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William J. Evans — 27 Patents

Abbott: 6 patents #1,115 of 5,509Top 25%
EMEmhart: 3 patents #149 of 310Top 50%
SASmiths Medical Asd: 3 patents #96 of 242Top 40%
IMIndigo Medical: 3 patents #2 of 27Top 8%
NMNeptune Medical: 3 patents #11 of 27Top 45%
Ford: 2 patents #6,478 of 17,473Top 40%
TPTidi Products: 2 patents #20 of 44Top 50%
SMSmiths Medical Md: 1 patents #8 of 13Top 65%
NSNational Semiconductor: 1 patents #1,247 of 2,238Top 60%
GLGlaxosmithkline: 1 patents #290 of 646Top 45%
University of California: 1 patents #8,022 of 18,278Top 45%
San Francisco, CA: #1,256 of 26,999 inventorsTop 5%
California: #19,967 of 386,348 inventorsTop 6%
Overall (All Time): #142,059 of 4,157,543Top 4%
27 Patents All Time
William J. Evans has been granted 27 US patents while listed as an inventor at Abbott. The first was granted in 1982 and the most recent in January 2025. William J. Evans ranks #142,059 of 4,157,543 US inventors in our database (top 3.4%). Patent records list William J. Evans in San Francisco, CA, US.

Patents per Year

Patents granted per year, 1982 to 2025Bar chart with a peak of 4 patents in 2011.peak 41982: 2 patents19821983: 1 patents1984: 1 patents19841986: 1 patents1996: 1 patents19961997: 1 patents1998: 3 patents19981999: 1 patents2009: 2 patents20092011: 4 patents2013: 1 patents20132014: 1 patents2015: 1 patents20152016: 1 patents2017: 1 patents20172018: 1 patents2019: 1 patents20192023: 1 patents2024: 1 patents20242025: 1 patents2025

Issued Patents All Time

Showing 1–25 of 27 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDateApprox Value ⓘ
12193637 External working channels Alexander Q. TILSON, Mark C. Scheeff, Garrett J. GOMES, Francisco G. LOPEZ, Justin KIRSCHBROWN +5 more 2025-01-14
12121677 Devices and methods to prevent inadvertent motion of dynamically rigidizing apparatuses Garrett J. GOMES, Alexander Q. TILSON, Charles S. Love, Mark C. Scheeff 2024-10-22
11793392 External working channels Alexander Q. TILSON, Mark C. Scheeff, Garrett J. GOMES, Francisco G. LOPEZ, Justin KIRSCHBROWN +5 more 2023-10-24
10239683 System and method for protective eyewear dispensing Katie Umentum, Adam Poppert, Kurt J. Miller, Vincent E. Portelli, Rob Sweitzer +2 more 2019-03-26
10098787 Modular eye protection Katie Umentum, Curt Wentzel, Adam Poppert, Kurt J. Miller, Vincent E. Portelli +3 more 2018-10-16
9737260 Methods for determining total body skeletal muscle mass Marc K. Hellerstein 2017-08-22 $25,264,000
9320432 Analyte meter communication module Jonathan Fern, Mark P. Jesser, Ronaldo Fernandez Carreon, Phillip Charles Halbert, Matthew P. Presta 2016-04-26 $18,450,000
8974406 Interface for medical infusion pump Diana Willow Greenberg, Michael L. Blomquist 2015-03-10
8758433 Insertion mode phacoemulsification employing powered IOL delivery Mark S. Cole, Kevin R. Springer, Rob Raney, Patrick A. Myall, Jonathan M. Wyler 2014-06-24 $18,348,000
8435206 Interface for medical infusion pump Diana Willow Greenberg, Michael L. Blomquist 2013-05-07
D650079 Analyte meter Matthew P. Presta, Ronaldo Fernandez Carreon, Phillip Charles Halbert 2011-12-06
D648437 Analyte meter Matthew P. Presta, Ronaldo Fernandez Carreon 2011-11-08
D648029 Analyte meter Matthew P. Presta, Ronaldo Fernandez Carreon, Phillip Charles Halbert 2011-11-01
D646787 Analyte meter Matthew P. Presta, Ronaldo Fernandez Carreon, Phillip Charles Halbert 2011-10-11
D604741 User interface for an ambulatory pump display screen David DeBelser, Diana Willow Greenberg 2009-11-24
D586463 Ambulatory pump Matthew P. Presta 2009-02-10
5875275 Methods of connecting an optical fiber and methods of providing radiation from an optical fiber Thomas Henning, Kelly Cox, Victor C. Esch, Yefim Gelfond, Stephanos Papademetriou +1 more 1999-02-23
5848209 Connection apparatus with optical fiber coding and detection means or with radiation emitter Thomas Henning, Kelly Cox, Victor C. Esch, Yefim Gelfond, Stephanos Papademetriou +1 more 1998-12-08
5802229 Fiber optic radiation transmisson system connector for an optical fiber and methods of usine same Thomas Henning, Kelly Cox, Victor C. Esch, Yefim Gelfond, Stephanos Papademetriou +1 more 1998-09-01
5797345 Illuminated pointer for instrument gage Michael John Kowalski 1998-08-25 $52,695,000
5691526 Magnetic card reader assembly having a first member that has a first leg integrally connected to a side wall of the guide slot 1997-11-25
D366466 Card reader June Lee, Kevelyn K. Boyd 1996-01-23
4592909 Water based drink for people engaged in athletic or other strenuous activity Steven Winer 1986-06-03
4454561 Electrical component having a resistance element Godfrey R. Pearce 1984-06-12 $1,944,000
4397490 Low profile bumper Charles Haddad 1983-08-09 $6,961,000