Inventor · Bloomington, IL, US

Steven W. Johnson

31Patents
14h-index
38Co-inventors
81Inventor score

Filing activity: Dec 22, 1980 → Dec 18, 2023

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US7594926B2 Methods, systems and devices for delivering stents Human Necessities 189 Active
US6228062A One piece lock for splittable sheath Human Necessities 126 Expired
US6866656B2 Lubricious coating for a medical device Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 123 Expired
US6951570B2 Methods, systems, and devices for deploying a filter from a filter device Human Necessities 121 Expired
US6080141A Splittable tubular medical device and method for manufacture Human Necessities 119 Expired
US7708770B2 Stent delivery device with embolic protection Human Necessities 98 Active
US6139532A Clamping wing for catheter introducer Human Necessities 96 Expired
US6997939B2 Methods, systems, and devices for deploying an embolic protection filter Human Necessities 85 Expired
US5944695A Multiple sheath catheter using multiple stages and method of use Human Necessities 85 Expired
US6878153B2 Methods, systems, and devices for providing embolic protection and removing embolic material Human Necessities 78 Expired
US6962598B2 Methods, systems, and devices for providing embolic protection Human Necessities 67 Expired
US6887417B1 Catheter sleeve assembly and one step injection molding process for making the same Performing Operations; Transporting 54 Expired
US7699865B2 Actuating constraining mechanism Human Necessities 19 Active
US6508966B1 Splittable tubular medical device and method for manufacture Human Necessities 17 Expired
US6071738A Conversion of organosulfur compounds to oxyorganosulfur compounds for desulfurization of fossil fuels Chemistry; Metallurgy 13 Expired
US5724682A Toilet ventilation system Human Necessities 11 Expired
US4460452A Process for separating crude oil from mixtures comprising finely divided inorganic solids, crude oil, and water Chemistry; Metallurgy 10 Expired
US6219853A Toilet ventilation system Fixed Constructions 10 Expired
US4610218A Apparatus for intimately contacting particulate solids with a heavy liquid Chemistry; Metallurgy 7 Expired
US5726854A Voltage arrestor for use with delicate electronic components Electricity 5 Expired
US4312639A Process for heating solids for coal gasification Chemistry; Metallurgy 5 Expired
US5768083A Method of suppressing electrostatic energy in glass-to-metal hermetic seal devices Electricity 5 Expired
US7473265B2 Filter media and methods of manufacture Human Necessities 3 Expired
US8579957B2 Stent delivery device with embolic protection Human Necessities 3 Active
US8535344B2 Methods, systems, and devices for providing embolic protection and removing embolic material Human Necessities 2 Active

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