Inventor · Irwin, PA, US

Mark C. Estes

147Patents
62h-index
62Co-inventors
93Inventor score

Filing activity: Nov 1, 1991 → Jul 22, 2024

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US7278983B2 Physiological monitoring device for controlling a medication infusion device Human Necessities 1,251 Expired
US8287487B2 Infusion pump system and methods Human Necessities 971 Active
US7647237B2 Communication station and software for interfacing with an infusion pump, analyte monitor, analyte meter, or the like Physics 886 Expired
US7022072B2 System for monitoring physiological characteristics Physics 734 Expired
US7901394B2 Physiological monitoring device for controlling a medication infusion device Human Necessities 594 Active
US8192395B2 System for providing blood glucose measurements to an infusion device Human Necessities 463 Active
US7204823B2 Medication delivery system and monitor Human Necessities 426 Expired
US8192394B2 Method and system for manual and autonomous control of an infusion pump Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 365 Active
US5794615A Method and apparatus for providing proportional positive airway pressure to treat congestive heart failure Human Necessities 325 Expired
US5535738A Method and apparatus for providing proportional positive airway pressure to treat sleep disordered breathing Human Necessities 322 Expired
US7938797B2 Infusion pump system Human Necessities 316 Active
US6105575A Method and apparatus for providing positive airway pressure to a patient Human Necessities 274 Expired
US5239995A Sleep apnea treatment apparatus Human Necessities 273 Expired
US5970975A Sleep apnea treatment apparatus Human Necessities 257 Expired
US6932084B2 Method and apparatus for providing positive airway pressure to a patient Human Necessities 255 Expired
US7766830B2 System for monitoring physiological characteristics Physics 212 Expired
US7708717B2 Operating an infusion pump system Human Necessities 204 Active
US5823187A Sleep apnea treatment apparatus with a therapy delay circuit arrangement Human Necessities 201 Expired
US5803065A Breathing gas delivery method and apparatus Human Necessities 190 Expired
US6609517B1 Method and apparatus for providing positive airway pressure to a patient Human Necessities 188 Expired
US7828528B2 Occlusion sensing system for infusion pumps Human Necessities 186 Active
US6305374A Breathing gas delivery method and apparatus Human Necessities 182 Expired
US6029664A Breathing gas delivery method and apparatus Human Necessities 180 Expired
US6629527B1 Sleep apnea treatment apparatus Human Necessities 172 Expired
US6948497B2 Breathing gas delivery method and apparatus Human Necessities 169 Expired

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