Inventor

James D. Koger

Inventor

Santa Cruz, CA, US

Overview

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Patents

1995–2012

Patent span

Human necessities

Primary field (CPC A)

Patents· 16 as inventor

Public. Assignee & technology derived from the patent record. Each patent links to its LexDana page.

A61Bprimary

A61BDiagnosis43%

A61MDevices for introducing media into, or onto, the body14%

G10KSound-producing devices14%

Y10TTechnical subjects covered by former us classification14%

B06BMethods or apparatus for generating or transmitting mechanical vibrations of infrasonic, sonic, or ultrasonic frequency, e.g. for performing mechanical work in general11%

H10NElectric solid-state devices not otherwise provided for4%

PatentTitleYear

8,187,194'Method of mounting a transducer to a driveshaft'2012 8,005,529'Systems and methods for internal tissue penetration'2011 7,762,955'Method of mounting a transducer to a driveshaft'2010 7,715,896'Systems and methods for internal tissue penetration'2010 6,529,760'Intravascular imaging guidewire'2003 6,475,151'Aerogel backed ultrasound transducer'2002 6,371,915'One-twelfth wavelength impedence matching transformer'2002 6,280,388'Aerogel backed ultrasound transducer'2001 6,261,246'Intravascular imaging guidewire'2001 6,106,474'Aerogel backed ultrasound transducer'2000 6,019,727'Center conductor and PZT bonding technique'2000 5,984,871'Ultrasound transducer with extended focus'1999 5,932,035'Drive shaft for acoustic imaging catheters and flexible catheters'1999 5,842,994'Multifunction intraluminal ultrasound catheter having a removable core with maximized transducer aperture'1998 5,454,373'Medical acoustic imaging'1995 5,437,282'Drive shaft for acoustic imaging catheters and flexible catheters'1995

Career & activity timeline

Assembled from patent assignee/location history and declaration credentials.

1995–1999Patents assigned to BOSTON SCIENT CORP (3)· patent assignee history

1995–1999Based in Cambridge, MA, US· patent location history

1998–2001Patents assigned to BOSTON SCIENT TECH INC (2)· patent assignee history

1998–2012Based in Santa Cruz, CA, US· patent location history

1999Patents assigned to BOSTON SCIENT TECHNOLOGIES INC (1)· patent assignee history

2000–2003Patents assigned to SCIMED LIFE SYSTEMS INC (6)· patent assignee history

2010–2012Patents assigned to BOSTON SCIENT SCIMED INC (3)· patent assignee history

Inventor activity

Assignee and location history derived from the patent record.

Assignees

Assignee	Patents	Span
SCIMED LIFE SYSTEMS INC	6	2000–2003
BOSTON SCIENT CORP	3	1995–1999
BOSTON SCIENT SCIMED INC	3	2010–2012
BOSTON SCIENT TECH INC	2	1998–2001
BOSTON SCIENT TECHNOLOGIES INC	1	1999

Locations

Location	Patents	Span
Santa Cruz, California, US	13	1998–2012
Cambridge, Massachusetts, US	3	1995–1999