Inventor · Plymouth, MN, US

John J. Chen

84Patents
26h-index
74Co-inventors
91Inventor score

Filing activity: Sep 28, 1999 → Sep 2, 2020

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6905743B1 Dimensionally stable balloons Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 240 Expired
US6458867B1 Hydrophilic lubricant coatings for medical devices Human Necessities 157 Expired
US6764504B2 Combined shaped balloon and stent protector Human Necessities 156 Expired
US6685718B1 Expandable ablation burr Human Necessities 133 Expired
US6756094B1 Balloon structure with PTFE component Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 109 Expired
US7004963B2 Conformable balloons Human Necessities 90 Expired
US7252674B2 Expandable ablation burr Human Necessities 89 Expired
US6951675B2 Multilayer balloon catheter Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 87 Expired
US8168275B2 Tube-in-tube balloon Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 66 Active
US6977103B2 Dimensionally stable balloons Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 64 Expired
US6478814B2 Stent securement sleeves and optional coatings and methods of use Human Necessities 62 Expired
US7029732B2 Medical device balloons with improved strength properties and processes for producing same Chemistry; Metallurgy 60 Expired
US7758892B1 Medical devices having multiple layers Human Necessities 55 Active
US7635510B2 High performance balloon catheter/component Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 42 Expired
US7493160B2 Nano-actuated medical device Human Necessities 40 Expired
US7591831B2 Medical devices comprising nanocomposites Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 39 Expired
US6805702B1 Hybrid sleeve material and structure Human Necessities 38 Expired
US8043673B2 Method to make tube-in-tube balloon Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 37 Active
US6562061B1 Stent delivery balloon with securement structure Human Necessities 37 Expired
US7758572B2 Medical devices and methods including cooling balloons having nanotubes Performing Operations; Transporting 36 Expired
US8048028B2 Reinforced medical balloon Human Necessities 34 Active
US7963942B2 Medical balloons with modified surfaces Human Necessities 34 Active
US6776945B2 Medical device with extruded member having helical orientation Performing Operations; Transporting 29 Expired
US7228878B2 Catheter tubing with improved stress-strain characteristics Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 28 Expired
US7947059B2 Multilayer medical device Performing Operations; Transporting 27 Expired

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