Ray Adams
25Patents
17h-index
38Co-inventors
81Inventor score
Filing activity: May 31, 1977 → Dec 23, 2016
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US6626930B1 | Minimally invasive mitral valve repair method and apparatus | Human Necessities | 1,149 | Expired |
| US7640870B2 | Portable folding table with locking hinge | Performing Operations; Transporting | 88 | Expired |
| US7634969B2 | Retainer for securing a table in a folded position | Human Necessities | 83 | Expired |
| US7096799B2 | Portable folding table | Performing Operations; Transporting | 80 | Expired |
| US7475644B2 | Portable folding table | Performing Operations; Transporting | 72 | Active |
| USD489557S1 | Fold-in-half table | General | 71 | Expired |
| US7862573B2 | Method and apparatus for surgical fastening | Human Necessities | 69 | Active |
| US8156875B2 | Handle for a portable table | Performing Operations; Transporting | 62 | Active |
| US6761725B1 | Percutaneous entry system and method | Human Necessities | 54 | Expired |
| US7735431B2 | Handle for a portable table | Performing Operations; Transporting | 51 | Expired |
| US7178471B2 | Frame that can be attached to a table top without mechanical fasteners | Performing Operations; Transporting | 50 | Expired |
| US10299629B2 | Translatable interlocking mechanism for a blending system | Performing Operations; Transporting | 49 | Active |
| US7299754B2 | Table with receiving members | Human Necessities | 49 | Expired |
| US6971321B1 | Table leg locking mechanism | Human Necessities | 32 | Expired |
| US6270004A | Tubular composite containers having unsupported film liners and methods and apparatus for making same | Performing Operations; Transporting | 24 | Expired |
| US8690889B2 | Method and apparatus for surgical fastening | Human Necessities | 22 | Active |
| US7666201B2 | Spreading instrument | Human Necessities | 19 | Expired |
| US4086735A | Soil anchor | Fixed Constructions | 11 | Expired |
| US8979874B2 | Method and apparatus for surgical fastening | Human Necessities | 10 | Active |
| US9271725B2 | Method and apparatus for surgical fastening | Human Necessities | 4 | Active |
| US10368789B2 | Medical port with constraining biasing element | Human Necessities | 4 | Active |
| US8057499B2 | Ergonomic hand instrument | Human Necessities | 3 | Active |
| US6761675B2 | Tubular composite containers having unsupported film liners and methods and apparatus for making same | Performing Operations; Transporting | 2 | Expired |
| US8603130B2 | Instrument for engaging a body structure | Human Necessities | 1 | Active |
| US8690904B2 | Percutaneous access conduit | Human Necessities | 0 | Active |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.