Inventor · Concord, MA, US

Lucien Alfred Couvillon, Jr.

37Patents
21h-index
28Co-inventors
85Inventor score

Filing activity: Mar 18, 1976 → Nov 24, 2020

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6835173B2 Robotic endoscope Human Necessities 1,504 Expired
US6770027B2 Robotic endoscope with wireless interface Human Necessities 1,438 Expired
US7063671B2 Electronically activated capture device Human Necessities 1,358 Expired
US4951677A Acoustic imaging catheter and the like Human Necessities 529 Expired
US5372138A Acousting imaging catheters and the like Human Necessities 529 Expired
US6679836B2 Universal programmable guide catheter Human Necessities 175 Expired
US7097615B2 Robotic endoscope with wireless interface Human Necessities 162 Expired
US6997870B2 Universal, programmable guide catheter Human Necessities 158 Expired
US7413543B2 Endoscope with actively cooled illumination sources Human Necessities 113 Expired
US8622894B2 Articulation joint Human Necessities 93 Active
US4089329A Noninvasive, continuous intraocular pressure monitor Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 93 Expired
US8353860B2 Device for obstruction removal with specific tip structure Human Necessities 88 Active
US7261686B2 Universal, programmable guide catheter Human Necessities 72 Expired
US7479106B2 Automated control of irrigation and aspiration in a single-use endoscope Human Necessities 66 Expired
US8608648B2 Articulation joint Human Necessities 60 Active
USRE46007E1 Automated control of irrigation and aspiration in a single-use endoscope General 59 Active
US7303528B2 Serialization of single use endoscopes Electricity 53 Expired
US8834390B2 Electronically activated capture device Human Necessities 37 Active
US7666135B2 Robotic endoscope Human Necessities 32 Expired
US7491185B2 External counterpulsation device using electroactive polymer actuators Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 29 Expired
US8118732B2 Force feedback control system for video endoscope Human Necessities 21 Expired
US7077808B2 Ultrasonic imaging catheter Human Necessities 18 Expired
US7967759B2 Endoscopic system with integrated patient respiratory status indicator Human Necessities 18 Active
US8517924B2 Robotic endoscope with wireless interface Human Necessities 16 Active
US8435172B2 Automated control of irrigation and aspiration in a single-use endoscope Human Necessities 11 Active

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