Inventor · Los Gatos, CA, US

Klaus Kleine

27Patents
9h-index
21Co-inventors
71Inventor score

Filing activity: Jun 3, 1998 → Dec 15, 2016

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6521865B1 Pulsed fiber laser cutting system for medical implants Performing Operations; Transporting 129 Expired
US7971333B2 Manufacturing process for polymetric stents Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 112 Active
US7229471B2 Compositions containing fast-leaching plasticizers for improved performance of medical devices Human Necessities 111 Expired
US7622070B2 Method of manufacturing an implantable polymeric medical device Human Necessities 95 Active
US6927359B2 Pulsed fiber laser cutting system for medical implants Performing Operations; Transporting 75 Expired
US7638156B1 Apparatus and method for selectively coating a medical article Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 37 Active
US6222869A Aspheric lensing control for high power butt-coupled end-pumped laser Electricity 37 Expired
US7740791B2 Method of fabricating a stent with features by blow molding Performing Operations; Transporting 33 Active
US8241554B1 Method of forming a stent pattern on a tube Performing Operations; Transporting 23 Active
US8568469B1 Stent locking element and a method of securing a stent on a delivery system Human Necessities 9 Active
US8373090B2 Method and apparatus to prevent stent damage caused by laser cutting Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 8 Active
US9439788B2 Stent locking element and a method of securing a stent on a delivery system Human Necessities 8 Active
US9192494B2 Locking polymer stents Human Necessities 8 Active
US7297758B2 Method for extending shelf-life of constructs of semi-crystallizable polymers Chemistry; Metallurgy 7 Expired
US8066762B2 Assembly for manufacturing an implantable polymeric medical device Human Necessities 4 Active
US9198782B2 Manufacturing process for polymeric stents Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 2 Active
US9278485B2 Method to prevent stent damage caused by laser cutting Performing Operations; Transporting 1 Active
US9554925B2 Biodegradable polymeric stents Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1 Active
US9561351B2 Drug delivery spiral coil construct Human Necessities 1 Active
US7662326B2 Compositions containing fast-leaching plasticizers for improved performance of medical devices Human Necessities 1 Active
US9283099B2 Stent-catheter assembly with a releasable connection for stent retention Human Necessities 1 Active
US9808982B2 Tapered polymeric stent and method of fabricating same Performing Operations; Transporting 0 Active
US8470014B2 Stent-catheter assembly with a releasable connection for stent retention Human Necessities 0 Active
US8191501B2 Apparatus for selectively coating a medical article Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 0 Active
US8728149B2 Assembly for making a polymeric medical device Human Necessities 0 Active

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