Inventor · Dublin, IE

John Hegarty

20Patents
10h-index
16Co-inventors
72Inventor score

Filing activity: Apr 29, 1985 → Jan 21, 2020

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5527333A Slicing disposable blood sampling device Human Necessities 177 Expired
US5254090A Balloon catheter having a dual layer inner member Human Necessities 72 Expired
US4820016A Waveguide-containing communications and sensing systems Physics 62 Expired
US7557368B2 Semiconductor photodetector Electricity 35 Expired
US4762384A Optical systems with antireciprocal polarization rotators Physics 19 Expired
USD769123S1 Container General 16 Active
US4671621A Optical systems with antireciprocal polarization rotators Physics 15 Expired
USD915893S1 Container General 13 Active
USD781155S1 Container General 11 Active
US6467616B2 Apparatus for holding a disc-like article Physics 10 Expired
US5123735A Method of measuring the power of a lens Physics 9 Expired
USD817769S1 Container General 8 Active
USD767992S1 Container General 7 Active
US6892878B2 Case for holding a disc-shaped article Physics 7 Expired
USD915210S1 Container General 5 Active
US8628317B2 Vacuum pump with an axial oil feed conduit Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 3 Active
US7048116B2 Case for a disc-like article Physics 1 Expired
US8651833B2 Combined gas and liquid pump Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 1 Active
US9683570B2 Vacuum pump Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 0 Active
US10371148B2 Vacuum pump Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 0 Active

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