Thomas A. Howell
162Patents
68h-index
75Co-inventors
93Inventor score
Filing activity: Jan 10, 1984 → Nov 15, 2024
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US6530942B2 | Surgical clamp having replaceable pad | Human Necessities | 808 | Expired |
| US6860880B2 | Electrothermal instrument for sealing and joining or cutting tissue | Human Necessities | 699 | Expired |
| US6626901B1 | Electrothermal instrument for sealing and joining or cutting tissue | Human Necessities | 698 | Expired |
| US6405733B1 | Device for accurately marking tissue | Human Necessities | 520 | Expired |
| US6908463B2 | Electrothermal device for coagulating, sealing and cutting tissue during surgery | Human Necessities | 492 | Expired |
| US5540711A | Apparatus and method for developing an anatomic space for laparoscopic procedures with laparoscopic visualization | Human Necessities | 441 | Expired |
| US6461368B2 | Vascular clamps and surgical retractors with directional filaments for tissue engagement | Human Necessities | 421 | Expired |
| US7500747B2 | Eyeglasses with electrical components | Physics | 410 | Expired |
| US7806525B2 | Eyeglasses having a camera | Physics | 387 | Active |
| US5653705A | Laparoscopic access port for surgical instruments or the hand | Human Necessities | 357 | Expired |
| US7677723B2 | Eyeglasses with a heart rate monitor | Human Necessities | 352 | Active |
| US6024736A | Laparascopic access port for surgical instruments or the hand | Human Necessities | 314 | Expired |
| US7401918B2 | Eyeglasses with activity monitoring | Physics | 303 | Active |
| US7481531B2 | Eyeglasses with user monitoring | Physics | 301 | Active |
| US7033373B2 | Method and device for use in minimally invasive placement of space-occupying intragastric devices | Human Necessities | 288 | Expired |
| US7771046B2 | Eyewear with monitoring capability | Physics | 284 | Active |
| US6319246A | Laparoscopic access port for surgical instruments or the hand | Human Necessities | 280 | Expired |
| US7380936B2 | Eyeglasses with a clock or other electrical component | Physics | 280 | Expired |
| US8434863B2 | Eyeglasses with a printed circuit board | Physics | 261 | Active |
| US8430507B2 | Eyewear with touch-sensitive input surface | Physics | 251 | Active |
| US8770742B2 | Eyewear with radiation detection system | Physics | 244 | Active |
| US8337013B2 | Eyeglasses with RFID tags or with a strap | Physics | 240 | Active |
| US6752154B2 | Device for accurately marking tissue | Human Necessities | 222 | Expired |
| US5607443A | Expansible tunneling apparatus for creating an anatomic working space with laparoscopic observation | Human Necessities | 221 | Expired |
| US6264604A | Apparatus and method for developing an anatomic space for laparoscopic procedures with laparoscopic visualization | Human Necessities | 217 | Expired |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.