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Thomas J. Ward
Also filed as: WARD THOMAS · WARD THOMAS J · WARD THOMAS J C · WARD THOMAS JAMES CHRISTOPHER
46 granted patents·10 pending applications·7,365 citations·filing 1989–2024
99Inventor score
Files withIBM12BIOPATH AUTOMATION LLC8CARDIOVASCULAR TECHNOLOGIES LL4ORIGIN MEDSYSTEMS INC3TENDON TECHNOLOGY LTD3
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56 records- 0198US6042607AMeans and method of replacing a heart valve in a minimally invasive mannerCARDIOVASCULAR TECHNOLOGIES LL·Filed 1997·Granted Mar 28, 2000·2.1k cites·104 claims
- 0297US5891160AFastener delivery and deployment mechanism and method for placing the fastener in minimally invasive surgeryCARDIOVASCULAR TECHNOLOGIES LL·Filed 1997·Granted Apr 6, 1999·2.1k cites·21 claims
- 0397US5370692ARapid, customized bone prosthesisGUILD ASS INC·Filed 1992·Granted Dec 6, 1994·551 cites·13 claims
- 0495US7156814B1Apparatus and method for harvesting and handling tissue samples for biopsy analysisBIOPATH AUTOMATION LLC·Filed 1998·Granted Jan 2, 2007·216 cites·73 claims
- 0595US6984241B2Apparatus and methods for tendon or ligament repairTENDON TECHNOLOGY LTD·Filed 2001·Granted Jan 10, 2006·336 cites·88 claims
- 0695US5510066AMethod for free-formation of a free-standing, three-dimensional bodyGUILD ASS INC·Filed 1994·Granted Apr 23, 1996·311 cites·21 claims
- 0794US7776274B2Cassette and embedding assembly for handling and holding tissue samples during processing, embedding and microtome procedures, staging devices therefore, and methods thereforBIOPATH AUTOMATION LLC·Filed 2005·Granted Aug 17, 2010·22 cites·8 claims
- 0893US8734735B2Tissue cassette for automated handling and embedding of tissue samplesWILLIAMSON IV WARREN P·Filed 2011·Granted May 27, 2014·13 cites·6 claims
- 0993US7179424B2Cassette for handling and holding tissue samples during processing, embedding and microtome procedures, and methods thereforBIOPATH AUTOMATION LLC·Filed 2004·Granted Feb 20, 2007·51 cites·4 claims
- 1091US8877146B2Cassette for handling and holding tissue samples during processing, embedding and microtome procedures, and methods thereforWILLIAMSON IV WARREN P·Filed 2007·Granted Nov 4, 2014·26 cites·10 claims
- 1190US5420893AAsynchronous data channel for information storage subsystemIBM·Filed 1989·Granted May 30, 1995·41 cites·8 claims
- 1288US7722642B2Extremely long wire fasteners for use in minimally invasive surgery and means and methods for handling those fastenersMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 2004·Granted May 25, 2010·183 cites·21 claims
- 1386US6162233AWire fasteners for use in minimally invasive surgery and means and methods for handling those fastenersCARDIOVASCULAR TECHNOLOGIES LL·Filed 1999·Granted Dec 19, 2000·369 cites·45 claims
- 1483US8034292B2Apparatus and methods for automated handling and embedding of tissue samplesBIOPATH AUTOMATION LLC·Filed 2011·Granted Oct 11, 2011·5 cites·30 claims
- 1583US5972004AWire fasteners for use in minimally invasive surgery and apparatus and methods for handling those fastenersCARDIOVASCULAR TECHNOLOGIES LL·Filed 1998·Granted Oct 26, 1999·321 cites·13 claims
- 1682US8114129B2Apparatus and methods for tendon or ligament repairLUBBERS LAWRENCE M·Filed 2009·Granted Feb 14, 2012·31 cites·13 claims
- 1782US7722810B2Apparatus and methods for automated handling and embedding of tissue samplesBIOPATH AUTOMATION LLC·Filed 2004·Granted May 25, 2010·19 cites·41 claims
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- 1981US9050036B2Device for maintaining visualization with surgical scopesPOLL WAYNE LYLE·Filed 2007·Granted Jun 9, 2015·46 cites·7 claims
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- 2280US7921418B2Compile time evaluation of library functionsIBM·Filed 2006·Granted Apr 5, 2011·14 cites·35 claims
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- 2478US8623049B2Soft tissue anchor and methods and apparatus for securing soft tissueWARD THOMAS J·Filed 2007·Granted Jan 7, 2014·25 cites·7 claims
- 2576US5951082AFlexible plumbing assemblyMONACO COACH CORP·Filed 1998·Granted Sep 14, 1999·36 cites·27 claims
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- 2773US9097630B2Method of staging a tissue sample cassetteBIOPATH AUTOMATION LLC·Filed 2013·Granted Aug 4, 2015·1 cites·25 claims
- 2873US7497865B2Method and apparatus for performing anastomosis with eversion of tissue edges and joining of exposed intima of the everted tissueMAQUET CARDIOVASCULAR LLC·Filed 2004·Granted Mar 3, 2009·57 cites·13 claims
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- 3072US10761974B2Cognitive manufacturing systems test repair actionIBM·Filed 2017·Granted Sep 1, 2020·2 cites·20 claims
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- 3562US11645719B2Dynamic event depiction facilitating automatic resource(s) divertingIBM·Filed 2017·Granted May 9, 2023·1 cites·19 claims
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- 4157US7788310B2Multi-dimensional transform for distributed memory networkIBM·Filed 2004·Granted Aug 31, 2010·5 cites·21 claims
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- 4453US5816639AFlexible plumbing assemblyMONACO COACH CORP·Filed 1997·Granted Oct 6, 1998·16 cites·12 claims
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- 4651US2007162321A1Outsourcing of servicesIBM·Filed 2006·Application pending·0 cites
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