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Karl Van Dyk — 15 Patents

Medtronic: 7 patents #1,459 of 6,367Top 25%
RLRaychem Limited: 3 patents #269 of 1,006Top 30%
CACardeon: 2 patents #10 of 18Top 60%
GIGeneral Surgical Innovations: 1 patents #31 of 39Top 80%
SISri International: 1 patents #681 of 1,272Top 55%
Placerville, CA: #13 of 209 inventorsTop 7%
California: #40,789 of 386,348 inventorsTop 15%
Overall (All Time): #307,048 of 4,157,543Top 8%
15 Patents All Time
Karl Van Dyk has been granted 15 US patents while listed as an inventor at Medtronic. The first was granted in 1993 and the most recent in February 2017. Karl Van Dyk ranks #307,048 of 4,157,543 US inventors in our database (top 7.4%). Patent records list Karl Van Dyk in Placerville, CA, US.

Patents per Year

Patents granted per year, 1993 to 2017Bar chart with a peak of 3 patents in 1997.peak 31993: 1 patents19931996: 2 patents19961997: 3 patents19971998: 3 patents19981999: 2 patents19992000: 1 patents20002003: 1 patents20032010: 1 patents20102017: 1 patents2017

Issued Patents All Time

Showing 1–15 of 15 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDateApprox Value ⓘ
9563274 Adaptable input/output device Rukman Senanayake, Grit Denker, Patrick D. Lincoln, Roy D. Kornbluh, Sierra J. Lincoln +5 more 2017-02-07 $3,475,000
7722626 Method of manipulating matter in a mammalian body Lee M. Middleman, Walter R. Pyka, Michael Buhler, Philippe Poncet, James E. Jervis 2010-05-25 $17,842,000
6585689 Aortic catheter and methods for inducing cardioplegic arrest and for selective aortic perfusion John A. Macoviak, Wilfred J. Samson, Steve G. Baker 2003-07-01
6117105 Aortic catheter and methods for inducing cardioplegic arrest and for selective aortic perfusion John F. Bresnaham, John A. Macoviak, Wilfred J. Samson, Steve G. Baker 2000-09-12
6004330 Device or apparatus for manipulating matter Lee M. Middleman, Walter R. Pyka, Michael Buhler, Philippe Poncet, James E. Jervis 1999-12-21 $41,624,000
5904690 Device or apparatus for manipulating matter Lee M. Middleman, Walter R. Pyka, Michael Buhler, Philippe Poncet, James E. Jervis +1 more 1999-05-18 $113,170,000
5820628 Device or apparatus for manipulating matter Lee M. Middleman, Walter R. Pyka, Michael Buhler, Philippe Poncet, James E. Jervis +1 more 1998-10-13 $24,511,000
5749879 Device or apparatus for manipulating matter Lee M. Middleman, Walter R. Pyka, Michael Buhler, Philippe Poncet, James E. Jervis +1 more 1998-05-12 $47,860,000
5720754 Device or apparatus for manipulating matter Lee M. Middleman, Walter R. Pyka, Michael Buhler, Philippe Poncet, James E. Jervis 1998-02-24 $96,760,000
5681331 Surgical instrument for tying a knot in a length of suture at a remote location Roger de la Torre, James Scott, James E. Jervis, Kenneth H. Mollenauer, George D. Hermann 1997-10-28
5632746 Device or apparatus for manipulating matter Lee M. Middleman, Walter R. Pyka, Michael Buhler, Philippe Poncet, James E. Jervis +1 more 1997-05-27 $125,156,000
5601572 Device or apparatus for manipulating matter having a elastic ring clip Lee M. Middleman, Walter R. Pyka, Michael Buhler, Philippe Poncet, James E. Jervis +1 more 1997-02-11 $5,463,000
5527323 Surgical instrument for tying a knot in a length of suture at a remote location James E. Jervis, Kenneth H. Mollenauer, George D. Hermann, Roger de la Torre, James Scott 1996-06-18 $2,677,000
5486183 Device or apparatus for manipulating matter Lee M. Middleman, Walter R. Pyka, Michael Buhler, Philippe Poncet, James E. Jervis 1996-01-23 $10,362,000
5254130 Surgical device Philippe Poncet 1993-10-19 $2,652,000