Inventor · Clyde Hill, WA, US

James C. Chen

56Patents
35h-index
31Co-inventors
88Inventor score

Filing activity: Aug 23, 1974 → Feb 7, 2018

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
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.