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John W. Sliwa
Also filed as: SLIWA JOHN · SLIWA JOHN W · SLIWA JOHN W JR · SLIWA JOHN WILLIAM
107 granted patents·43 pending applications·10,400 citations·filing 1979–2023
99Inventor score
Files withACUSON29SLIWA JOHN W22ST JUDE MEDICAL CARDIOLOGY DIV INC17SLIWA JR JOHN W9ST JUDE MEDICAL ATRIAL FIBRILL9
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150 records- 0199US6014473AMultiple ultrasound image registration system, method and transducerACUSON·Filed 1997·Granted Jan 11, 2000·557 cites·72 claims
- 0299US4990462AMethod for coplanar integration of semiconductor ic devicesADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC·Filed 1989·Granted Feb 5, 1991·522 cites·42 claims
- 0398US6605043B1Diagnostic medical ultrasound systems and transducers utilizing micro-mechanical componentsACUSON·Filed 1998·Granted Aug 12, 2003·168 cites·59 claims
- 0498US6360027B1Multiple ultrasound image registration system, method and transducerACUSON·Filed 2000·Granted Mar 19, 2002·242 cites·10 claims
- 0598US5771896ACompact rotationally steerable ultrasound transducerACUSON·Filed 1996·Granted Jun 30, 1998·158 cites·20 claims
- 0698US5307311AMicrovibratory memory deviceSLIWA JR JOHN W·Filed 1993·Granted Apr 26, 1994·181 cites·56 claims
- 0798US5075253AMethod of coplanar integration of semiconductor IC devicesADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC·Filed 1990·Granted Dec 24, 1991·410 cites·8 claims
- 0897US5792058ABroadband phased array transducer with wide bandwidth, high sensitivity and reduced cross-talk and method for manufacture thereofACUSON·Filed 1996·Granted Aug 11, 1998·248 cites·23 claims
- 0997US5216631AMicrovibratory memory deviceSLIWA JR JOHN W·Filed 1990·Granted Jun 1, 1993·241 cites·100 claims
- 1097US4322737AIntegrated circuit micropackagingINTEL CORP·Filed 1979·Granted Mar 30, 1982·121 cites·30 claims
- 1196US7682009B1Cooling, condensation and freezing of atmospheric water or of a microfluidic working-material in or on microfluidic devicesSLIWA JR JOHN W·Filed 2005·Granted Mar 23, 2010·24 cites·10 claims
- 1296US6689128B2Methods and devices for ablationEPICOR MEDICAL INC·Filed 2001·Granted Feb 10, 2004·418 cites·3 claims
- 1395US8864757B2System and method for measuring force and torque applied to a catheter electrode tipKLIMOVITCH GLEB V·Filed 2008·Granted Oct 21, 2014·276 cites·3 claims
- 1495US8057465B2Methods and devices for ablationSLIWA JR JOHN W·Filed 2007·Granted Nov 15, 2011·123 cites·22 claims
- 1595US7735945B1Microbubble and microdroplet switching, manipulation and modulation of acoustic, electromagnetic and electrical waves, energies and potentialsSLIWA JR JOHN W·Filed 2005·Granted Jun 15, 2010·25 cites·63 claims
- 1695US6719755B2Methods and devices for ablationEPICOR MEDICAL INC·Filed 2001·Granted Apr 13, 2004·323 cites·9 claims
- 1795US6701931B2Methods and devices for ablationEPICOR MEDICAL INC·Filed 2001·Granted Mar 9, 2004·348 cites·6 claims
- 1894US9055959B2Methods and devices for ablationVASKA MATTHIAS·Filed 2007·Granted Jun 16, 2015·101 cites·21 claims
- 1994US6359367B1Micromachined ultrasonic spiral arrays for medical diagnostic imagingACUSON·Filed 1999·Granted Mar 19, 2002·93 cites·27 claims
- 2094US5297553AUltrasound transducer with improved rigid backingACUSON·Filed 1992·Granted Mar 29, 1994·131 cites·18 claims
- 2193US6858026B2Methods and devices for ablationEPICOR MEDICAL INC·Filed 2001·Granted Feb 22, 2005·231 cites·5 claims
- 2293US6511427B1System and method for assessing body-tissue properties using a medical ultrasound transducer probe with a body-tissue parameter measurement mechanismACUSON·Filed 2000·Granted Jan 28, 2003·389 cites·51 claims
- 2393US6222948B1Multiple ultrasound image registration system, method and transducerACUSON·Filed 2000·Granted Apr 24, 2001·87 cites·1 claims
- 2493US5560362AActive thermal control of ultrasound transducersACUSON·Filed 1994·Granted Oct 1, 1996·682 cites·107 claims
- 2592US8986292B2Optical feedback RF ablator and ablator tipSLIWA JOHN·Filed 2011·Granted Mar 24, 2015·55 cites·28 claims
- 2692US8545409B2Arrangement and interface for RF ablation system with acoustic feedbackSLIWA JOHN·Filed 2011·Granted Oct 1, 2013·41 cites·20 claims
- 2792US6840936B2Methods and devices for ablationEPICOR MEDICAL INC·Filed 2002·Granted Jan 11, 2005·252 cites·11 claims
- 2891US6773401B1Diagnostic medical ultrasound systems and transducers utilizing micro-mechanical componentsACUSON·Filed 2001·Granted Aug 10, 2004·38 cites·72 claims
- 2991US6558330B1Stacked and filled capacitive microelectromechanical ultrasonic transducer for medical diagnostic ultrasound systemsACUSON·Filed 2000·Granted May 6, 2003·81 cites·35 claims
- 3091US6201900B1Multiple ultrasound image registration system, method and transducerACUSON·Filed 1999·Granted Mar 13, 2001·116 cites·9 claims
- 3191US6182341B1Method of manufacturing an improved coupling of acoustic window and lens for medical ultrasound transducersACUSON·Filed 1998·Granted Feb 6, 2001·94 cites·9 claims
- 3291US6122538AMotion--Monitoring method and system for medical devicesACUSON·Filed 1997·Granted Sep 19, 2000·743 cites·66 claims
- 3391US6102865AMultiple ultrasound image registration system, method and transducerACUSON·Filed 1999·Granted Aug 15, 2000·120 cites·32 claims
- 3490US8289274B2Microdroplet-based 3-D volumetric displays utilizing emitted and moving droplet projection screensSLIWA JOHN W·Filed 2008·Granted Oct 16, 2012·25 cites·74 claims
- 3590US6645145B1Diagnostic medical ultrasound systems and transducers utilizing micro-mechanical componentsSIEMENS MEDICAL SOLUTIONS·Filed 2001·Granted Nov 11, 2003·268 cites·40 claims
- 3690US4535219AInterfacial blister bonding for microinterconnectionsXEROX CORP·Filed 1982·Granted Aug 13, 1985·73 cites·20 claims
- 3789US11051877B2Medical device with contact force sensing tipST JUDE MEDICAL CARDIOLOGY DIV INC·Filed 2014·Granted Jul 6, 2021·36 cites·20 claims
- 3889US9848899B2Pressure sensing of irrigant backpressure for aligning directional medical devices with target tissueSLIWA JOHN W·Filed 2013·Granted Dec 26, 2017·30 cites·15 claims
- 3989US9250445B2Multiple-pixel-beam retinal displaysTOSAYA CAROL ANN·Filed 2012·Granted Feb 2, 2016·21 cites·19 claims
- 4089US6971394B2Methods and devices for ablationEPICOR MEDICAL INC·Filed 2002·Granted Dec 6, 2005·169 cites·11 claims
- 4187US6368275B1Method and apparatus for diagnostic medical information gathering, hyperthermia treatment, or directed gene therapyACUSON·Filed 1999·Granted Apr 9, 2002·393 cites·40 claims
- 4286US8545408B2Combination catheter for forward and side lesioning with acoustic lesion feedback capabilitySLIWA JOHN·Filed 2011·Granted Oct 1, 2013·28 cites·31 claims
- 4386US6132376AMultiple ultrasonic image registration system, method and transducerACUSON·Filed 1999·Granted Oct 17, 2000·78 cites·6 claims
- 4485US11439460B2Catheter system and electrode assembly for intraprocedural evaluation of renal denervationST JUDE MEDICAL CARDIOLOGY DIV INC·Filed 2017·Granted Sep 13, 2022·7 cites·10 claims
- 4585US9046080B2Method and apparatus for reducing bird and fish injuries and deaths at wind and water-turbine power-generation sitesSLIWA JOHN W·Filed 2008·Granted Jun 2, 2015·21 cites·38 claims
- 4685US5119164AAvoiding spin-on-glass cracking in high aspect ratio cavitiesADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC·Filed 1991·Granted Jun 2, 1992·84 cites·3 claims
- 4783US9089287B2Image-guided ablation system and method for monitoring an ablation procedureSLIWA JR JOHN W·Filed 2008·Granted Jul 28, 2015·29 cites·21 claims
- 4882US5749364AMethod and apparatus for mapping pressure and tissue propertiesACUSON·Filed 1996·Granted May 12, 1998·325 cites·54 claims
- 4981US8628473B2Acoustic transducer for pulse-echo monitoring and control of thermally ablative lesioning in layered and nonlayered tissues, catheter contact monitoring, tissue thickness measurement and pre-pop warningSLIWA JOHN·Filed 2011·Granted Jan 14, 2014·14 cites·25 claims
- 5081US8308719B2Apparatus and method for ablating tissueSLIWA JOHN W·Filed 2007·Granted Nov 13, 2012·25 cites·28 claims
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