Inventor · Palo Alto, CA, US

James Baker

48Patents
34h-index
18Co-inventors
82Inventor score

Filing activity: May 13, 1993 → Nov 30, 2017

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5849011A Medical device with trigger actuation assembly Human Necessities 1,796 Expired
US5599345A RF treatment apparatus Human Necessities 794 Expired
US5558672A Thin layer ablation apparatus Human Necessities 641 Expired
US5435805A Medical probe device with optical viewing capability Human Necessities 495 Expired
US5599346A RF treatment system Human Necessities 474 Expired
US5672153A Medical probe device and method Human Necessities 456 Expired
US5421819A Medical probe device Human Necessities 410 Expired
US5575788A Thin layer ablation apparatus Human Necessities 379 Expired
US5554110A Medical ablation apparatus Human Necessities 335 Expired
US6607529B1 Electrosurgical device Human Necessities 322 Expired
US5549644A Transurethral needle ablation device with cystoscope and method for treatment of the prostate Human Necessities 319 Expired
US5542915A Thermal mapping catheter with ultrasound probe Human Necessities 306 Expired
US5667488A Transurethral needle ablation device and method for the treatment of the prostate Human Necessities 287 Expired
US6569159B1 Cell necrosis apparatus Performing Operations; Transporting 252 Expired
US5630794A Catheter tip and method of manufacturing Human Necessities 221 Expired
US5935123A RF treatment apparatus Human Necessities 214 Expired
US6241702A Radio frequency ablation device for treatment of the prostate Human Necessities 207 Expired
US6663624B2 RF treatment apparatus Human Necessities 205 Expired
US5749846A Medical probe device with optical viewing capability Human Necessities 199 Expired
US5685839A Ultrasound probe with thermal sensing Human Necessities 171 Expired
US6632222B1 Tissue ablation apparatus Performing Operations; Transporting 154 Expired
US6632221B1 Method of creating a lesion in tissue with infusion Performing Operations; Transporting 146 Expired
US5591125A Medical probe with stylets Human Necessities 117 Expired
US5807309A Transurethral needle ablation device and method for the treatment of the prostate Human Necessities 113 Expired
US6022334A Medical probe device with optic viewing capability Human Necessities 91 Expired

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