Jan Weber
247Patents
36h-index
185Co-inventors
93Inventor score
Filing activity: Apr 13, 1994 → Feb 26, 2024
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US7225518B2 | Apparatus for crimping a stent assembly | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 368 | Expired |
| US6517888B1 | Method for manufacturing a medical device having a coated portion by laser ablation | Performing Operations; Transporting | 235 | Expired |
| US6861088B2 | Method for spray-coating a medical device having a tubular wall such as a stent | Performing Operations; Transporting | 168 | Expired |
| US7766896B2 | Variable stiffness catheter assembly | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 167 | Active |
| US6676987B2 | Coating a medical appliance with a bubble jet printing head | Performing Operations; Transporting | 141 | Expired |
| US7479157B2 | Stent designs which enable the visibility of the inside of the stent during MRI | Human Necessities | 129 | Expired |
| US6696666B2 | Tubular cutting process and system | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 118 | Expired |
| US6979420B2 | Method of molding balloon catheters employing microwave energy | Performing Operations; Transporting | 111 | Expired |
| US6607598B2 | Device for protecting medical devices during a coating process | Human Necessities | 97 | Expired |
| US5728079A | Catheter which is visible under MRI | Human Necessities | 94 | Expired |
| US7951186B2 | Embedded electroactive polymer structures for use in medical devices | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 92 | Active |
| US7160317B2 | Multiple-wing balloon catheter to reduce damage to coated expandable medical implants | Human Necessities | 82 | Expired |
| US6743463B2 | Method for spray-coating a medical device having a tubular wall such as a stent | Performing Operations; Transporting | 81 | Expired |
| US7931683B2 | Articles having ceramic coated surfaces | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 76 | Active |
| US5759172A | Balloon catheter with lobed balloon and method for manufacturing such a catheter | Human Necessities | 74 | Expired |
| US8133199B2 | Electroactive polymer activation system for a medical device | Human Necessities | 71 | Active |
| US7494497B2 | Medical devices | Human Necessities | 70 | Expired |
| US7329267B2 | Medical cutting devices and methods of use | Human Necessities | 69 | Expired |
| US5453088A | Hydrodynamic suction catheter | Human Necessities | 65 | Expired |
| US6803070B2 | Apparatus and method for embedding nanoparticles in polymeric medical devices | Performing Operations; Transporting | 65 | Expired |
| US7507433B2 | Method of coating a medical device using an electrowetting process | Performing Operations; Transporting | 63 | Expired |
| US9364255B2 | Medical cutting devices and methods of use | Human Necessities | 63 | Active |
| US8348991B2 | Stent with overlap and high expansion | Human Necessities | 55 | Active |
| US7758892B1 | Medical devices having multiple layers | Human Necessities | 55 | Active |
| US8052743B2 | Endoprosthesis with three-dimensional disintegration control | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 54 | Active |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.