Marvin Alpern
44Patents
30h-index
27Co-inventors
85Inventor score
Filing activity: Nov 15, 1976 → Aug 9, 2001
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US5356006A | Sterile package for surgical devices | Human Necessities | 1,500 | Expired |
| US4112949A | Apparatus for collecting body fluid | Human Necessities | 117 | Expired |
| US5392917A | Easy open 1-2-3 instrumentation package | Performing Operations; Transporting | 110 | Expired |
| US5906273A | Armed suture package with universal dispensing capability | Human Necessities | 102 | Expired |
| US5675961A | Suture dispenser | Human Necessities | 90 | Expired |
| US4482053A | Sealable container for packaging medical articles in sterile condition | Human Necessities | 88 | Expired |
| US4961498A | Oval wrap suture package | Human Necessities | 85 | Expired |
| US4967902A | One piece channel suture packages | Human Necessities | 84 | Expired |
| US5230424A | Multi-strand suture package and cover-latching element | Human Necessities | 68 | Expired |
| US5284240A | No touch suture package | Human Necessities | 65 | Expired |
| US4572363A | Suture retainer for multistrand sutures with single strand suture dispensing | Human Necessities | 65 | Expired |
| US5350060A | Procedure kit and package | Human Necessities | 63 | Expired |
| US4615435A | Retainer for surgical sutures | Human Necessities | 62 | Expired |
| US5056658A | One piece channel suture packages | Human Necessities | 62 | Expired |
| US5788062A | Suture dispenser | Human Necessities | 61 | Expired |
| US6047815A | Package for sutures | Human Necessities | 60 | Expired |
| US5052551A | Oval wrap suture package with unequal end radii | Human Necessities | 59 | Expired |
| US4884681A | Retainer for surgical sutures | Human Necessities | 57 | Expired |
| US4511035A | Package for surgical instrument | Human Necessities | 56 | Expired |
| US4946043A | Retainer for surgical sutures | Human Necessities | 51 | Expired |
| US5628395A | Suture tray package having grooved winding surface | Human Necessities | 51 | Expired |
| US5099994A | Oval wrap suture package | Human Necessities | 50 | Expired |
| US5213210A | Easy-loading suture package | Human Necessities | 48 | Expired |
| US5271495A | Oval wrap suture package with rotary wheel | Human Necessities | 48 | Expired |
| US6135272A | Package for sutures | Human Necessities | 47 | Expired |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.