Michael J. Eberle
52Patents
29h-index
32Co-inventors
88Inventor score
Filing activity: Oct 27, 1987 → Mar 24, 2021
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US4917097A | Apparatus and method for imaging small cavities | Physics | 497 | Expired |
| US5453575A | Apparatus and method for detecting blood flow in intravascular ultrasonic imaging | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 283 | Expired |
| US5167233A | Dilating and imaging apparatus | Human Necessities | 224 | Expired |
| US6585660B2 | Signal conditioning device for interfacing intravascular sensors having varying operational characteristics to a physiology monitor | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 196 | Expired |
| US6210339A | Flexible elongate member having one or more electrical contacts | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 190 | Expired |
| US5779644A | Ultrasound catheter probe | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 175 | Expired |
| US5368037A | Ultrasound catheter | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 174 | Expired |
| US5183048A | Method and apparatus for removing artifacts from an ultrasonically generated image of a small cavity | Human Necessities | 147 | Expired |
| US5857974A | High resolution intravascular ultrasound transducer assembly having a flexible substrate | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 146 | Expired |
| US5921931A | Method and apparatus for creating a color blood flow image based upon ultrasonic echo signals received by an intravascular ultrasound imaging probe | Physics | 141 | Expired |
| US7846101B2 | High resolution intravascular ultrasound transducer assembly having a flexible substrate | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 138 | Active |
| US5135486A | Self-venting balloon dilitation catheter | Human Necessities | 122 | Expired |
| US6283920A | Ultrasound transducer assembly | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 121 | Expired |
| US5603327A | Ultrasound catheter probe | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 118 | Expired |
| US6080109A | Modular imaging/treatment catheter assembly | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 114 | Expired |
| US6779257B2 | Method of making a flexible elongate member | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 113 | Expired |
| US6123673A | Method of making an ultrasound transducer assembly | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 103 | Expired |
| US6049958A | High resolution intravascular ultrasound transducer assembly having a flexible substrate and method for manufacture thereof | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 95 | Expired |
| US6618916B1 | Method for manufacturing a high resolution intravascular ultrasound transducer assembly having a flexible substrate | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 86 | Expired |
| US7599588B2 | Optical imaging probe connector | Physics | 65 | Expired |
| US7676910B2 | Flexible elongate member having one or more electrical contacts | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 60 | Expired |
| US7226417B1 | High resolution intravascular ultrasound transducer assembly having a flexible substrate | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 56 | Expired |
| US5938615A | Ultrasound catheter probe | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 55 | Expired |
| US5876344A | Modular imaging/treatment catheter assembly and method | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 52 | Expired |
| US10258240B1 | Optical fiber pressure sensor | Human Necessities | 41 | Active |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.