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Michael W. Lawless — 27 Patents

Abbott: 24 patents #173 of 5,509Top 4%
HOHospira: 2 patents #421 of 798Top 55%
WARF: 1 patents #1,912 of 4,123Top 50%
Ramona, CA: #18 of 542 inventorsTop 4%
California: #19,967 of 386,348 inventorsTop 6%
Overall (All Time): #142,059 of 4,157,543Top 4%
27 Patents All Time
Michael W. Lawless has been granted 27 US patents while listed as an inventor at Abbott. The first was granted in 1989 and the most recent in January 2020. Michael W. Lawless ranks #142,059 of 4,157,543 US inventors in our database (top 3.4%). Patent records list Michael W. Lawless in Ramona, CA, US.

Patents per Year

Patents granted per year, 1989 to 2020Bar chart with a peak of 3 patents in 1991.peak 31989: 1 patents19891990: 2 patents1991: 3 patents19911992: 3 patents1993: 2 patents19931994: 2 patents1995: 1 patents19951996: 2 patents1998: 2 patents19981999: 2 patents2000: 1 patents20002001: 2 patents2002: 1 patents20022011: 1 patents2012: 1 patents20122020: 1 patents2020

Issued Patents All Time

Showing 1–25 of 27 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDateApprox Value ⓘ
10525286 Compact sharpening filter for orthovoltage x-rays Jessica Fagerstrom, Edward Bender, Wesley Culberson, Benjamin R. M. Palmer, Larry A. DeWerd 2020-01-07
8313308 Medical infusion pump with closed loop stroke feedback system and method Marwan A. Fathallah, Mansour Saleki, Brian A. Kidd, Kent Abrahamson, Robert Cousineau +2 more 2012-11-20 $26,315,000
7905710 System and method for improved low flow medical pump delivery David T. Wang, Peter J. Scaramuzzi, Mansour Saleki, Robert Cousineau, Kent Abrahamson +7 more 2011-03-15 $41,123,000
6471436 Elastomeric connector coupling motor to cam actuator of infusion pump John Gjata, Andrew J. Scherer, Peter A. Soberon, Stephanie Squarcia 2002-10-29 $69,103,000
6305908 Infusion pump extruded metal housing with elastomeric end caps Robert Hermann, Peter A. Soberon 2001-10-23 $104,374,000
6231320 Drug infusion pumping cassette latching mechanism Peter A. Soberon, Andrew J. Scherer, Stephanie Squarcia 2001-05-15 $134,173,000
6142008 Air bubble sensor Martin A. Cole, Christopher D. Lynch, Frank S. C. Mo, Peter A. Soberon 2000-11-07 $127,461,000
6007941 Watertight battery compartment cover with latch actuated o-ring seal Robert Hermann, Peter A. Soberon 1999-12-28 $97,092,000
5989222 Pressure (occlusion) sensor Martin A. Cole, Christopher D. Lynch, Frank S. C. Mo, Peter A. Soberon 1999-11-23 $76,730,000
5816779 Disposable fluid infusion pumping cassette having an interrelated flow control and pressure monitoring arrangement Peter A. Soberon, Ashok Kaul, Steven E. Minick, Gregory G. Hoerner, Robert Hermann +1 more 1998-10-06 $75,723,000
5718562 Interface module for use with an NCT-based pumping mechanism and NCT-based cassette Ashok Kaul, Gregory G. Hoerner 1998-02-17 $85,575,000
5586868 Method of delivering liquid to a patient via a disposable pumping cassette having a flow control & pressure monitoring member Peter A. Soberon, Ashok Kaul, Steven E. Minick, Gregory G. Hoerner, Robert Hermann +1 more 1996-12-24 $99,869,000
5488769 Method of making torque compensated cam assembly Vernon R. Natwick 1996-02-06 $25,762,000
5462256 Push button flow stop useable with a disposable infusion pumping chamber cassette Steven E. Minick, Peter A. Soberon, Ashok Kaul, Robert Hermann 1995-10-31 $51,792,000
5357827 Torque compensated cam assembly and method Vernon R. Natwick 1994-10-25 $26,702,000
5322422 Volumetric pump tube reshaper and method Vernon R. Natwick 1994-06-21 $33,585,000
5219279 Volumetric pump with pump plunger support and method Vernon R. Natwick 1993-06-15 $82,873,000
5180287 Method for monitoring fluid flow from a volumetric pump Vernon R. Natwick, Joseph E. Doll, Chung-You C. Wu 1993-01-19 $47,240,000
5158437 Volumetric pump with spring-biased cracking valves Vernon R. Natwick 1992-10-27 $23,898,000
5116203 Detecting occlusion of proximal or distal lines of an IV pump Vernon R. Natwick, Joseph E. Doll, Chung-You C. Wu 1992-05-26 $65,078,000
5078362 Spring-biased valve for use in a positive displacement volumetic pump Vernon R. Natwick 1992-01-07 $59,081,000
5055001 Volumetric pump with spring-biased cracking valves Vernon R. Natwick 1991-10-08 $51,895,000
5039279 Sensor for detecting fluid flow from a positive displacement pump Vernon R. Natwick 1991-08-13 $117,461,000
5000664 Apparatus and method to test for valve leakage in a pump assembly Walter L. Jimison, Giovanni Pastrone, Anthony Yung 1991-03-19 $32,784,000
4950244 Pressure sensor assembly for disposable pump cassette George Fellingham 1990-08-21 $64,379,000