Inventor · Laguna Niguel, CA, US

Robert C. Platt

26Patents
16h-index
22Co-inventors
77Inventor score

Filing activity: Apr 1, 1993 → May 18, 2010

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5669907A Plasma enhanced bipolar electrosurgical system Human Necessities 1,769 Expired
US5669904A Surgical gas plasma ignition apparatus and method Human Necessities 1,572 Expired
US6213999A Surgical gas plasma ignition apparatus and method Human Necessities 1,539 Expired
US7918788B2 Apparatus and method for providing flow to endoscope channels Human Necessities 122 Active
US6475217B1 Articulating ionizable gas coagulator Human Necessities 115 Expired
US6666865B2 Swirling system for ionizable gas coagulator Human Necessities 108 Expired
US6039736A Side-Fire coagulator Human Necessities 99 Expired
US6146353A Smoke extraction device Human Necessities 81 Expired
US6852112B2 Multi-port side-fire coagulator Human Necessities 71 Expired
US6616660B1 Multi-port side-fire coagulator Human Necessities 45 Expired
US6447719B1 Power system for sterilization systems employing low frequency plasma Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 38 Expired
US7686761B2 Method of detecting proper connection of an endoscope to an endoscope processor Human Necessities 37 Active
US5590046A Automated floor panel workcell Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 32 Expired
US6852277B2 Sterilization system employing a switching module adapted to pulsate the low frequency power applied to a plasma Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 30 Expired
US6911029B2 Articulating ionizable gas coagulator Human Necessities 28 Expired
US6939519B2 Power system for sterilization systems employing low frequency plasma Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 21 Expired
US6841124B2 Sterilization system with a plasma generator controlled by a digital signal processor Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 12 Expired
US7578818B2 Articulating ionizable gas coagulator Human Necessities 12 Active
US7955330B2 Multi-port side-fire coagulator Human Necessities 10 Active
US7927330B2 Multi-port side-fire coagulator Human Necessities 9 Active
US6458321B1 Sterilization system employing low frequency plasma Human Necessities 8 Expired
US7563329B2 Monitoring of cleaning process Physics 6 Active
US7651672B2 Cabinet type endoscope processor Human Necessities 4 Expired
US8585832B2 Washer and decontaminator with lid control Performing Operations; Transporting 4 Active
US7749330B2 Washer and decontaminator with lid control Performing Operations; Transporting 3 Active

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