Inventor · San Francisco, CA, US

Shuji Uemura

30Patents
13h-index
67Co-inventors
84Inventor score

Filing activity: Jul 10, 2001 → Nov 16, 2020

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6984244B2 Delivery system for endoluminal implant Human Necessities 128 Expired
US7708771B2 Endovascular graft device and methods for attaching components thereof Human Necessities 88 Expired
US8187297B2 Devices and methods for treatment of obesity Human Necessities 58 Active
US6786919B1 Self-expanding intravascular device with protector members Human Necessities 45 Expired
US8206456B2 Restrictive and/or obstructive implant system for inducing weight loss Human Necessities 44 Active
US7235083B1 Methods and devices for aiding in situ assembly of repair devices Human Necessities 41 Expired
US7591843B1 Delivery system for modular endograft with superior attachment system Human Necessities 36 Active
US8172892B2 Endovascular graft device and methods for attaching components thereof Human Necessities 30 Active
US8556925B2 Devices and methods for treatment of obesity Human Necessities 30 Active
US8001974B2 Devices and methods for treatment of obesity Human Necessities 25 Active
US7918800B1 Aneurysm sensing devices and delivery systems Human Necessities 17 Active
US8585733B2 Devices, tools and methods for performing minimally invasive abdominal surgical procedures Human Necessities 15 Active
US7976554B2 Devices, tools and methods for performing minimally invasive abdominal surgical procedures Human Necessities 13 Active
US8353925B2 Devices and methods for treatment of obesity Human Necessities 12 Active
US8398668B2 Devices and methods for treatment of obesity Human Necessities 12 Active
US7527645B2 Delivery system for endoluminal implant Human Necessities 12 Expired
US8356605B2 Devices and methods for treatment of obesity Human Necessities 10 Active
US8342183B2 Devices and methods for treatment of obesity Human Necessities 10 Active
US7621895B2 Needle array devices and methods Human Necessities 10 Expired
US8460321B2 Devices, tools and methods for performing minimally invasive abdominal surgical procedures Human Necessities 10 Active
US9445791B2 Systems and methods related to gastro-esophageal implants Human Necessities 3 Active
US9636242B2 Systems and methods for deploying a luminal prosthesis over a carina Human Necessities 2 Active
US10716690B2 Systems and methods for deploying a luminal prosthesis over a carina Human Necessities 2 Active
US11151957B2 Display device, drive voltage setting method, and computer program Physics 1 Active
US10285836B2 Systems and methods related to gastro-esophageal implants Human Necessities 0 Active

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