Inventor · San Jose, CA, US

Ni Ding

105Patents
35h-index
57Co-inventors
93Inventor score

Filing activity: Feb 1, 1995 → Aug 28, 2017

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5837313A Drug release stent coating process Human Necessities 949 Expired
US6120536A Medical devices with long term non-thrombogenic coatings Human Necessities 820 Expired
US6099562A Drug coating with topcoat Human Necessities 766 Expired
US5980972A Method of applying drug-release coatings Performing Operations; Transporting 581 Expired
US6120904A Medical device coated with interpenetrating network of hydrogel polymers Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 531 Expired
US6358556B1 Drug release stent coating Human Necessities 529 Expired
US6042875A Drug-releasing coatings for medical devices Human Necessities 462 Expired
US6080488A Process for preparation of slippery, tenaciously adhering, hydrophilic polyurethane hydrogel coating, coated polymer and metal substrate materials, and coated medical devices Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 407 Expired
US6364856B1 Medical device with sponge coating for controlled drug release Human Necessities 335 Expired
US6284305A Drug coating with topcoat Human Necessities 304 Expired
US5879697A Drug-releasing coatings for medical devices Human Necessities 278 Expired
US5899935A Balloon expandable braided stent with restraint Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 251 Expired
US6547806B1 Vascular sealing device and method of use Human Necessities 247 Expired
US6673385B1 Methods for polymeric coatings stents Chemistry; Metallurgy 225 Expired
US5576072A Process for producing slippery, tenaciously adhering hydrogel coatings containing a polyurethane-urea polymer hydrogel commingled with at least one other, dissimilar polymer hydrogel Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 164 Expired
US6299596A Method of bonding polymers and medical devices comprising materials bonded by said method Chemistry; Metallurgy 146 Expired
US6017577A Slippery, tenaciously adhering hydrophilic polyurethane hydrogel coatings, coated polymer substrate materials, and coated medical devices Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 133 Expired
US6249952A Method for manufacturing an expandable stent Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 126 Expired
US7247313B2 Polyacrylates coatings for implantable medical devices Human Necessities 118 Expired
US5919570A Slippery, tenaciously adhering hydrogel coatings containing a polyurethane-urea polymer hydrogel commingled with a poly(N-vinylpyrrolidone) polymer hydrogel, coated polymer and metal substrate materials, and coated medical devices Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 115 Expired
US5849368A Process for hydrophilicization of hydrophobic polymers Chemistry; Metallurgy 105 Expired
US6652581B1 Medical device with porous surface for controlled drug release and method of making the same Human Necessities 101 Expired
US6265016A Process for the preparation of slippery, tenaciously adhering, hydrophilic polyurethane hydrogel coatings, coated polymer and metal substrate materials, and coated medical devices Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 100 Expired
US5662960A Process for producing slippery, tenaciously adhering hydrogel coatings containing a polyurethane-urea polymer hydrogel commingled with a poly (n-vinylpyrrolidone) polymer hydrogel Chemistry; Metallurgy 98 Expired
US6620194B2 Drug coating with topcoat Human Necessities 90 Expired

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