Inventor · Cheshire, CT, US

Joel N. Helfer

25Patents
11h-index
33Co-inventors
75Inventor score

Filing activity: May 5, 1978 → Jul 15, 2022

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US8398673B2 Surgical instrument for grasping and cutting tissue Human Necessities 1,389 Active
US9039694B2 RF generator system for surgical vessel sealing Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1,005 Active
US9144455B2 Low power tissue sealing device and method Human Necessities 998 Active
US4619271A Electronic thermometer with probe isolation chamber Physics 57 Expired
US4325387A Sealing apparatus for intrauterine pressure catheter and the like Human Necessities 54 Expired
USD281011S Mouthpiece for a spirometer device General 37 Expired
US4437467A Apparatus for monitoring fetal heartbeat and the like Human Necessities 31 Expired
US9011466B2 Bi-directional suture passer Human Necessities 27 Active
US7734325B2 Apparatus and method for multi-modal imaging Human Necessities 20 Active
US4301806A Rotating mechanism for introducing a fetal electrode Human Necessities 16 Expired
US6969455B1 Electrophoresis frame for gel slabs with different thickness holder plates Physics 13 Expired
US6346707B1 Electronic imaging system for autoradiography Physics 11 Expired
US4179364A Diffusion device for blood Performing Operations; Transporting 9 Expired
US5779869A Low fog electrophoresis device Physics 6 Expired
US4290425A Infant support board Human Necessities 5 Expired
US9265561B2 Low power tissue sealing device and method Human Necessities 4 Active
US5405520A Connectors for electrophoresis device Physics 3 Expired
US10166064B2 Low-power tissue sealing device and method Human Necessities 2 Active
US11399884B2 Low power tissue sealing device and method Human Necessities 1 Active
US9066744B2 Surgical instrument for grasping and cutting tissue Human Necessities 1 Active
US9801645B2 Surgical instrument for grasping and cutting tissue Human Necessities 0 Active
US10716589B2 Surgical instrument for grasping and cutting tissue Human Necessities 0 Active
US10342599B2 RF generator system for surgical vessel sealing Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 0 Active
US9649149B2 RF generator system for surgical vessel sealing Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 0 Active
US11998260B2 Low-power tissue sealing device and method Human Necessities 0 Active

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