Inventor · Nashville, TN, US

Richard E. Hill

12Patents
12h-index
20Co-inventors
74Inventor score

Filing activity: Jun 23, 1997 → Aug 31, 2012

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6231546A Methods and apparatus for crossing total occlusions in blood vessels Human Necessities 388 Expired
US6511458B2 Vascular re-entry catheter Human Necessities 358 Expired
US6235000A Apparatus for crossing total occlusion in blood vessels Human Necessities 258 Expired
US6719725B2 Re-entry catheter Human Necessities 193 Expired
US6972016B2 Helically shaped electrophysiology catheter Human Necessities 177 Expired
US5873815A Access catheter and method for maintaining separation between a falloposcope and a tubal wall Human Necessities 133 Expired
US6196966A Access catheter and method for maintaining separation between a falloposcope and a tubal wall Human Necessities 86 Expired
US7763820B1 Sorting pieces of material based on photonic emissions resulting from multiple sources of stimuli Performing Operations; Transporting 71 Active
US7286634B2 Method and apparatus for improving baggage screening examination Performing Operations; Transporting 57 Expired
US8855809B2 Material sorting technology Physics 56 Active
US8476545B2 Sorting pieces of material based on photonic emissions resulting from multiple sources of stimuli Performing Operations; Transporting 32 Active
US7558370B2 Method and apparatus for improving identification and control of articles passing through a scanning system Physics 29 Active

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