Inventor · Sunnyvale, CA, US

Robert Z. Obara

18Patents
14h-index
16Co-inventors
71Inventor score

Filing activity: Aug 31, 1993 → Jan 6, 2012

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6106476A Ultra miniature pressure sensor and guide wire using the same and method Human Necessities 197 Expired
US5358409A Rotary connector for flexible elongate member having electrical properties Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 178 Expired
US5715827A Ultra miniature pressure sensor and guide wire using the same and method Human Necessities 164 Expired
US8092508B2 Implantable medical endoprosthesis delivery system Human Necessities 144 Active
US7169177B2 Bifurcated stent Human Necessities 131 Expired
US7989042B2 Medical devices with highly flexible coated hypotube Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 126 Expired
US6976965B2 Ultra miniature pressure sensor Human Necessities 113 Expired
US7097620B2 Guidewire with pressure and temperature sensing capabilities Human Necessities 80 Expired
US6767327B1 Method of measuring blood pressure and velocity proximally and distally of a stenosis Human Necessities 76 Expired
US8419648B2 Ultra miniature pressure sensor Human Necessities 46 Expired
US7967762B2 Ultra miniature pressure sensor Human Necessities 43 Active
US7854760B2 Medical devices including metallic films Human Necessities 39 Active
US5413508A Rotary connector for flexible elongate member having electrical properties Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 38 Expired
US8419647B2 Ultra miniature pressure sensor Human Necessities 22 Active
US8152841B2 Medical devices including metallic films Human Necessities 8 Active
US8998973B2 Medical devices including metallic films Human Necessities 6 Active
US8506615B2 Implantable medical endoprosthesis delivery system Human Necessities 3 Active
US8632580B2 Flexible medical devices including metallic films Human Necessities 2 Active

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