Inventor · Providence, RI, US

Richard M. Beane

31Patents
15h-index
26Co-inventors
81Inventor score

Filing activity: Aug 7, 1975 → Aug 7, 2013

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6159200A Systems, methods, and instruments for minimally invasive surgery Human Necessities 1,680 Expired
US6165184A Systems methods and instruments for minimally invasive surgery Human Necessities 1,603 Expired
US5906577A Device, surgical access port, and method of retracting an incision into an opening and providing a channel through the incision Human Necessities 1,500 Expired
US6440063B1 Surgical access port and laparoscopic surgical method Human Necessities 317 Expired
US7008377B2 Surgical access port Human Necessities 312 Expired
US6142936A Surgical access port and method for accessing a patient's body cavity Human Necessities 294 Expired
US6322500A Minimally invasive surgical apparatus Human Necessities 231 Expired
US5976075A Endoscope deployment apparatus Human Necessities 160 Expired
USD257854S Pair of spectacles General 113 Expired
US7186245B1 Personal urine management system for human males Human Necessities 79 Expired
US5133714A Electrosurgical suction coagulator Human Necessities 73 Expired
US7510561B2 Apparatus and method for connecting a conduit to a hollow organ Human Necessities 32 Expired
US8226670B2 Apparatus and method for connecting a conduit to a hollow organ Human Necessities 31 Active
US7799041B2 Apparatus and method for forming a hole in a hollow organ Human Necessities 23 Active
US5116333A Bipolar handswitch adapter Human Necessities 18 Expired
US6289895A Urethral compression device Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 13 Expired
US6609522B2 Urethral compression device Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 13 Expired
USD242854S Pair of spectacles General 10 Expired
US8679138B2 Apparatus and method for forming a hole in a hollow organ Human Necessities 4 Active
US7597676B2 Malleolar pad Human Necessities 4 Expired
USD257436S Pair of spectacles General 3 Expired
USD257855S Pair of spectacles General 2 Expired
USD257435S Pair of spectacles General 2 Expired
USD242788S Pair of spectacles General 2 Expired
US8414603B2 Applicator, assembly, and method for connecting an inlet conduit to a hollow organ Human Necessities 1 Active

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