James C. Chen
56Patents
35h-index
31Co-inventors
88Inventor score
Filing activity: Aug 23, 1974 → Feb 7, 2018
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US5445608A | Method and apparatus for providing light-activated therapy | Human Necessities | 551 | Expired |
| US5741316A | Electromagnetic coil configurations for power transmission through tissue | Human Necessities | 375 | Expired |
| US6138681A | Alignment of external medical device relative to implanted medical device | Human Necessities | 274 | Expired |
| US6580228B1 | Flexible substrate mounted solid-state light sources for use in line current lamp sockets | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 258 | Expired |
| US6331744A | Contactless energy transfer apparatus | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 249 | Expired |
| US5945762A | Movable magnet transmitter for inducing electrical current in an implanted coil | Human Necessities | 207 | Expired |
| US6319273A | Illuminating device for treating eye disease | Human Necessities | 204 | Expired |
| US5782896A | Use of a shape memory alloy to modify the disposition of a device within an implantable medical probe | Human Necessities | 192 | Expired |
| US5800478A | Flexible microcircuits for internal light therapy | Human Necessities | 176 | Expired |
| US5814008A | Method and device for applying hyperthermia to enhance drug perfusion and efficacy of subsequent light therapy | Human Necessities | 167 | Expired |
| US5766234A | Implanting and fixing a flexible probe for administering a medical therapy at a treatment site within a patient'body | Human Necessities | 152 | Expired |
| US5715837A | Transcutaneous electromagnetic energy transfer | Human Necessities | 152 | Expired |
| US6096066A | Conformal patch for administering light therapy to subcutaneous tumors | Human Necessities | 151 | Expired |
| US5571152A | Microminiature illuminator for administering photodynamic therapy | Human Necessities | 128 | Expired |
| US5702432A | Intracorporeal light treatment of blood | Human Necessities | 117 | Expired |
| US5827186A | Method and PDT probe for minimizing CT and MRI image artifacts | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 110 | Expired |
| US6210425A | Combined imaging and PDT delivery system | Human Necessities | 108 | Expired |
| US6273904A | Polymer battery for internal light device | Electricity | 105 | Expired |
| US6657351B2 | Contactless energy transfer apparatus | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 103 | Expired |
| US6520669B1 | Flexible substrate mounted solid-state light sources for exterior vehicular lighting | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 99 | Expired |
| US6344050B1 | Use of pegylated photosensitizer conjugated with an antibody for treating abnormal tissue | Human Necessities | 98 | Expired |
| US6281611A | Use of moving element to produce heat | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 97 | Expired |
| US6080160A | Use of shape memory alloy for internally fixing light emitting device at treatment site | Human Necessities | 96 | Expired |
| US6416531B2 | Application of light at plural treatment sites within a tumor to increase the efficacy of light therapy | Human Necessities | 93 | Expired |
| US5957960A | Internal two photon excitation device for delivery of PDT to diffuse abnormal cells | Human Necessities | 90 | Expired |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.