Inventor · San Jose, CA, US

Yiwen Tang

51Patents
18h-index
38Co-inventors
84Inventor score

Filing activity: Feb 26, 2003 → Nov 15, 2024

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US7279174B2 Stent coatings comprising hydrophilic additives Chemistry; Metallurgy 197 Expired
US6926919B1 Method for fabricating a coating for a medical device Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 84 Expired
US7169404B2 Biologically absorbable coatings for implantable devices and methods for fabricating the same Human Necessities 62 Expired
US7311980B1 Polyactive/polylactic acid coatings for an implantable device Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 45 Expired
US7063884B2 Stent coating Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 39 Expired
US8586125B2 Thermal treatment of an implantable medical device Human Necessities 36 Active
US8961589B2 Bioabsorbable coating with tunable hydrophobicity Human Necessities 33 Active
US8182829B2 Drug eluting implantable medical device with hemocompatible and/or prohealing topcoat Human Necessities 32 Active
US8377116B2 Implantable medical device coatings with improved mechanical stability Human Necessities 32 Active
US8753709B2 Methods of forming coatings with a crystalline or partially crystalline drug for implantable medical devices Human Necessities 32 Active
US7214759B2 Biologically absorbable coatings for implantable devices based on polyesters and methods for fabricating the same Chemistry; Metallurgy 32 Expired
US7563483B2 Methods for fabricating a coating for implantable medical devices Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 27 Active
US7329413B1 Coatings for drug delivery devices having gradient of hydration and methods for fabricating thereof Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 27 Expired
US7247364B2 Coating for implantable medical devices Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 24 Expired
US7985441B1 Purification of polymers for coating applications Human Necessities 24 Active
US7807211B2 Thermal treatment of an implantable medical device Human Necessities 23 Expired
US7378106B2 Biologically absorbable coatings for implantable devices and methods for fabricating the same Human Necessities 19 Active
US7390497B2 Poly(ester amide) filler blends for modulation of coating properties Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 18 Expired
US7776991B2 Biologically absorbable coatings for implantable devices based on polyesters and methods for fabricating the same Chemistry; Metallurgy 17 Active
US8029816B2 Medical device coated with a coating containing elastin pentapeptide VGVPG Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 17 Active
US7569655B2 Biologically absorbable coatings for implantable devices based on polyesters and methods for fabricating the same Chemistry; Metallurgy 16 Active
US7820732B2 Methods for modulating thermal and mechanical properties of coatings on implantable devices Human Necessities 13 Active
US8551512B2 Polyethylene glycol/poly(butylene terephthalate) copolymer coated devices including EVEROLIMUS Human Necessities 11 Active
US9821091B2 Methods of treatment of polymeric coatings for control of agent release rates Human Necessities 10 Active
US8309112B2 Coatings for implantable medical devices comprising hydrophilic substances and methods for fabricating the same Human Necessities 9 Active

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