Inventor · Palatine, IL, US

Steven C. Jepson

36Patents
28h-index
59Co-inventors
88Inventor score

Filing activity: Oct 29, 1987 → Dec 14, 2018

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5100394A Pre-slit injection site Human Necessities 388 Expired
US5135489A Pre-slit injection site and tapered cannula Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 336 Expired
US5957898A Needleless connector Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 298 Expired
US5211638A Pre-slit injection site Human Necessities 291 Expired
US6669681B2 Needleless connector Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 226 Expired
US6344033B1 Needleless connector Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 226 Expired
US6261282A Needleless connector Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 220 Expired
US5411499A Needleless vial access device Human Necessities 209 Expired
US5433330A Needleless access stopper Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 204 Expired
US6162206A Resealable access site Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 201 Expired
US4804366A Cartridge and adapter for introducing a beneficial agent into an intravenous delivery system Human Necessities 192 Expired
US5797897A Pre-slit injection site and tapered cannula Human Necessities 181 Expired
US6213996A Pre-slit injection site and tapered cannula Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 177 Expired
US5776125A Needleless vial access device Human Necessities 145 Expired
US6569125B2 Pre-slit injection site and tapered cannula Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 135 Expired
US5871500A Pre-slit injection site and tapered cannula Human Necessities 126 Expired
US6605076B1 Pre-slit injection site and tapered cannula Human Necessities 93 Expired
US7981090B2 Luer activated device Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 85 Active
US5899888A Pre-slit injection site and tapered cannula Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 84 Expired
USD321252S Locking cannula General 63 Expired
US8172823B2 Port assembly for use with needleless connector Human Necessities 61 Active
US5304130A Container for the controlled administration of a beneficial agent Human Necessities 56 Expired
US6261266A Pre-slit injection site and tapered cannula Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 53 Expired
US6193697A Pre-slit injection site and tapered cannula Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 49 Expired
US6447498B1 Pre-slit injection site and tapered cannula Human Necessities 48 Expired

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