Steven C. Quay
92Patents
30h-index
49Co-inventors
88Inventor score
Filing activity: Oct 4, 1984 → May 7, 2024
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US5393524A | Methods for selecting and using gases as ultrasound contrast media | Human Necessities | 192 | Expired |
| US5409688A | Gaseous ultrasound contrast media | Human Necessities | 189 | Expired |
| US5558853A | Phase shift colloids as ultrasound contrast agents | Human Necessities | 169 | Expired |
| US6287521A | Methods and devices for obtaining and assaying mammary fluid samples for evaluating breast diseases, including cancer | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 166 | Expired |
| US6458373B1 | Emulsion vehicle for poorly soluble drugs | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 152 | Expired |
| US5558855A | Phase shift colloids as ultrasound contrast agents | Human Necessities | 122 | Expired |
| US5558854A | Ultrasound contrast media comprising perfluoropentane and perfluorohexane gas | Human Necessities | 121 | Expired |
| US5573751A | Persistent gaseous bubbles as ultrasound contrast media | Human Necessities | 99 | Expired |
| US5595723A | Method for preparing storage stable colloids | Human Necessities | 99 | Expired |
| US6667048B1 | Emulsion vehicle for poorly soluble drugs | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 95 | Expired |
| US6887210B2 | Devices and methods for obtaining mammary fluid samples for evaluating breast diseases, including cancer | Human Necessities | 91 | Expired |
| US5364613A | Polychelants containing macrocyclic chelant moieties | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 90 | Expired |
| US4687659A | Diamide-DTPA-paramagnetic contrast agents for MR imaging | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 81 | Expired |
| US5707607A | Phase shift colloids as ultrasound contrast agents | Human Necessities | 78 | Expired |
| US5707606A | Phase shift colloids as ultrasound contrast agents | Human Necessities | 73 | Expired |
| US4687658A | Metal chelates of diethylenetriaminepentaacetic acid partial esters for NMR imaging | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 62 | Expired |
| US5897851A | Nucleation and activation of a liquid-in-liquid emulsion for use in ultrasound imaging | Human Necessities | 51 | Expired |
| US6660286B1 | Emulsion vehicle for poorly soluble drugs | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 48 | Expired |
| US6875420B1 | Method of ultrasound imaging | Human Necessities | 44 | Expired |
| US6982282B2 | Emulsion vehicle for poorly soluble drugs | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 43 | Expired |
| US4859451A | Paramagnetic contrast agents for MR imaging | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 42 | Expired |
| US5798266A | Methods and kits for obtaining and assaying mammary fluid samples for breast diseases, including cancer | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 40 | Expired |
| US5039512A | NMR imaging with paramagnetic polyvalent metal salts of poly-(acid-alkylene-amino)-alkanes | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 36 | Expired |
| US4637929A | Ferrioxamine-paramagnetic contrast agents for MR imaging, composition, apparatus and use | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 36 | Expired |
| US6689073B2 | Methods and devices for collecting, handling and processing mammary fluid samples for evaluating breast diseases, including cancer | Human Necessities | 35 | Expired |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.