Inventor · San Francisco, CA, US

Yi Yang

20Patents
15h-index
10Co-inventors
78Inventor score

Filing activity: Apr 17, 1995 → Jan 4, 2018

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6142993A Collapsible spline structure using a balloon as an expanding actuator Human Necessities 797 Expired
US6071279A Branched structures for supporting multiple electrode elements Human Necessities 586 Expired
US5991650A Surface coatings for catheters, direct contacting diagnostic and therapeutic devices Human Necessities 399 Expired
US6917834B2 Devices and methods for creating lesions in endocardial and surrounding tissue to isolate focal arrhythmia substrates Human Necessities 374 Expired
US6454758B1 Loop structures for supporting multiple electrode elements Chemistry; Metallurgy 297 Expired
US6071274A Loop structures for supporting multiple electrode elements Chemistry; Metallurgy 275 Expired
US6357447B1 Surface coatings for catheters, direct contacting diagnostic and therapeutic devices Human Necessities 236 Expired
US6402746B1 Branched structures for supporting multiple electrode elements Human Necessities 223 Expired
US6332880A Loop structures for supporting multiple electrode elements Chemistry; Metallurgy 194 Expired
US6673290B1 Electrode structure for heating and ablating tissue and method for making and assembling the same Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 118 Expired
US6097976A Catheter distal end assemblies with bonded surface coatings Human Necessities 70 Expired
US6256525A Catheter distal end assemblies with bonded surface coatings Human Necessities 65 Expired
US5498239A Catheter placement by pressurizable tubular guiding core Human Necessities 56 Expired
US7029471B2 Loop structures for supporting multiple electrode elements Chemistry; Metallurgy 41 Expired
US7025766B2 Structures for supporting multiple electrode elements Human Necessities 39 Expired
US8114073B2 Structures for supporting electrode elements Human Necessities 5 Active
US7837681B2 Structures for supporting multiple electrode elements Human Necessities 3 Active
US10758965B2 Automated pin anvil press for connecting a workpiece pair Performing Operations; Transporting 0 Active
US10694648B2 System for inserting pins into an article Electricity 0 Active
US10807147B2 Platform for constraining a workpiece on an x-y stage Performing Operations; Transporting 0 Active

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