John W. Danforth
10Patents
10h-index
5Co-inventors
57Inventor score
Filing activity: Mar 16, 1988 → Feb 5, 1993
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US5141494A | Variable wire diameter angioplasty dilatation balloon catheter | Human Necessities | 294 | Expired |
| US5318588A | Radially-expandable tubular elements for use in the construction of medical devices | Human Necessities | 224 | Expired |
| US5273052A | Guidewire with reversible contact seal for releasable securement to catheter | Human Necessities | 192 | Expired |
| US5201756A | Radially-expandable tubular elements for use in the construction of medical devices | Human Necessities | 179 | Expired |
| US4822345A | Controllable flexibility catheter | Human Necessities | 148 | Expired |
| US4909787A | Controllable flexibility catheter with eccentric stiffener | Human Necessities | 111 | Expired |
| US5192295A | Angioplasty dilatation balloon catheter/guidewire system | Human Necessities | 74 | Expired |
| US4881547A | Angioplasty dilitation balloon catheter | Human Necessities | 62 | Expired |
| US5073168A | Y-adaptor and percutaneous sheath for intravascular catheters | Human Necessities | 54 | Expired |
| US4970389A | Vehicle identification system | Physics | 22 | Expired |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.