Klaus Kleine
27Patents
9h-index
21Co-inventors
71Inventor score
Filing activity: Jun 3, 1998 → Dec 15, 2016
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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.