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Jeff L. Kraus — 16 Patents

DBDanforth Biomedical: 13 patents #1 of 8Top 15%
CBC.R. Bard: 3 patents #338 of 1,139Top 30%
San Jose, CA: #4,110 of 32,062 inventorsTop 15%
California: #37,952 of 386,348 inventorsTop 10%
Overall (All Time): #284,196 of 4,157,543Top 7%
16 Patents All Time
Jeff L. Kraus has been granted 16 US patents while listed as an inventor at Danforth Biomedical. The first was granted in 1992 and the most recent in December 2014. Jeff L. Kraus ranks #284,196 of 4,157,543 US inventors in our database (top 6.8%). Patent records list Jeff L. Kraus in San Jose, CA, US.

Patents per Year

Patents granted per year, 1992 to 2014Bar chart with a peak of 6 patents in 1993.peak 61992: 1 patents19921993: 6 patents19931994: 3 patents19941996: 1 patents19961997: 1 patents19971998: 1 patents19982008: 1 patents20082011: 1 patents20112014: 1 patents2014

Issued Patents All Time

Showing 1–16 of 16 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDateApprox Value ⓘ
8920363 Loop-tip catheter Ryan C. Patterson, Kelly B. Powers, John A. Zawacki, Ryan T. Moehle 2014-12-30 $15,373,000
8057424 Loop-tip catheter Ryan C. Patterson, Kelly B. Powers, John A. Zawacki, Ryan T. Moehle 2011-11-15 $8,905,000
7465286 Loop-tip catheter Ryan C. Patterson, Kelly B. Powers, John A. Zawacki, Ryan T. Moehle 2008-12-16 $62,853,000
5718680 Catheter system with push rod for advancement of balloon along guidewire Michael J. Horzewski 1998-02-17
5687727 Catheter adaptor with slitting blade and improved manual control and method of use Joseph R. Shields, Nitin P. Matani, Michael J. Horzewski 1997-11-18
5578009 Catheter system with push rod for advancement of balloon along guidewire Michael J. Horzewski 1996-11-26
5324263 Low profile high performance interventional catheters Robert D. Lashinski 1994-06-28
5318588 Radially-expandable tubular elements for use in the construction of medical devices Michael J. Horzewski, John W. Danforth, Hugh R. Sharkey 1994-06-07
5304134 Lubricious yet bondable catheter channel sleeve for over-the-wire catheters Nitin P. Matani 1994-04-19
5273052 Guidewire with reversible contact seal for releasable securement to catheter John W. Danforth, Michael J. Horzewski 1993-12-28
5256144 Low profile, high performance interventional catheters Robert D. Lashinski 1993-10-26
5246420 Highly steerable dilatation balloon catheter system Hugh R. Sharkey, Michael J. Horzewski 1993-09-21
5209728 Low profile, high performance interventional catheters Robert D. Lashinski 1993-05-11
5201756 Radially-expandable tubular elements for use in the construction of medical devices Michael J. Horzewski, John W. Danforth, Hugh R. Sharkey 1993-04-13
5192295 Angioplasty dilatation balloon catheter/guidewire system John W. Danforth, Michael J. Horzewski, Hugh R. Sharkey 1993-03-09
5141494 Variable wire diameter angioplasty dilatation balloon catheter John W. Danforth, Michael J. Horzewski, Robert D. Lashinski 1992-08-25