William S. Pierce
13Patents
10h-index
12Co-inventors
69Inventor score
Filing activity: Jun 2, 1978 → May 21, 2014
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US4823794A | Surgical pledget | Human Necessities | 670 | Expired |
| US4222127A | Blood pump and method of pumping blood | Human Necessities | 130 | Expired |
| US4364127A | Trileaflet type prosthetic heart valve | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 79 | Expired |
| US4573997A | Right ventricular assist device | Human Necessities | 72 | Expired |
| US4901372A | Barrier surgical glove | Human Necessities | 55 | Expired |
| US7684755B2 | Garment for controlling an electronic device | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 43 | Active |
| US5317759A | Surgical glove | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 27 | Expired |
| US6385179B1 | Packet and circuit switched communication network method and apparatus | Electricity | 26 | Expired |
| US4820300A | Artificial heart | Human Necessities | 13 | Expired |
| US4312920A | Polymer alloy blood compatible surface | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 10 | Expired |
| US7069013B2 | High integrity radio access network client reallocation in a wireless communication network | Electricity | 3 | Expired |
| US9723224B2 | Adaptive low-light identification | Electricity | 1 | Active |
| US9832394B2 | Adaptive low-light view modes | Electricity | 0 | Active |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.