Inventor · Los Altos, CA, US

John Allison

55Patents
26h-index
49Co-inventors
88Inventor score

Filing activity: Dec 4, 1996 → Jan 7, 2022

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US8275442B2 Treatment planning systems and methods for body contouring applications Human Necessities 138 Active
US8702774B2 Device, system and method of removing heat from subcutaneous lipid-rich cells Human Necessities 130 Active
US8603073B2 Systems and methods with interrupt/resume capabilities for treating subcutaneous lipid-rich cells Human Necessities 122 Active
US7266176B2 Workspace optimization for radiation treatment delivery system Human Necessities 104 Expired
US7590219B2 Automatically determining a beam parameter for radiation treatment planning Human Necessities 94 Active
US6780152B2 Method and apparatus for ultrasound imaging of the heart Human Necessities 81 Expired
US9314368B2 Home-use applicators for non-invasively removing heat from subcutaneous lipid-rich cells via phase change coolants, and associates devices, systems and methods Human Necessities 78 Active
US6364835B1 Medical diagnostic ultrasound imaging methods for extended field of view Physics 74 Expired
US9844461B2 Home-use applicators for non-invasively removing heat from subcutaneous lipid-rich cells via phase change coolants Human Necessities 72 Active
US9861520B2 Device, system and method of removing heat from subcutaneous lipid-rich cells Human Necessities 69 Active
US9737434B2 Systems and methods with interrupt/resume capabilities for treating subcutaneous lipid-rich cells Human Necessities 69 Active
US7552490B2 Method and apparatus for patient loading and unloading Human Necessities 62 Active
US7693257B2 Treatment delivery optimization Human Necessities 61 Active
US6030344A Methods and apparatus for ultrasound image quantification Physics 56 Expired
US7611452B2 Wizard and template for treatment planning Human Necessities 52 Active
US10279196B2 Radiation treatment planning using four-dimensional imaging data Human Necessities 45 Active
US6527717B1 Tissue motion analysis medical diagnostic ultrasound system and method Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 43 Expired
US10085881B2 Methods, systems, and devices for treating neuromas, fibromas, nerve entrapment, and/or pain associated therewith Human Necessities 40 Active
US6554770B1 Medical diagnostic ultrasound imaging methods for extended field of view Physics 38 Expired
US6093149A Method and apparatus for setting the integration interval for time integrated surface integral in an ultrasound imaging system Physics 36 Expired
US6086539A Methods and apparatus for ultrasound image quantification Physics 33 Expired
US9295512B2 Methods and devices for pain management Human Necessities 29 Active
US10213244B2 Cryogenic needle with freeze zone regulation Human Necessities 29 Active
US10188444B2 Skin protection for subdermal cryogenic remodeling for cosmetic and other treatments Human Necessities 28 Active
US9241753B2 Skin protection for subdermal cryogenic remodeling for cosmetic and other treatments Human Necessities 26 Active

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