Mark C. Estes
147Patents
62h-index
62Co-inventors
93Inventor score
Filing activity: Nov 1, 1991 → Jul 22, 2024
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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.