Inventor

Hong S. Shim

Inventor

Santa Ana, CA, US

Overview

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Patents

1979–2003

Patent span

Human necessities

Primary field (CPC A)

Patents· 10 as inventor

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

A61Fprimary

A61FFilters implantable into blood vessels40%

A61LMethods or apparatus for sterilising materials or objects in general20%

Y10TTechnical subjects covered by former us classification10%

B05DProcesses for applying fluent materials to surfaces, in general5%

B60KArrangement or mounting of propulsion units or of transmissions in vehicles5%

B60YIndexing scheme relating to aspects cross-cutting vehicle technology5%

B66FHoisting, lifting, hauling or pushing, not otherwise provided for, e.g. devices which apply a lifting or pushing force directly to the surface of a load5%

C08LCompositions of macromolecular compounds5%

LOC125%

PatentTitleYear

6,645,244'Mechanical heart valve prosthesis'2003 6,637,706'Fuel tank cradle device for forklift trucks'2003 6,372,283'Plasma process for surface modification of pyrolitic carbon'2002 6,159,240'Rigid annuloplasty device that becomes compliant after implantation'2000 6,139,575'Hybrid mechanical heart valve prosthesis'2000 D0427612'Forklift truck cabin'2000 5,948,019'Heart valve suturing ring with surface coating to inhibit tissue ingrowth'1999 5,919,226'Mechanical heart valve prosthesis'1999 4,204,542'Multistrand carbon coated sutures'1980 4,164,045'Artificial vascular and patch grafts'1979

Career & activity timeline

Assembled from patent assignee/location history and declaration credentials.

1979–1980Patents assigned to CARBOMEDICS INC (2)· patent assignee history

1979–1980Based in San Diego, CA, US· patent location history

1999–2003Patents assigned to MEDTRONIC INC (6)· patent assignee history

1999–2003Based in Santa Ana, CA, US· patent location history

2000Patents assigned to DAEWOO HEAVY IND LTD (1)· patent assignee history

2000–2003Based in Seoul, KR· patent location history

2003Patents assigned to DAEWOO HEAVY IND & MACH (1)· patent assignee history

Inventor activity

Assignee and location history derived from the patent record.

Assignees

Assignee	Patents	Span
MEDTRONIC INC	6	1999–2003
CARBOMEDICS INC	2	1979–1980
DAEWOO HEAVY IND & MACH	1	2003
DAEWOO HEAVY IND LTD	1	2000

Locations

Location	Patents	Span
Santa Ana, California, US	6	1999–2003
Seoul, KR	2	2000–2003
San Diego, California, US	2	1979–1980