Inventor · Palo Alto, CA, US

Michael Hmelar

10Patents
10h-index
14Co-inventors
58Inventor score

Filing activity: Jul 22, 1996 → Jun 13, 2000

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6024751A Method and apparatus for transurethral resection of the prostate Human Necessities 187 Expired
US6229831A Bright diode-laser light-source Electricity 98 Expired
US5772657A Side firing fiber optic laser probe Human Necessities 90 Expired
US6096031A High repetition rate erbium:YAG laser for tissue ablation Electricity 68 Expired
US5729643A Tapered composite optical fiber and method of making the same Physics 35 Expired
US5642370A High repetition rate erbium; YAG laser for tissue ablation Electricity 29 Expired
US6395000B1 High repetition rate erbium: YAG laser for tissue ablation Electricity 22 Expired
US6151342A Bright diode-laser light-source Electricity 18 Expired
US5644585A High repetition rate Eribum-YAG laser for tissue ablation Electricity 18 Expired
US5852692A Tapered optical fiber delivery system for laser diode Physics 16 Expired

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