Inventor · Redwood City, CA, US

Pablo Garcia

43Patents
14h-index
60Co-inventors
84Inventor score

Filing activity: Apr 19, 1996 → Jun 9, 2022

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6768246B2 Biologically powered electroactive polymer generators Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 212 Expired
US7034432B1 Electroactive polymer generators Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 123 Expired
US8125755B2 Selectively rigidizable and actively steerable articulatable device Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 73 Active
US7259553B2 System and method of magnetically sensing position of a moving component Physics 68 Expired
US7368862B2 Electroactive polymer generators Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 66 Expired
US6995024B2 Method and apparatus for electrostatic dispensing of microdroplets Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 53 Expired
US7439733B2 System and method of magnetically sensing position of a moving component Physics 44 Active
US7755350B2 System and method of perpendicularly magnetizing position information in a magnetically hard layer of a moving component Physics 42 Active
US9259513B2 Photocatalytic disinfection of implanted catheters Human Necessities 41 Active
US8325458B2 Electroadhesive gripping Performing Operations; Transporting 40 Active
US8833826B2 Mobile robotic manipulator system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 25 Active
US8388519B2 Controllable dexterous endoscopic device Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 24 Active
US8564926B2 Electroadhesive gripping Performing Operations; Transporting 24 Active
US8488295B2 Selectively rigidizable and actively steerable articulatable device Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 14 Active
US7297261B2 Systems and methods using a solvent for the removal of lipids from fluids Performing Operations; Transporting 11 Active
US7166223B2 Hollow fiber contactor systems for removal of lipids from fluids Performing Operations; Transporting 11 Expired
US7033500B2 Systems and methods using multiple solvents for the removal of lipids from fluids Human Necessities 10 Expired
US6991727B2 Hollow fiber contactor systems for removal of lipids from fluids Performing Operations; Transporting 9 Expired
US9272425B2 Twisted string actuator systems Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 9 Active
US9320832B2 Electrochemical disinfection of implanted catheters Human Necessities 9 Active
US7402246B2 Systems and methods using multiple solvents for the removal of lipids from fluids Performing Operations; Transporting 8 Active
US7195710B2 Systems and methods using multiple solvents for the removal of lipids from fluids Human Necessities 8 Expired
US9381276B1 Electrochemical disinfection of implanted catheters Human Necessities 8 Active
USD434600S Coffee pot holder General 7 Expired
US8825129B2 Indwelling nerve block catheters Human Necessities 6 Active

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