Inventor · White Bear Lake, MN, US

Robert E. Atkinson

56Patents
21h-index
22Co-inventors
84Inventor score

Filing activity: May 23, 2006 → Sep 20, 2023

Most-cited inventions

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US7809442B2 Obstructive sleep apnea treatment devices, systems and methods Human Necessities 236 Active
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US7644714B2 Devices and methods for treating sleep disorders Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 107 Active
US8428727B2 Obstructive sleep apnea treatment devices, systems and methods Human Necessities 67 Active
US8323261B2 Methods of accessing an intramural space Human Necessities 63 Active
US8744589B2 Obstructive sleep apnea treatment devices, systems and methods Human Necessities 61 Active
US7918870B2 Endovascular devices and methods Human Necessities 60 Active
US8025655B2 Endovascular devices and methods Human Necessities 58 Active
US8498712B2 Obstructive sleep apnea treatment devices, systems and methods Human Necessities 58 Active
US8639354B2 Obstructive sleep apnea treatment devices, systems and methods Human Necessities 55 Active
US8626304B2 Obstructive sleep apnea treatment devices, systems and methods Human Necessities 50 Active
US8311645B2 Obstructive sleep apnea treatment devices, systems and methods Human Necessities 50 Active
US8718783B2 Obstructive sleep apnea treatment devices, systems and methods Human Necessities 41 Active
US8417343B2 Obstructive sleep apnea treatment devices, systems and methods Human Necessities 36 Active
US8636712B2 Endovascular devices and methods Human Necessities 26 Active
US8512310B2 Endovascular devices and methods for exploiting intramural space Human Necessities 26 Active
US7896825B2 Medical compression devices and methods Human Necessities 25 Active
US11229776B2 Endovascular devices and methods Human Necessities 24 Active
US9205262B2 Devices and methods for sleep apnea treatment Human Necessities 23 Active
US11529514B2 Obstructive sleep apnea treatment devices, systems and methods Human Necessities 22 Active
US9308019B2 Endovascular devices and methods for exploiting intramural space Human Necessities 19 Active
US8961494B2 Endovascular devices and methods for exploiting intramural space Human Necessities 14 Active
US10105538B2 Obstructive sleep apnea treatment devices, systems and methods Human Necessities 12 Active
US10052484B2 Devices and methods for sleep apnea treatment Human Necessities 7 Active

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