Inventor · Bloomfield, MI, US

J. Richard Spears

26Patents
23h-index
12Co-inventors
82Inventor score

Filing activity: Jan 27, 1984 → Nov 4, 2005

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5019075A Method and apparatus for angioplasty Human Necessities 714 Expired
US4799479A Method and apparatus for angioplasty Human Necessities 508 Expired
US5226430A Method for angioplasty Human Necessities 190 Expired
US4878492A Laser balloon catheter Human Necessities 161 Expired
US4773899A Method of treatment of artherosclerosis and balloon catheter the same Human Necessities 148 Expired
US5797876A High pressure perfusion device Human Necessities 115 Expired
US5957899A High pressure transluminal fluid delivery device Human Necessities 104 Expired
US6123698A Angioscopy apparatus and methods Human Necessities 100 Expired
US7008535B1 Apparatus for oxygenating wastewater Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 97 Expired
US6344489B1 Stabilized gas-enriched and gas-supersaturated liquids Performing Operations; Transporting 91 Expired
US4577636A Method for diagnosis of atherosclerosis Human Necessities 88 Expired
US5976119A High pressure perfusion device Human Necessities 82 Expired
US6607698B1 Method for generalized extracorporeal support Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 66 Expired
US6248087A Apparatus for generalized extracorporeal support Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 66 Expired
US7294278B2 Method for oxygenating wastewater Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 62 Expired
US6238645A Methods of oxygenating tissues Human Necessities 54 Expired
US6315942A System for delivery of gas-enriched fluids Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 49 Expired
US6241802A Method for delivery of gas-enriched fluids Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 41 Expired
US5834519A Stabilized gas-supersaturated emulsions and suspensions Human Necessities 28 Expired
USRE34544E Method of treatment of artherosclerosis and balloon catheter the same General 28 Expired
US5958377A Methods of delivering gases to gas-depleted environments Human Necessities 26 Expired
US5922305A Methods of treating tissues with oxygen-supersaturated emulsions Human Necessities 26 Expired
US6197279A Methods of delivering oxygen with emulsions Human Necessities 23 Expired
US6169117A Stabilized gas-supersaturated emulsions Human Necessities 22 Expired
US6746417B2 Apparatus for generalized extracorporeal support Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 18 Expired

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