Thomas V. Root
28Patents
13h-index
21Co-inventors
81Inventor score
Filing activity: May 17, 2002 → Aug 8, 2022
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US7193519B2 | Reusable instruments and related systems and methods | Human Necessities | 182 | Expired |
| US7115091B2 | Reusable endoscopic device and related systems and methods | Human Necessities | 54 | Expired |
| US7229201B2 | Compact, high-efficiency, high-power solid state light source using a single solid state light-emitting device | Human Necessities | 40 | Expired |
| USD533939S1 | Control handle with a display for an endoscopic device | General | 38 | Expired |
| USD581052S1 | Control handle for an endoscopic device | General | 35 | Expired |
| US7798692B2 | Illumination device | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 30 | Active |
| USD551762S1 | Control handle for an endoscope device | General | 29 | Expired |
| US8152715B2 | Endoscope with internal light source and power supply | Physics | 28 | Active |
| US6991603B2 | Insertion tube device | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 26 | Expired |
| US8033704B2 | Compact, high efficiency, high power solid state light source using a solid state light-emitting device | Human Necessities | 24 | Active |
| US7198397B2 | LED endoscope illuminator and methods of mounting within an endoscope | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 19 | Expired |
| US8801253B2 | Illumination device | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 13 | Active |
| USD836227S1 | Handheld mobile light source | General | 13 | Active |
| USD561336S1 | Control handle for a portable endoscopic device | General | 12 | Expired |
| US9022628B2 | Compact, high efficiency, high power solid state light source using a single solid state light-emitting device | Human Necessities | 10 | Active |
| US9055863B2 | Portable endoscope | Human Necessities | 10 | Active |
| US9717401B1 | Wireless surgical headlight | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 7 | Active |
| US10782518B2 | Embeddable module for high output LED | Physics | 7 | Active |
| US11016282B2 | Handheld mobile light source | Physics | 6 | Active |
| US10281709B2 | Handheld mobile light source | Physics | 6 | Active |
| US10768407B2 | Embeddable module for high output LED | Physics | 6 | Active |
| US10016122B2 | Surgical headlight systems and methods for use | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 3 | Active |
| US11409096B2 | Embeddable module for high output LED | Physics | 0 | Active |
| US11988825B2 | Embeddable module for high output led | Physics | 0 | Active |
| US11525999B2 | Handheld mobile light source | Physics | 0 | Active |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.