Inventor · San Francisco, CA, US

Gary Kaplan

42Patents
17h-index
26Co-inventors
81Inventor score

Filing activity: Mar 27, 2000 → Nov 23, 2022

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6634363B1 Methods of treating lungs having reversible obstructive pulmonary disease Human Necessities 377 Expired
US6692494B1 Methods and devices for creating collateral channels in the lungs Human Necessities 282 Expired
US7200445B1 Energy delivery devices and methods Human Necessities 253 Expired
US7175644B2 Devices and methods for maintaining collateral channels in tissue Human Necessities 163 Expired
US7273055B2 Methods of treating asthma Human Necessities 140 Expired
US7949407B2 Energy delivery devices and methods Human Necessities 139 Active
US7264002B2 Methods of treating reversible obstructive pulmonary disease Human Necessities 137 Expired
US7542802B2 Methods of regenerating tissue in airways Human Necessities 87 Active
US8292882B2 Control methods and devices for energy delivery Human Necessities 79 Active
US7422584B2 Extrapleural airway device and method Human Necessities 73 Expired
US8709034B2 Methods and devices for diagnosing, monitoring, or treating medical conditions through an opening through an airway wall Human Necessities 64 Active
US7906124B2 Inactivation of smooth muscle tissue Chemistry; Metallurgy 53 Active
US7853331B2 Medical device with procedure improvement features Human Necessities 52 Active
US7992572B2 Methods of evaluating individuals having reversible obstructive pulmonary disease Human Necessities 44 Active
US8251070B2 Methods for treating airways Human Necessities 25 Active
US7324905B2 Apparatus, system and method for automating an interactive inspection process Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 21 Expired
USD486820S1 Housing for an electronic device General 21 Expired
US8932316B2 Methods and devices for diagnosing, monitoring, or treating medical conditions through an opening through an airway wall Human Necessities 10 Active
US8298224B2 Control methods and devices for energy delivery Human Necessities 10 Active
US8181656B2 Methods for treating airways Human Necessities 10 Active
US8459268B2 Methods for treating airways Human Necessities 8 Active
US10219858B2 Control methods and devices for energy delivery Human Necessities 7 Active
US9993306B2 Methods and devices for diagnosing, monitoring, or treating medical conditions through an opening through an airway wall Human Necessities 7 Active
US8534291B2 Methods of treating inflammation in airways Human Necessities 6 Active
US8464723B2 Methods of evaluating individuals having reversible obstructive pulmonary disease Human Necessities 6 Active

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