Inventor · San Francisco, CA, US

Gordon Stewart

26Patents
10h-index
52Co-inventors
78Inventor score

Filing activity: Apr 9, 1992 → Nov 25, 2015

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US7396539B1 Stent coatings with engineered drug release rate Human Necessities 53 Expired
US5498525A Methods for rapid microbial detection Chemistry; Metallurgy 41 Expired
US7638156B1 Apparatus and method for selectively coating a medical article Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 37 Active
US5593827A Autoinducer Chemistry; Metallurgy 33 Expired
US5948649A Method for identifying nucleic acid sequences from different biological sources through amplification of the same Chemistry; Metallurgy 26 Expired
US5776974A Immunosuppressant compounds Human Necessities 20 Expired
US5840308A Antiviral or antifungal composition comprising an extract of pomegranate rind or other plants and method of use Human Necessities 19 Expired
US5723330A Genetically engineered reporter bacteria for the detection of bacteriophage Chemistry; Metallurgy 18 Expired
US8715707B2 Freeze-thaw method for modifying stent coating Human Necessities 15 Active
US8815274B2 Poly(ester amides) for the control of agent-release from polymeric compositions Human Necessities 14 Active
US8241653B1 Piezoelectricity modulated release rate of drug from a coating Human Necessities 6 Active
US8100855B2 Methods and devices for eluting agents to a vessel Human Necessities 6 Active
US5969158A Method of treating allergic disease Human Necessities 6 Expired
US8246973B2 Freeze-thaw method for modifying stent coating Human Necessities 5 Active
US8435550B2 Anti-proliferative and anti-inflammatory agent combination for treatment of vascular disorders with an implantable medical device Human Necessities 4 Active
US8173199B2 40-O-(2-hydroxy)ethyl-rapamycin coated stent Human Necessities 3 Active
US5827678A Assay reagent comprising killed bacterial cells which retain functional metabolic activity Chemistry; Metallurgy 2 Expired
US8586069B2 Anti-proliferative and anti-inflammatory agent combination for treatment of vascular disorders Human Necessities 2 Active
US6187316A Antiviral or antifungal composition and method Human Necessities 1 Expired
US9636486B2 Methods and devices for eluting agents to a vessel Human Necessities 1 Active
US8017140B2 Drug-delivery stent formulations for restenosis and vulnerable plaque Human Necessities 0 Active
US8562669B2 Methods of application of coatings composed of hydrophobic, high glass transition polymers with tunable drug release rates Human Necessities 0 Active
US8961588B2 Method of coating a stent with a release polymer for 40-O-(2-hydroxy)ethyl-rapamycin Human Necessities 0 Active
US8936780B2 Stimuli responsive polyester amide particles Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 0 Active
US9216027B2 Methods and devices for eluting agents to a vessel Human Necessities 0 Active

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