John E. Ortiz
19Patents
19h-index
19Co-inventors
71Inventor score
Filing activity: Sep 29, 1993 → Jun 27, 2011
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US5669931A | Liquid coils with secondary shape | Human Necessities | 217 | Expired |
| US6579308B1 | Stent devices with detachable distal or proximal wires | Human Necessities | 205 | Expired |
| US6106476A | Ultra miniature pressure sensor and guide wire using the same and method | Human Necessities | 197 | Expired |
| US5715827A | Ultra miniature pressure sensor and guide wire using the same and method | Human Necessities | 164 | Expired |
| US5517989A | Guidewire assembly | Human Necessities | 161 | Expired |
| US5348481A | Rotary connector for use with small diameter flexible elongate member having electrical capabilities | Electricity | 159 | Expired |
| US5908385A | Apparatus for mapping electrical activity in a body and treating tissue | Human Necessities | 159 | Expired |
| US7763011B2 | Variable density braid stent | Human Necessities | 154 | Active |
| US7989042B2 | Medical devices with highly flexible coated hypotube | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 126 | Expired |
| US7063719B2 | Stent devices with detachable distal or proximal wires | Human Necessities | 119 | Expired |
| US6976965B2 | Ultra miniature pressure sensor | Human Necessities | 113 | Expired |
| US7468070B2 | Stent delivery catheter | Human Necessities | 81 | Expired |
| US7097620B2 | Guidewire with pressure and temperature sensing capabilities | Human Necessities | 80 | Expired |
| US6767327B1 | Method of measuring blood pressure and velocity proximally and distally of a stenosis | Human Necessities | 76 | Expired |
| US5523745A | Tongue activated communications controller | Electricity | 53 | Expired |
| US8419648B2 | Ultra miniature pressure sensor | Human Necessities | 46 | Expired |
| US8506619B2 | Variable density braid stent | Human Necessities | 45 | Active |
| US7967762B2 | Ultra miniature pressure sensor | Human Necessities | 43 | Active |
| US8419647B2 | Ultra miniature pressure sensor | Human Necessities | 22 | Active |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.