Inventor · East Palo Alto, CA, US

John E. Ortiz

19Patents
19h-index
19Co-inventors
71Inventor score

Filing activity: Sep 29, 1993 → Jun 27, 2011

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
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.