Robert S. Bley
26Patents
19h-index
26Co-inventors
81Inventor score
Filing activity: Apr 26, 1982 → Dec 1, 2022
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US5674241A | Covered expanding mesh stent | Human Necessities | 531 | Expired |
| US5599291A | Softening expanding ureteral stent | Human Necessities | 311 | Expired |
| US5968070A | Covered expanding mesh stent | Human Necessities | 311 | Expired |
| US5964744A | Polymeric medical device systems having shape memory | Human Necessities | 241 | Expired |
| US6569145B1 | Pressure-controlled continuous coronary sinus occlusion device and methods of use | Human Necessities | 210 | Expired |
| US5159920A | Scope and stent system | Human Necessities | 192 | Expired |
| US5188596A | Transparent prostate dilation balloon and scope | Human Necessities | 191 | Expired |
| US5902832A | Method of synthesizing swollen hydrogel for sphincter augmentation | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 154 | Expired |
| US5762630A | Thermally softening stylet | Human Necessities | 140 | Expired |
| US7083588B1 | Apparatus for providing coronary retroperfusion and methods of use | Human Necessities | 135 | Expired |
| US5813411A | Method of deforming tissue with a swollen hydrogel | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 129 | Expired |
| US5855615A | Controller expansion sphincter augmentation media | Human Necessities | 123 | Expired |
| US5250020A | Unitary inflatable penile prosthesis | Human Necessities | 112 | Expired |
| US4475898A | Fetal ventriculo-amniotic shunt | Human Necessities | 95 | Expired |
| US6059771A | Stiffening member to increase fluid flow within a medical device | Human Necessities | 58 | Expired |
| US6306418A | Controlled expansion sphincter augmentation media | Human Necessities | 57 | Expired |
| US5549672A | Method and apparatus for filling mammary prostheses and tissue expanders | Human Necessities | 49 | Expired |
| US7049346B1 | Swollen hydrogel for sphincter augmentation | Human Necessities | 33 | Expired |
| US6592859B1 | Controlled expansion sphincter augmentation media | Human Necessities | 20 | Expired |
| US6770038B2 | Stiffening member to increase fluid flow within a medical device | Human Necessities | 11 | Expired |
| US9441759B1 | Positionable mechanism for dust collection port and lathe accesories | Performing Operations; Transporting | 3 | Active |
| US11154420B2 | Ophthalmic injection device | Human Necessities | 2 | Active |
| US11622884B2 | Ophthalmic delivery device and ophthalmic drug compositions | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 2 | Active |
| US11672950B2 | Flexible catheters and related methods | Human Necessities | 2 | Active |
| US11564834B2 | Sterile lyophilized drug compositions and methods for treating ocular diseases or conditions | Human Necessities | 1 | Active |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.