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USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Sept 30, 2025
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Steven E. Decker

ARApplied Medical Resources: 18 patents #34 of 249Top 15%
NINobles Medical Technologies Ii: 9 patents #3 of 11Top 30%
SUSutura: 7 patents #1 of 5Top 20%
ELEdwards Lifesciences: 2 patents #501 of 941Top 55%
Medtronic: 1 patents #4,185 of 6,325Top 70%
Anaheim, CA: #7 of 1,337 inventorsTop 1%
California: #8,766 of 386,348 inventorsTop 3%
Overall (All Time): #59,847 of 4,157,543Top 2%
47 Patents All Time

Issued Patents All Time

Showing 26–47 of 47 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDate
9642616 Method and apparatus for applying a knot to a suture Anthony A. Nobles, Egbert Ratering 2017-05-09
9398907 Suturing device Anthony A. Nobles, Rod Peterson, Benjamin G. Brosch 2016-07-26
9131938 Suturing devices and methods for closing a patent foramen ovale Anthony A. Nobles, Benjamin G. Brosch, Michael J. Mullen 2015-09-15
9113939 Single port instruments Arkadiusz A. Strokosz, David T. Okihisa, Phillip DeAlday, Scott V. Taylor, Henry Kahle 2015-08-25
8568427 Suturing device Anthony A. Nobles, Rod Peterson, Benjamin G. Brosch 2013-10-29
8496676 Handle for suturing apparatus Anthony A. Nobles, Hung Tran, Benjamin G. Brosch 2013-07-30
8469975 Method and apparatus for applying a knot to a suture Anthony A. Nobles, Egbert Ratering 2013-06-25
8372089 Suturing devices and methods for closing a patent foramen ovale Anthony A. Nobles, Benjamin G. Brosch, Michael J. Mullen 2013-02-12
8348962 Suturing device and method Anthony A. Nobles, Benjamin G. Brosch 2013-01-08
8246636 Suturing devices and methods for closing a patent foramen ovale Anthony A. Nobles, Benjamin G. Brosch, Michael J. Mullen 2012-08-21
8197497 Method and apparatus for applying a knot to a suture Anthony A. Nobles, Egbert Ratering 2012-06-12
7905892 Suture cutter Anthony A. Nobles, Rod Peterson 2011-03-15
7803167 Handle for suturing apparatus Anthony A. Nobles, Hung Tran, Benjamin G. Brosch 2010-09-28
7601161 Suturing device Anthony A. Nobles, Rod Peterson, Benjamin Brosh 2009-10-13
7090686 Suturing device and method Anthony A. Nobles, Benjamin G. Brosch 2006-08-15
7004952 Suturing device and method for sealing an opening in a blood vessel for other biological structure Anthony A. Nobles, Benjamin G. Brosch 2006-02-28
6911034 Suturing method and apparatus Anthony A. Nobles, Rod Peterson, Chad W. Trembath 2005-06-28
6733509 Suture cutter Anthony A. Nobles, Rod Peterson 2004-05-11
6562052 Suturing device and method Anthony A. Nobles, Benjamin G. Brosch 2003-05-13
6551331 Suturing device and method for sealing an opening in a blood vessel or other biological structure Anthony A. Nobles, Benjamin Brosh 2003-04-22
6245079 Suturing device and method for sealing an opening in a blood vessel or other biological structure Anthony A. Nobles, Benjamin Brosh 2001-06-12
6117144 Suturing device and method for sealing an opening in a blood vessel or other biological structure Anthony A. Nobles, Benjamin Brosh 2000-09-12