John C. Murphy
20Patents
13h-index
28Co-inventors
81Inventor score
Filing activity: Sep 26, 1975 → Oct 16, 2008
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US6517519B1 | Device and method for rapid chest tube insertion | Human Necessities | 106 | Expired |
| US4468136A | Optical beam deflection thermal imaging | Physics | 101 | Expired |
| US7515953B2 | Techniques for identifying molecular structures and treating cell types lining a body lumen using fluorescence | Human Necessities | 89 | Expired |
| US5126654A | Non-invasive, high resolution detection of electrical currents and electrochemical impedances at spaced localities along a pipeline | Physics | 48 | Expired |
| US4041722A | Impact resistant tank for cryogenic fluids | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 34 | Expired |
| US6422741B1 | Method for nondestructive/noncontact microwave detection of electrical and magnetic property discontinuities in materials | Physics | 29 | Expired |
| US4184768A | Self-calibrating photoacoustic apparatus for measuring light intensity and light absorption | Physics | 29 | Expired |
| US5087873A | Non-invasive, high resolution detection of electrical currents and electrochemical impedances at spaced localities along a pipeline | Physics | 27 | Expired |
| US4172382A | Laser interferometry detection method/apparatus for buried structure | Physics | 23 | Expired |
| US6337627B1 | System of providing medical treatment | Physics | 22 | Expired |
| US8078262B2 | Method for imaging and spectroscopy of tumors and determination of the efficacy of anti-tumor drug therapies | Human Necessities | 19 | Active |
| US5998995A | Microelectromechanical (MEMS)-based magnetostrictive magnetometer | Physics | 19 | Expired |
| US7089238B1 | Method and apparatus for incremental computation of the accuracy of a categorization-by-example system | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 18 | Expired |
| US5959452A | Lorentz force magnetometer having a resonator | Physics | 13 | Expired |
| US4327554A | Spill condition venting system | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 5 | Expired |
| US7653429B2 | Techniques for identifying molecular structures and treating cell types lining a body lumen using fluorescence | Human Necessities | 5 | Active |
| US6812696B2 | Apparatus and methods using mechanical resonators to enhance sensitivity in lorentz force magnetometers | Physics | 3 | Expired |
| US4625521A | Liquid nitrogen distribution system | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 3 | Expired |
| US7899825B2 | Method and apparatus for duplicate detection | Physics | 3 | Active |
| US6183126A | Method for nondestructive/noncontact microwave detection of electrical and magnetic property discontinuities in materials | Physics | 2 | Expired |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.