Inventor · Vadnais Heights, MN, US

Gary A. Thill

36Patents
17h-index
19Co-inventors
78Inventor score

Filing activity: Nov 8, 1978 → Nov 2, 2023

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5300034A Iv injection site for the reception of a blunt cannula Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 400 Expired
US6214029A Septal defect occluder Human Necessities 325 Expired
US6551344B2 Septal defect occluder Human Necessities 281 Expired
US5405331A IV injection site and system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 203 Expired
US8398670B2 Multi-layer braided structures for occluding vascular defects and for occluding fluid flow through portions of the vasculature of the body Human Necessities 179 Active
US9743932B2 Flanged occlusion devices and methods Human Necessities 161 Active
US4298000A Fluid dispensing device Human Necessities 142 Expired
US4294240A Perforated closed cell padding material Human Necessities 130 Expired
US4430079A Fluid dispensing device Human Necessities 91 Expired
US8974523B2 Stentless support structure Human Necessities 90 Active
US5400500A Apparatus for making an injection or sampling site Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 82 Expired
US4597754A Long capillary tube hose assembly for fluid dispensing device Human Necessities 77 Expired
US4202333A Fluid dispensing device Human Necessities 69 Expired
US5354275A Injection or sampling site Human Necessities 65 Expired
US5437642A Free flow prevention system for infusion pump Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 42 Expired
US5520641A IV injection and sampling site having septum with multiple openings Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 27 Expired
US5351383A Method of making an injection or sampling site Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 24 Expired
US11045202B2 Flanged occlusion devices and methods Human Necessities 11 Active
US9877710B2 Multi-layer braided structures for occluding vascular defects and for occluding fluid flow through portions of the vasculature of the body Human Necessities 7 Active
US11839379B2 Flanged occlusion devices and methods Human Necessities 6 Active
US10231737B2 Flanged occlusion devices and methods Human Necessities 5 Active
US10022221B2 Stentless support structure Human Necessities 3 Active
US7998166B2 Distal protection device with local drug delivery to maintain patency Human Necessities 2 Active
US10624619B2 Multi-layer braided structures for occluding vascular defects and for occluding fluid flow through portions of the vasculature of the body Human Necessities 1 Active
US9168132B2 Stentless support structure Human Necessities 1 Active

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