Inventor · Claremont, CA, US

Thomas V. Selkee

57Patents
16h-index
31Co-inventors
84Inventor score

Filing activity: Nov 26, 1985 → Nov 10, 2023

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6190165A Plastic orthodontic appliance having mechanical bonding base and method of making same Human Necessities 476 Expired
US8374670B2 Catheter having a force sensing distal tip Human Necessities 322 Active
US7377906B2 Steering mechanism for bi-directional catheter Human Necessities 125 Expired
US7959601B2 Steerable catheter with in-plane deflection Human Necessities 66 Active
US8021327B2 Steering mechanism for bi-directional catheter Human Necessities 65 Active
US6042374A Self ligating orthodontic bracket Human Necessities 62 Expired
US4629184A Exercise apparatus employed for performing two handed curling exercises Human Necessities 57 Expired
US8603069B2 Steering mechanism for bi-directional catheter Human Necessities 54 Active
US7591799B2 Steering mechanism for bi-directional catheter Human Necessities 50 Expired
US7931616B2 Insert molded catheter puller member connectors and method of making Human Necessities 49 Active
US6358045B1 Self ligating orthodontic bracket Human Necessities 43 Expired
US8348888B2 Steering mechanism for bi-directional catheter Human Necessities 39 Active
US9050010B2 Double loop lasso with single puller wire for bi-directional actuation Human Necessities 34 Active
US8882705B2 Steerable catheter with in-plane deflection Human Necessities 30 Active
US9433752B2 Catheter with flat beam deflection in tip Performing Operations; Transporting 25 Active
US9694161B2 Catheter with flat beam providing nonsymmetrical curve bi-directional deflection Human Necessities 25 Active
US9101734B2 Force-sensing catheter with bonded center strut Human Necessities 16 Active
US8298177B2 Insert molded catheter puller member connectors and method of making the same Human Necessities 14 Active
US8523808B2 Medical device control handle with independent self holding puller wire actuators Human Necessities 12 Active
US8118775B2 Deflectable catheter with bonded center strut and method of manufacture for same Human Necessities 12 Active
US9199061B2 Medical device control handle Human Necessities 11 Active
US8359082B2 Catheter having a force sensing distal tip Human Necessities 11 Active
US9101269B2 Self-holding medical device control handle with cam actuated clutch mechanism Human Necessities 11 Active
US9861790B2 Steering mechanism for bi-directional catheter Human Necessities 10 Active
US10828468B2 Medical device control handle Human Necessities 10 Active

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