Inventor · Louisville, KY, US

William K. Dierking

35Patents
10h-index
41Co-inventors
71Inventor score

Filing activity: Dec 11, 2008 → Jan 15, 2020

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US8021413B2 Low profile medical device Human Necessities 116 Active
US9198787B2 Conformable prosthesis delivery system and method for deployment thereof Human Necessities 41 Active
US8394139B2 Barbed anchors for wire stent Human Necessities 38 Active
US9370437B2 Stent having less invasive ends Human Necessities 26 Active
US8574284B2 Low profile non-symmetrical bare alignment stents with graft Human Necessities 26 Active
US8740966B2 Low profile non-symmetrical stent Human Necessities 25 Active
US9345595B2 Low profile non-symmetrical stent Human Necessities 18 Active
US8696739B2 Barbed anchor Human Necessities 13 Active
US9180030B2 Low profile non-symmetrical stent Human Necessities 13 Active
US9226813B2 Low profile non-symmetrical stent Human Necessities 11 Active
US8858617B2 Barbed anchors for wire stent Human Necessities 9 Active
US9757263B2 Stent graft and introducer assembly Human Necessities 8 Active
US8163007B2 Stent designs for use with one or more trigger wires Human Necessities 8 Active
US8821563B2 System and method for deploying and positioning an endovascular device Human Necessities 7 Active
US9980834B2 Low profile non-symmetrical stent Human Necessities 4 Active
US9788933B2 Medical device delivery system and deployment method Human Necessities 2 Active
US9060853B2 Stent and stent-graft designs Human Necessities 2 Active
US9717611B2 Stent graft and introducer assembly Human Necessities 2 Active
US9220620B2 Endoluminal prosthesis introducer Human Necessities 2 Active
US9173983B2 Surface structure of a component of a medical device and a method of forming the surface structure Human Necessities 2 Active
US8840659B2 Stent and stent-graft designs Human Necessities 1 Active
US10265200B2 Medical prostheses having bundled and non-bundled regions Human Necessities 1 Active
US8833402B2 Woven fabric having composite yarns for endoluminal devices Textiles; Paper 0 Active
US11471263B2 Low profile non-symmetrical stent Human Necessities 0 Active
US10588736B2 Low profile non-symmetrical stent Human Necessities 0 Active

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