Inventor · Forest Lake, MN, US

John P. Sopp

18Patents
16h-index
12Co-inventors
71Inventor score

Filing activity: Sep 6, 1996 → Oct 18, 2011

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5879310A Body fluid sampler Human Necessities 292 Expired
US6940591B2 Body fluid sampler Human Necessities 139 Expired
US7322993B2 Stiffening pharyngeal wall treatment Human Necessities 119 Expired
US7213599B2 Airway implant Human Necessities 91 Expired
US7237554B2 Airway implant Human Necessities 79 Expired
US6152889A Body fluid sampler Human Necessities 58 Expired
US7401611B2 Airway implant Human Necessities 50 Active
US7017582B2 Stiffening pharyngeal wall treatment Human Necessities 46 Expired
US7201757B2 Gastro-esophageal reflux disease (GERD) treatment method and apparatus Human Necessities 38 Expired
USD536792S1 Implant delivery tool General 37 Expired
US6624882B2 Methods of sampling body fluid Human Necessities 32 Expired
US6699275B1 Stent and delivery system Human Necessities 29 Expired
US7703460B2 Tongue implant Human Necessities 28 Active
US6614522B1 Body fluid sampler Human Necessities 27 Expired
US7673635B2 Soft palate implant Human Necessities 26 Active
US7041067B2 Body fluid sampler Human Necessities 22 Expired
US8037885B2 Treatment for sleep apnea or snoring Human Necessities 10 Active
US8413662B2 Stiffening pharyngeal wall treatment Human Necessities 3 Active

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