Inventor · Ann Arbor, MI, US

Masamichi Yanai

24Patents
13h-index
15Co-inventors
78Inventor score

Filing activity: Jan 28, 2003 → Sep 1, 2023

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US8652024B1 Sterilizable cable system for implantable blood pump Human Necessities 100 Active
US9556873B2 Startup sequence for centrifugal pump with levitated impeller Human Necessities 61 Active
US9713663B2 Cardiac pump with speed adapted for ventricle unloading Human Necessities 60 Active
US9371826B2 Impeller position compensation using field oriented control Human Necessities 55 Active
US7160242B2 Blood pump system Human Necessities 53 Expired
US9192705B2 Percutaneous cable with redundant conductors for implantable blood pump Human Necessities 28 Active
US7033147B2 Centrifugal fluid pump assembly with flow rate calculating section Human Necessities 28 Expired
US8968174B2 Motor fault monitor for implantable blood pump Human Necessities 23 Active
US9127680B2 Verification of magnetic balance for magnetically levitated impeller Human Necessities 20 Active
US9709061B2 Impeller position compensation using field oriented control Human Necessities 15 Active
US9056159B2 Non-invasive diagnostics for ventricle assist device Human Necessities 15 Active
US10371152B2 Alternating pump gaps Human Necessities 15 Active
US11781551B2 Alternating pump gaps Human Necessities 14 Active
US8613696B2 Non-invasive diagnostics for ventricle assist device Human Necessities 10 Active
US10245361B2 Impeller suspension mechanism for heart pump Human Necessities 9 Active
US8834345B2 Backflow detection for centrifugal blood pump Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 8 Active
US10456513B2 Cardiac pump with speed adapted for ventricle unloading Human Necessities 3 Active
US11015605B2 Alternating pump gaps Human Necessities 2 Active
US12343517B2 Cardiac pump with speed adapted for ventricle unloading Human Necessities 0 Active
US11213227B2 Pulse oximeter Human Necessities 0 Active
US11724094B2 Cardiac pump with speed adapted for ventricle unloading Human Necessities 0 Active
US10405840B2 Surgical fixing tool Human Necessities 0 Active
US12297836B2 Alternating pump gaps Human Necessities 0 Active
US10980928B2 Cardiac pump with speed adapted for ventricle unloading Human Necessities 0 Active

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