Inventor · Newton, MA, US

James E. Lock

13Patents
11h-index
19Co-inventors
69Inventor score

Filing activity: Nov 23, 1992 → Nov 26, 2014

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5451235A Occluder and method for repair of cardiac and vascular defects Human Necessities 646 Expired
US5709707A Self-centering umbrella-type septal closure device Human Necessities 492 Expired
US8070800B2 Transcatheter heart valve prostheses Human Necessities 306 Active
US7470285B2 Transcatheter delivery of a replacement heart valve Human Necessities 302 Expired
US5486193A System for the percutaneous transluminal front-end loading delivery of a prosthetic occluder Human Necessities 293 Expired
US5591223A Re-expandable endoprosthesis Human Necessities 279 Expired
US5383926A Re-expandable endoprosthesis Human Necessities 211 Expired
US5649950A System for the percutaneous transluminal front-end loading delivery and retrieval of a prosthetic occluder Human Necessities 141 Expired
US5626599A Method for the percutaneous transluminal front-end loading delivery of a prosthetic occluder Human Necessities 141 Expired
US8092524B2 Transcatheter delivery of a replacement heart valve Human Necessities 58 Active
USD533270S1 Introducer cannula and cannula straightener General 46 Expired
US9849006B2 Methods and apparatuses for treating vessels Human Necessities 7 Active
US10478290B2 Expandable stent valve Human Necessities 2 Active

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