldinger safety shield for medical needles | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 99 | Expired |
| US9220882B2 | IV catheter with in-line valve and methods related thereto | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 82 | Active |
| US7691090B2 | IV catheter with in-line valve and methods related thereto | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 81 | Active |
| US5931821A | Chest drainage unit with controlled automatic excess negativity relief feature | Human Necessities | 66 | Expired |
| US7361159B2 | Passive safety shield | Human Necessities | 64 | Expired |
| US8747387B2 | IV catheter with in-line valve and methods related thereto | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 62 | Active |
| US4460354A | Closed wound suction evacuator | Human Necessities | 56 | Expired |
| US7198618B2 | Safety shield for medical needles | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 54 | Expired |
| US5554127A | Syringe needle thimble cap and method of use thereof | Human Necessities | 53 | Expired |
| US7981089B2 | Vial access device | Human Necessities | 50 | Active |
| US6485469B1 | Shielded dental safety needle | Human Necessities | 44 | Expired |
| US5242389A | Enteral feeding tube enteral feeding tube with separate stylet lumen | Human Necessities | 34 | Expired |
| US3993067A | Autotransfusion device | Human Necessities | 31 | Expired |
| US7037292B2 | Safety needle shield apparatus | Human Necessities | 29 | Expired |
| US6024120A | Pressure relief valve with moving diaphragm | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 28 | Expired |
| US5925025A | Filtration valve cap with reflux clearing feature and related method of use thereof | Human Necessities | 24 | Expired |
| US4465483A | Modular drainage apparatus | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 20 | Expired |
| US5360418A | Connector for a thoracic catheter | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 19 | Expired |
| USD303840S | Surgical drain tube | General | 17 | Expired |
| US9358348B2 | Safety shield for medical needles | Human Necessities | 17 | Active |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.