Philip B. Sample
9Patents
9h-index
8Co-inventors
58Inventor score
Filing activity: Dec 27, 1990 → May 10, 2007
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US5152744A | Surgical instrument | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 675 | Expired |
| US5322505A | Surgical instrument | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 407 | Expired |
| US7144414B2 | Surgical procedures and instruments | Human Necessities | 365 | Expired |
| US5707350A | Surgical instrument | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 181 | Expired |
| US5618293A | Surgical instrument | Human Necessities | 156 | Expired |
| US7785347B2 | Surgical procedures and instruments | Human Necessities | 39 | Expired |
| US5510070A | Method of fabricating a surgical instrument | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 34 | Expired |
| US7641667B2 | Tissue cutting instrument | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 12 | Expired |
| US7473860B2 | Autoclavable Switch Assembly | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 9 | Active |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.