Inventor
Yi-Ren Woo
Inventor
Woodbury, MN, US
Overview
Patents· 21 as inventor
Public. Assignee & technology derived from the patent record. Each patent links to its LexDana page.
A61Fprimary
A61FFilters implantable into blood vessels37%
A61MDevices for introducing media into, or onto, the body23%
A61LMethods or apparatus for sterilising materials or objects in general9%
F04DNon-positive-displacement pumps9%
Y10STechnical subjects covered by former uspc cross-reference art collections [xracs] and digests9%
Y10TTechnical subjects covered by former us classification6%
B29CShaping or joining of plastics3%
B29LIndexing scheme associated with subclass b29c, relating to particular articles3%
LOC033%
PatentTitleYear
10,894,114Driveline bone anchors and methods of use202110,792,407Percutaneous driveline anchor devices and methods of use202010,724,534Pump and method for mixed flow blood pumping202010,702,641Ventricular assist devices having a hollow rotor and methods of use202010,279,093Pump and method for mixed flow blood pumping20199,872,976Assembly and method for stabilizing a percutaneous cable20189,533,082'Pump and method for mixed flow blood pumping'20179,265,870'Pumping blood'20168,409,274'Techniques for attaching flexible leaflets of prosthetic heart valves to supporting structures'20138,092,523'Prosthetic heart valves with flexible leaflets'20127,803,186'Prosthetic heart valves with flexible leaflets and leaflet edge clamping'20107,578,842'Prosthetic heart valves'20097,575,592'Synthetic blood vessel grafts'20097,371,258'Valved prosthesis with porous substrate'20086,953,332'Mandrel for use in forming valved prostheses having polymer leaflets by dip coating'20056,761,736'Medical article with a diamond-like carbon coated polymer'20046,562,069'Polymer leaflet designs for medical devices'20036,176,876'Leaflet positioning for a mechanical heart valve'20016,051,022'Bileaflet valve having non-parallel pivot axes'20005,702,400'Intraocular lens folder'1997D0382399'Ophthalmic lens case'1997Career & activity timeline
Assembled from patent assignee/location history and declaration credentials.
1997Patents assigned to ALCON LAB INC (2)· patent assignee history
1997Based in Flower Mound, TX, US· patent location history
2000–2013Patents assigned to ST JUDE MEDICAL (11)· patent assignee history
2000–2013Based in Woodbury, MN, US· patent location history
2005Based in Alcove, MN, US· patent location history
2012–2018Patents assigned to WOO YI-REN (4)· patent assignee history
2016–2018Patents assigned to THORATEC CORP (3)· patent assignee history
2016–2021Based in Livermore, CA, US· patent location history
2019–2021Patents assigned to TC1 LLC (5)· patent assignee history
Inventor activity
Assignee and location history derived from the patent record.
Assignees
| Assignee | Patents | Span |
|---|---|---|
| ST JUDE MEDICAL | 11 | 2000–2013 |
| TC1 LLC | 5 | 2019–2021 |
| WOO YI-RENself | 4 | 2012–2018 |
| THORATEC CORP | 3 | 2016–2018 |
| ALCON LAB INC | 2 | 1997 |
Locations
| Location | Patents | Span |
|---|---|---|
| Woodbury, Minnesota, US | 10 | 2000–2013 |
| Livermore, California, US | 8 | 2016–2021 |
| Flower Mound, Texas, US | 2 | 1997 |
| Alcove, Minnesota, US | 1 | 2005 |