Inventor · Oakland, CA, US

Tobin C. Island

25Patents
13h-index
14Co-inventors
74Inventor score

Filing activity: Feb 19, 2004 → Aug 12, 2019

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US7118563B2 Self-contained, diode-laser-based dermatologic treatment apparatus Human Necessities 1,142 Expired
US9308391B2 Radiation-based dermatological devices and methods Human Necessities 73 Active
US8523849B2 Radiation-based dermatological devices and methods Human Necessities 59 Active
USD535746S1 Portable hair removal device General 58 Expired
US7250045B2 Self-contained, eye-safe hair-regrowth-inhibition apparatus and method Human Necessities 35 Expired
US7452356B2 Eye-safe dermatologic treatment apparatus Human Necessities 30 Expired
US8965214B2 Manufacturing system and method using IR communications link Electricity 22 Active
US7413567B2 Optical sensor and method for identifying the presence of skin Human Necessities 22 Expired
US7981111B2 Method and apparatus for the treatment of benign pigmented lesions Human Necessities 19 Expired
US8551104B2 Self-contained, diode-laser-based dermatologic treatment apparatus Human Necessities 18 Active
US9005262B2 Radiation-based dermatological devices and methods Human Necessities 15 Active
USD711538S1 Dermatological treatment system General 14 Active
US8709003B2 Capacitive sensing method and device for detecting skin Human Necessities 13 Active
US10045820B2 Internet connected dermatological devices and systems Physics 9 Active
US8961578B2 Dermatological treatment device with one or more vertical cavity surface emitting lasers (VCSEL) Human Necessities 7 Active
US8518027B2 Phototherapy device thermal control apparatus and method Human Necessities 5 Active
US9789332B2 Devices and methods for radiation-based dermatological treatments Human Necessities 3 Active
US9173708B2 Dermatological treatment device with one or more laser diode bar Human Necessities 3 Active
US9687671B2 Optical sensor and method for identifying the presence of skin and the pigmentation of skin Human Necessities 2 Active
US8777935B2 Optical sensor and method for identifying the presence of skin Human Necessities 1 Active
US8755420B2 Failure protection apparatus and system Human Necessities 1 Active
US10342617B2 Phototherapy device thermal control apparatus and method Human Necessities 0 Active
US10342618B2 Self-contained, eye-safe hair-regrowth-inhibition apparatus and method Human Necessities 0 Active
US9302118B2 Phototherapy device thermal control apparatus and method Human Necessities 0 Active
US11406448B2 Devices and methods for radiation-based dermatological treatments Human Necessities 0 Active

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