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John O'Dea — 32 Patents

FLFlip Technologies Limited: 11 patents #1 of 4Top 25%
DADanaher: 6 patents #334 of 2,950Top 15%
PUPuritan-Bennett: 3 patents #22 of 110Top 20%
Northwestern University: 1 patents #1,629 of 3,846Top 45%
DEDigital Equipment: 1 patents #1,005 of 2,100Top 50%
Overall (All Time): #110,428 of 4,157,543Top 3%
32 Patents All Time
John O'Dea has been granted 32 US patents while listed as an inventor at Flip Technologies Limited. The first was granted in 1982 and the most recent in October 2025. John O'Dea ranks #110,428 of 4,157,543 US inventors in our database (top 2.7%). Patent records list John O'Dea in Galway, OH, IE.

Patents per Year

Patents granted per year, 1982 to 2025Bar chart with a peak of 5 patents in 2014.peak 51982: 1 patents19821993: 2 patents1997: 1 patents19971999: 1 patents2000: 1 patents20002002: 1 patents2003: 2 patents20032004: 1 patents2013: 2 patents20132014: 5 patents2015: 2 patents20152016: 2 patents2017: 2 patents20172018: 1 patents2021: 3 patents20212022: 2 patents2023: 1 patents20232025: 2 patents2025

Issued Patents All Time

Showing 1–25 of 32 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDateApprox Value ⓘ
12446868 Clip and a method for releasably securing two elongated members together Hilary Elizabeth Barrett, Martin Bruggemann, Paul Maurice Cremin 2025-10-21
12251132 Valve mechanism for a trocar, and a trocar Aoife O'Dea 2025-03-18
D977639 Suture Hilary Elizabeth Barrett, Robin Harold Kennedy, Martin Bruggemann, Paul Maurice Cremin 2023-02-07
11504487 Method and apparatus for insufflating a cavity in the body of a human or animal subject 2022-11-22
D961069 Clip for surgical or medical purposes Hilary Elizabeth Barrett, Martin Bruggemann, Paul Maurice Cremin 2022-08-16
10973998 Method and apparatus for controlling insufflation of a vessel during a surgical or investigative procedure and a system and method for insufflating a vessel 2021-04-13
10952677 Method and apparatus for rupturing and detecting rupturing of a muscle, a muscle fibre, a fibre material or a coating in or on a lumen, vessel or sphincter in a human or animal subject 2021-03-23
10898091 Systems, methods, and apparatus for esophageal panometry John Erik Pandolfino, Zhiyue Lin, Peter J. Kahrilas, Adrian McHugh 2021-01-26
9931061 Method and apparatus for forming a stoma and a balloon catheter Adrian McHugh, Eoin Bambury 2018-04-03
9808179 Catheter and a system and a method for locating a catheter in a vessel 2017-11-07
D800542 Clip Richard Kiely 2017-10-24
9439633 Device and a method for facilitating monitoring the cross-section of a gastric sleeve during formation thereof 2016-09-13
9358375 Fluid transfer device and an active substance cartridge for the fluid transfer device, and a method for controlling the pressure at which an active substance is delivered to a subject from a fluid transfer device Eoin Bambury 2016-06-07
9168364 Transfer device for transferring a substance between the device and a subject Eoin Bambury 2015-10-27
9131898 Catheter, a balloon catheter and a method and apparatus for monitoring the transverse cross-section of a stoma Adrian McHugh, Eoin Bambury 2015-09-15
8845582 Device for protecting a catheter, and a method for locating a catheter in a remote location in a human or animal body 2014-09-30
8827929 Method and apparatus for determining the distensibility of a vessel, lumen or a sphincter 2014-09-09
8771207 Device and a system for use in a procedure for improving a sealing function of a sphincter and a method for improving the sealing function of a sphincter Adrian McHugh, Patrick Griffin 2014-07-08
8756806 Catheter and a method for producing a catheter Adrian McHugh, Patrick Griffin 2014-06-24
8701664 Apparatus and method for relieving dyspnoea 2014-04-22
8521249 Method and apparatus for determining volume of a vessel 2013-08-27
8486011 System and a method for inflating an inflatable element with a liquid inflating medium and a balloon catheter inflated by the system and method Eoin Bambury 2013-07-16
6705314 Apparatus and method for relieving dyspnoea 2004-03-16
6647984 Apparatus for controlling cuff pressure in an endotracheal tube 2003-11-18
6634356 Continuous positive airway pressure controller John Denyer 2003-10-21