Inventor · Portland, OR, US

W. Kenneth Ward

27Patents
17h-index
22Co-inventors
81Inventor score

Filing activity: Nov 22, 1995 → Sep 4, 2019

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5711861A Device for monitoring changes in analyte concentration Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1,235 Expired
US6212416A Device for monitoring changes in analyte concentration Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1,168 Expired
US6695860B1 Transcutaneous sensor insertion device Human Necessities 1,009 Expired
US6466810B1 Implantable device for monitoring changes in analyte concentration Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 602 Expired
US6613379B2 Implantable analyte sensor Human Necessities 485 Expired
US7228162B2 Analyte sensor Human Necessities 356 Expired
US7120483B2 Methods for analyte sensing and measurement Chemistry; Metallurgy 311 Expired
US7433727B2 Implantable biosensor Chemistry; Metallurgy 186 Expired
US7976466B2 Use of multiple data points and filtering in an analyte sensor Human Necessities 175 Active
US7225008B1 Multiple use analyte sensing assembly Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 148 Expired
US7146202B2 Compound material analyte sensor Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 119 Expired
US7687586B2 Biosensor membrane material Chemistry; Metallurgy 60 Active
US7729737B2 Method and apparatus for background current arrangements for a biosensor Human Necessities 47 Active
US7970449B2 Method and apparatus for background current arrangements for a biosensor Human Necessities 46 Active
US8114023B2 Analyte sensing and response system Human Necessities 45 Active
US8187433B2 Compound material analyte sensor Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 22 Active
US9615851B2 Method and apparatus for insertion of a sensor Human Necessities 22 Active
USRE43187E1 Methods for analyte sensing and measurement General 12 Active
US8845530B2 Resposable biosensor assembly and method of sensing Human Necessities 9 Active
US7529574B2 Method of constructing a biosensor Human Necessities 8 Expired
US8079955B2 Method and apparatus for managing glucose control Human Necessities 3 Active
US7862519B1 Easy-to-use multi-use body fluid specimen collection and analyte sensing assembly Human Necessities 2 Active
US10433789B2 Method and apparatus for insertion of a sensor Human Necessities 1 Active
US12290385B2 Method and apparatus for insertion of a sensor Human Necessities 0 Active
US9334316B2 Formulations comprising glucagon Human Necessities 0 Active

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