John W. Davis
81Patents
29h-index
69Co-inventors
91Inventor score
Filing activity: Jun 5, 1975 → Apr 6, 2018
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US6428539B1 | Apparatus and method for minimally invasive surgery using rotational cutting tool | Human Necessities | 453 | Expired |
| US7033357B2 | Apparatus and method for minimally invasive surgery using rotational cutting tool | Human Necessities | 440 | Expired |
| US6241740A | System and method of use for ligating and cutting tissue | Human Necessities | 324 | Expired |
| US6527786B1 | System and method of use for ligating and cutting tissue | Human Necessities | 287 | Expired |
| US6123689A | Reusable cannula with disposable seal | Human Necessities | 237 | Expired |
| US6030406A | Method and apparatus for tissue dissection | Human Necessities | 214 | Expired |
| US7526342B2 | Apparatus for endoscopic cardiac mapping and lead placement | Human Necessities | 211 | Expired |
| US6159182A | Reusable cannula with disposable seal | Human Necessities | 157 | Expired |
| US6730020B2 | Locking arm having ball joints for use in an organ manipulator apparatus | Human Necessities | 113 | Expired |
| US6203559A | Method and apparatus for tissue dissection | Human Necessities | 112 | Expired |
| US8831202B1 | Failover mechanism based on historical usage data | Electricity | 100 | Active |
| US4673937A | Automotive collision avoidance and/or air bag deployment radar | Physics | 95 | Expired |
| US6506149B2 | Organ manipulator having suction member supported with freedom to move relative to its support | Human Necessities | 93 | Expired |
| US4974905A | Chair bed | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 78 | Expired |
| US6702813B1 | Apparatus and method for minimally invasive surgery using rotational cutting tool | Human Necessities | 77 | Expired |
| US5820606A | Reusable cannula with disposable seal | Human Necessities | 62 | Expired |
| US6752756B2 | Combined vessel dissection and transection device and method | Human Necessities | 59 | Expired |
| US4916450A | Radar system for headway control of a vehicle | Physics | 57 | Expired |
| US5895353A | Vessel isolating retractor cannula and method | Human Necessities | 56 | Expired |
| US5993384A | Vessel isolating retractor cannula and method | Human Necessities | 50 | Expired |
| US7497865B2 | Method and apparatus for performing anastomosis with eversion of tissue edges and joining of exposed intima of the everted tissue | Human Necessities | 49 | Expired |
| US4308636A | Method and apparatus for heating a fluid | Electricity | 43 | Expired |
| US6899670B2 | Organ manipulator having suction member supported with freedom to move relative to its support | Human Necessities | 38 | Expired |
| US5285207A | Multi-frequency automatic radar system | Physics | 36 | Expired |
| US7226409B2 | Organ manipulator having suction member supported with freedom to move relative to its support | Human Necessities | 35 | Expired |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.