Inventor · Rancho Cordova, CA, US

Kenneth C. Butler

10Patents
10h-index
12Co-inventors
65Inventor score

Filing activity: Jul 11, 1985 → Jan 26, 1999

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US4846152A Single-stage axial flow blood pump Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 461 Expired
US4908012A Chronic ventricular assist system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 407 Expired
US5588812A Implantable electric axial-flow blood pump Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 327 Expired
US5888242A Speed control system for implanted blood pumps Human Necessities 277 Expired
US5707218A Implantable electric axial-flow blood pump with blood cooled bearing Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 237 Expired
US6123659A Blood pump with profiled outflow region Human Necessities 204 Expired
US6186665A Motor rotor bearing assembly for a blood pump Human Necessities 189 Expired
US5951263A Implantable electric axial-flow blood pump with blood-cooled bearing Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 187 Expired
US6066086A Speed control system for implanted blood pumps Human Necessities 153 Expired
US4632107A High-frequency jet ventilator Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 13 Expired

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