William C. McCoy
15Patents
12h-index
13Co-inventors
75Inventor score
Filing activity: Oct 31, 1983 → Jan 25, 2019
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US5188111A | Device for seeking an area of interest within a body | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 1,639 | Expired |
| US4543090A | Steerable and aimable catheter | Electricity | 314 | Expired |
| US5133731A | Embolus supply system and method | Human Necessities | 199 | Expired |
| US5135517A | Expandable tube-positioning apparatus | Human Necessities | 180 | Expired |
| US4601705A | Steerable and aimable catheter | Electricity | 169 | Expired |
| US4758222A | Steerable and aimable catheter | Electricity | 150 | Expired |
| US5114402A | Spring-biased tip assembly | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 137 | Expired |
| US5167624A | Embolus delivery system and method | Human Necessities | 127 | Expired |
| US4944727A | Variable shape guide apparatus | Electricity | 118 | Expired |
| US5055101A | Variable shape guide apparatus | Electricity | 95 | Expired |
| US5090956A | Catheter with memory element-controlled steering | Electricity | 92 | Expired |
| US4777799A | Memory element | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 16 | Expired |
| US4918919A | Split memory element | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 10 | Expired |
| US6727788B1 | Latch mechanism for a circuit breaker | Electricity | 3 | Expired |
| US10950404B2 | Modularity for circuit breakers | Electricity | 0 | Active |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.