Inventor · Denver, CO, US

Kent L. Christopher

32Patents
21h-index
3Co-inventors
78Inventor score

Filing activity: Sep 28, 1987 → Jan 25, 2017

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5954050A System for monitoring and treating sleep disorders using a transtracheal catheter Human Necessities 196 Expired
US6860264B2 Method and apparatus for endotracheal intubation using a light wand and curved guide Human Necessities 190 Expired
US5101820A Apparatus for high continuous flow augmentation of ventilation and method therefor Human Necessities 122 Expired
US6585642B2 Endoscope with a removable suction tube Human Necessities 108 Expired
US5419314A Method and apparatus for weaning ventilator-dependent patients Human Necessities 100 Expired
US8020558B2 System for providing flow-targeted ventilation synchronized to a patient's breathing cycle Human Necessities 96 Active
US5297546A Transtracheal catheter system and method Human Necessities 91 Expired
US5186168A Transtracheal catheter system and method Human Necessities 83 Expired
US5694929A Method and apparatus for ventilation/oxygenation during guided insertion of an endotracheal tube Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 82 Expired
US5090408A Transtracheal catheter system and method Human Necessities 69 Expired
US8015974B2 System for providing flow-targeted ventilation synchronized to a patient's breathing cycle Human Necessities 67 Active
US5515844A Method and apparatus for weaning ventilator-dependent patients Human Necessities 61 Expired
US5964217A Method and apparatus for ventilation/oxygenation during guided insertion of an endotracheal tube Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 60 Expired
US5279288A Apparatus for high continuous flow augmentation of ventilation and method therefor Human Necessities 53 Expired
US5181509A Transtracheal catheter system Human Necessities 52 Expired
US6631713B1 Method and apparatus for ventilation/oxygenation during guided insertion of an endotracheal tube Human Necessities 46 Expired
US6568388B2 Method and apparatus for ventilation / oxygenation during guided insertion of an endotracheal tube Human Necessities 42 Expired
US6849042B2 Endoscope with a removable suction tube Human Necessities 27 Expired
US6634354B2 Laryngeal mask airway Human Necessities 26 Expired
US6340344B1 Endoscope with a removable suction tube Human Necessities 24 Expired
US6543446B1 Method and apparatus for ventilation/oxygenation during guided insertion of an endotracheal tube Human Necessities 22 Expired
US6668821B2 Laryngeal mask airway Human Necessities 21 Expired
USD558339S1 Combined tracheal catheter and connector General 17 Expired
US6568393B2 Endotracheal tube having a beveled tip and orientation indicator Human Necessities 16 Expired
US6895966B2 Laryngeal mask airway Human Necessities 12 Expired

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