Michael Austin
19Patents
12h-index
18Co-inventors
75Inventor score
Filing activity: Sep 22, 1999 → Mar 20, 2025
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US7096554B2 | Protective loading of stents | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 190 | Expired |
| US7918880B2 | Self-expanding stent and delivery system | Human Necessities | 156 | Expired |
| US6676987B2 | Coating a medical appliance with a bubble jet printing head | Performing Operations; Transporting | 141 | Expired |
| US6360577B1 | Apparatus for contracting, or crimping stents | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 121 | Expired |
| US7285130B2 | Stent delivery system | Human Necessities | 107 | Expired |
| US7722663B1 | Anatomically correct endoluminal prostheses | Human Necessities | 91 | Expired |
| US6823576B2 | Method and apparatus for contracting, loading or crimping self-expanding and balloon expandable stent devices | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 72 | Expired |
| US7010850B2 | Thermal regulation of a coated work-piece during the reconfiguration of the coated work-piece | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 37 | Expired |
| US7587801B2 | Stent crimper | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 22 | Expired |
| US7335264B2 | Differentially coated medical devices, system for differentially coating medical devices, and coating method | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 21 | Expired |
| US8739727B2 | Coated medical device and method for manufacturing the same | Performing Operations; Transporting | 21 | Active |
| US6739033B2 | Thermal regulation of a coated work-piece during the reconfiguration of the coated work-piece | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 14 | Expired |
| US7992273B2 | Crimping apparatus for reducing size of a stent | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 6 | Active |
| US8281737B2 | Coated medical device and method for manufacturing the same | Performing Operations; Transporting | 5 | Active |
| US8533925B2 | Method for contracting or crimping stents | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 4 | Active |
| US8065803B2 | Cutting tool | Performing Operations; Transporting | 3 | Active |
| US7815670B2 | Method of loading a medical endoprosthesis through the side wall of an elongate member | Human Necessities | 1 | Active |
| US7503105B2 | Loading stent with compressed air | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 0 | Active |
| US12407197B1 | Proximity device for electronic devices and utilization method | Electricity | 0 | Active |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.