Inventor · Palo Alto, CA, US

Tad Decatur Simons

20Patents
15h-index
21Co-inventors
81Inventor score

Filing activity: Mar 21, 1988 → Dec 17, 2012

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6036924A Cassette of lancet cartridges for sampling blood Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 803 Expired
US5971941A Integrated system and method for sampling blood and analysis Human Necessities 779 Expired
US6071294A Lancet cartridge for sampling blood Human Necessities 543 Expired
US5871494A Reproducible lancing for sampling blood Human Necessities 353 Expired
US5938679A Apparatus and method for minimally invasive blood sampling Human Necessities 329 Expired
US5152296A Dual-finger vital signs monitor Human Necessities 305 Expired
US6231531A Apparatus and method for minimizing pain perception Human Necessities 270 Expired
US6472220B1 Method of using cassette of lancet cartridges for sampling blood Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 250 Expired
US7666149B2 Cassette of lancet cartridges for sampling blood Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 138 Active
US5341206A Method for calibrating a spectrograph for gaseous samples Physics 131 Expired
US4857048A IV pump and disposable flow chamber with flow control Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 120 Expired
US5450193A Raman spectroscopy of airway gases Human Necessities 119 Expired
US5056992A IV pump and disposable flow chamber with flow control Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 117 Expired
US6167412A Handheld medical calculator and medical reference device Physics 33 Expired
USD667134S1 Electrophoresis apparatus General 15 Active
US5506678A System for collecting weakly scattered electromagnetic radiation Physics 15 Expired
US5720650A Gas analyzer with arrangement for spray-cleaning optical element Physics 10 Expired
US5522387A Method to assess anesthesia Human Necessities 7 Expired
US9097663B2 Gel electrophoresis, imaging, and analysis methods, devices, systems, and materials Physics 4 Active
USD695418S1 Electrophoresis apparatus General 4 Active

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