Inventor · Los Altos, CA, US

Lothar W. Kleiner

97Patents
19h-index
64Co-inventors
87Inventor score

Filing activity: Dec 18, 1981 → Sep 29, 2016

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6375978B1 Rate controlling membranes for controlled drug delivery devices Human Necessities 175 Expired
US4689475A Electrical devices containing conductive polymers Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 133 Expired
US4490283A Flame retardant thermoplastic molding compounds of high electroconductivity Chemistry; Metallurgy 113 Expired
US4800253A Electrical devices containing conductive polymers Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 106 Expired
US6275728A Thin polymer film drug reservoirs Human Necessities 52 Expired
US6169920A Iontophoretic drug delivery apparatus Human Necessities 46 Expired
US6317629A Iontophoretic drug delivery apparatus Human Necessities 41 Expired
US7166680B2 Blends of poly(ester amide) polymers Human Necessities 40 Expired
US4610808A Conductive resinous composites Electricity 39 Expired
US8377499B2 Methods of forming Poly(ester amide)-based drug delivery systems with controlled release rate and morphology Human Necessities 39 Active
US7829109B2 Catheter injectable depot compositions and uses thereof Human Necessities 35 Expired
US8202529B2 Implantable drug delivery devices having alternating hydrophilic and amphiphilic polymer layers Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 34 Active
US7368126B2 Controlled release depot formulations Human Necessities 34 Expired
US8961589B2 Bioabsorbable coating with tunable hydrophobicity Human Necessities 33 Active
US8545742B2 Method of fabricating a low crystallinity poly(L-lactide) tube Performing Operations; Transporting 33 Active
US8377116B2 Implantable medical device coatings with improved mechanical stability Human Necessities 32 Active
US8119704B2 Implantable medical device comprising copolymer of L-lactide with improved fracture toughness Human Necessities 32 Active
US8182829B2 Drug eluting implantable medical device with hemocompatible and/or prohealing topcoat Human Necessities 32 Active
US7632307B2 Abluminal, multilayer coating constructs for drug-delivery stents Human Necessities 30 Expired
US8501079B2 Controlling crystalline morphology of a bioabsorbable stent Performing Operations; Transporting 19 Active
US7390497B2 Poly(ester amide) filler blends for modulation of coating properties Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 18 Expired
US8029816B2 Medical device coated with a coating containing elastin pentapeptide VGVPG Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 17 Active
US8303296B2 Polymer tube expansion apparatus to maximize fracture toughness Performing Operations; Transporting 16 Active
US8715707B2 Freeze-thaw method for modifying stent coating Human Necessities 15 Active
US8815274B2 Poly(ester amides) for the control of agent-release from polymeric compositions Human Necessities 14 Active

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