Inventor · San Francisco, CA, US

Michael Biggs

36Patents
18h-index
23Co-inventors
81Inventor score

Filing activity: Aug 16, 1996 → Nov 16, 2020

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6599311B1 Method and assembly for lung volume reduction Human Necessities 579 Expired
US7198635B2 Modification of airways by application of energy Human Necessities 445 Expired
US6634363B1 Methods of treating lungs having reversible obstructive pulmonary disease Human Necessities 377 Expired
US6174323A Method and assembly for lung volume reduction Human Necessities 374 Expired
US7425212B1 Devices for modification of airways by transfer of energy Human Necessities 265 Expired
US7104987B2 Control system and process for application of energy to airway walls and other mediums Human Necessities 221 Expired
US6997189B2 Method for lung volume reduction Human Necessities 188 Expired
US7854734B2 Control system and process for application of energy to airway walls and other mediums Human Necessities 142 Active
US7273055B2 Methods of treating asthma Human Necessities 140 Expired
US7264002B2 Methods of treating reversible obstructive pulmonary disease Human Necessities 137 Expired
US7542802B2 Methods of regenerating tissue in airways Human Necessities 87 Active
US7837679B2 Control system and process for application of energy to airway walls and other mediums Human Necessities 55 Active
US7992572B2 Methods of evaluating individuals having reversible obstructive pulmonary disease Human Necessities 44 Active
US5755575A Dental implant delivery system and method Human Necessities 37 Expired
US8465486B2 Modification of airways by application of energy Human Necessities 34 Active
US8257413B2 Modification of airways by application of energy Human Necessities 26 Active
US8251070B2 Methods for treating airways Human Necessities 25 Active
US8057470B2 Integrated smoke evacuation electrosurgical pencil and method Human Necessities 23 Active
US8181656B2 Methods for treating airways Human Necessities 10 Active
US8459268B2 Methods for treating airways Human Necessities 8 Active
US8534291B2 Methods of treating inflammation in airways Human Necessities 6 Active
US8464723B2 Methods of evaluating individuals having reversible obstructive pulmonary disease Human Necessities 6 Active
USD737981S1 Electrosurgical monitoring device General 6 Active
US8888769B2 Control system and process for application of energy to airway walls and other mediums Human Necessities 5 Active
US8733367B2 Methods of treating inflammation in airways Human Necessities 5 Active

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