Inventor · Bloomington, IN, US

Thomas P. Clement

37Patents
23h-index
17Co-inventors
82Inventor score

Filing activity: Apr 21, 1986 → Feb 12, 2021

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US4958625A Biopsy needle instrument Human Necessities 316 Expired
US5167636A Cannula sealing mechanism Human Necessities 271 Expired
US5335671A Tissue removal assembly with provision for an electro-cautery device Human Necessities 266 Expired
US5368045A Biopsy needle instrument Human Necessities 260 Expired
US5505210A Lavage with tissue cutting cannula Human Necessities 250 Expired
US5203769A Medical device valving mechanism Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 224 Expired
US5019054A Medical device valving mechanism Human Necessities 210 Expired
US5197968A Disposable tissue retrieval assembly Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 206 Expired
US5797907A Electrocautery cutter Human Necessities 178 Expired
US5409013A Tissue removal assembly Human Necessities 163 Expired
US5250065A Disposable lavage tip assembly Human Necessities 162 Expired
US5300035A Threaded screw trocar with sealing mechanism Human Necessities 154 Expired
US5527332A Tissue cutter for surgery Human Necessities 108 Expired
US6193672A Lavage Human Necessities 82 Expired
US5256160A Medical device valving mechanism Human Necessities 79 Expired
US5176642A Vacuum powdered syringe Human Necessities 63 Expired
US5217468A Tissue encapsulating sheath Human Necessities 60 Expired
US5338292A Disposable lavage with instrument shield Human Necessities 58 Expired
US4766908A Aspiration syringe Human Necessities 55 Expired
US5421824A Bladder evacuator Human Necessities 45 Expired
US5306237A Disposable lavage Human Necessities 44 Expired
US5282790A Cannula sealing mechanism Human Necessities 42 Expired
US5374244A Disposable lavage Human Necessities 33 Expired
US8840588B2 Insufflation needle with dual indicator and method of use Human Necessities 11 Active
US9256425B2 Versioning and refactoring of business mashups in on-demand environments Physics 8 Active

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