Inventor · Arnold, MD, US

William F. Niland

40Patents
12h-index
16Co-inventors
78Inventor score

Filing activity: Dec 8, 2000 → Apr 10, 2023

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US7314046B2 Apparatus and method for respiratory tract therapy Human Necessities 81 Expired
US8333195B2 System and method for delivering a heated and humidified gas Human Necessities 58 Active
US8240306B2 Base unit for breathing gas heating and humidification system Human Necessities 57 Active
US8905023B2 Hyperthermic humidification system Human Necessities 42 Active
US8677993B2 Humidifier for breathing gas heating and humidification system Human Necessities 30 Active
US9681864B1 Method and apparatus for transapical procedures on a mitral valve Human Necessities 26 Active
US8171935B2 Nasal cannula with reduced heat loss to reduce rainout Human Necessities 26 Active
US7708013B2 Apparatus and method for delivering water vapor to a gas Human Necessities 24 Expired
USD671206S1 Respiratory therapy system General 19 Active
US8356593B2 Delivery tube for breathing gas heating and humidification system Human Necessities 17 Active
US8561607B2 Heated nebulizer devices, nebulizer systems, and methods for inhalation therapy Human Necessities 16 Active
US9333317B2 Systems and methods for providing respiratory therapy Human Necessities 16 Active
US10265494B2 Systems and methods for providing respiratory therapy Human Necessities 11 Active
US10300236B2 Quiet nasal cannula Human Necessities 8 Active
US8915245B2 Nebulizer systems, apparatus and methods for respiratory therapy Human Necessities 4 Active
US9717879B2 Nebulizer systems, apparatus and methods for respiratory therapy Human Necessities 3 Active
US11439788B2 Systems and methods for providing respiratory therapy Human Necessities 1 Active
US10213566B2 Systems and methods for providing respiratory therapy with varying flow rates Human Necessities 1 Active
US10603071B1 Cutting device and related systems and methods Human Necessities 1 Active
US12268817B2 Hyperthermic humidification system Human Necessities 0 Active
US10918822B2 Humidifier for breathing gas heating and humidification system Human Necessities 0 Active
US10639024B2 Method and apparatus for transapical procedures on a mitral valve Human Necessities 0 Active
US12226585B2 Humidifier for breathing gas heating and humidification system Human Necessities 0 Active
US10813665B1 Cutting device and related systems and methods Human Necessities 0 Active
US10974014B2 Hyperthermic humidification system Human Necessities 0 Active

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