Thomas C. Bischoff
52Patents
14h-index
82Co-inventors
87Inventor score
Filing activity: Sep 21, 1993 → Apr 9, 2019
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US8092443B2 | Element for implantation with medical device | Human Necessities | 1,327 | Active |
| US5843141A | Medical lead connector system | Human Necessities | 135 | Expired |
| US5766042A | Tool-less locking and sealing assembly for implantable medical device | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 106 | Expired |
| US6066166A | Medical electrical lead | Human Necessities | 99 | Expired |
| US7519432B2 | Implantable medical lead with helical reinforcement | Human Necessities | 78 | Expired |
| US6006135A | Apparatus for interconnecting implantable electrical leads and medical device | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 64 | Expired |
| US7108549B2 | Medical electrical connector | Electricity | 62 | Expired |
| US5769858A | Locking stylet for extracting implantable lead or catheter | Human Necessities | 45 | Expired |
| US6813521B2 | Medical electrical lead | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 44 | Expired |
| US6096069A | Medical electrical lead with conductors coiled around an inner tube | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 41 | Expired |
| US7326083B2 | Modular assembly of medical electrical leads | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 27 | Expired |
| US6016436A | Medical electrical lead | Human Necessities | 23 | Expired |
| US6445510B1 | Optical imaging device, in particular lens system, with at least one system diaphragm | Physics | 15 | Expired |
| US7947301B2 | Reduction of infection associated with medical device | Human Necessities | 14 | Active |
| US5347708A | Method for fabrication of implantable electrode | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 12 | Expired |
| US6931285B2 | Drive shaft seal for a medical electrical lead | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 11 | Expired |
| US8430852B2 | Therapeutic sleeve for implantable medical device | Human Necessities | 10 | Active |
| US7474924B2 | Junction for medical electrical leads | Human Necessities | 8 | Expired |
| US6466380B2 | Iris diaphragm | Physics | 6 | Expired |
| US7546163B2 | Insulating member for a medical electrical lead and method for assembly | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 6 | Expired |
| US9517332B2 | Anchors including rigid bodies defining full length slots for use with implantable medical leads | Human Necessities | 5 | Active |
| US8873023B2 | Illumination system for microlithography | Physics | 4 | Active |
| US8009343B2 | Optical imaging device having at least one system diaphragm | Physics | 4 | Active |
| US9280060B2 | Illumination system for microlithography | Physics | 3 | Active |
| US7684125B2 | Diaphragm changing device | Physics | 3 | Expired |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.