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Ralph A. Chappa — 74 Patents

SUSurmodics: 71 patents #1 of 104Top 1%
Ham Lake, MN: #2 of 189 inventorsTop 2%
Minnesota: #411 of 52,454 inventorsTop 1%
Overall (All Time): #26,215 of 4,157,543Top 1%
74 Patents All Time
Ralph A. Chappa has been granted 74 US patents while listed as an inventor at Surmodics. The first was granted in 2001 and the most recent in December 2025. Ralph A. Chappa ranks #26,215 of 4,157,543 US inventors in our database (top 0.63%). Patent records list Ralph A. Chappa in Ham Lake, MN, US.

Issued Patents All Time

Showing 1–25 of 74 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDateApprox Value ⓘ
12496612 Coating application system and methods for coating rotatable medical devices 2025-12-16
11819590 Apparatus and methods for coating medical devices Michael Militello, Alvin A. Kucera 2023-11-21 $6,775,000
11628466 Apparatus and methods for coating medical devices Michael Militello 2023-04-18 $4,260,000
11478815 Coating systems for medical devices Michael Militello 2022-10-25 $3,650,000
11318204 Composition for intravascular delivery of therapeutic composition 2022-05-03 $3,550,000
11090469 Method and apparatus for coating balloon catheters Mark F. Carlson 2021-08-17 $3,135,000
11090468 Apparatus and methods for coating medical devices Mark F. Carlson 2021-08-17 $3,135,000
11027049 Devices and methods for delivery of bioactive agents Andrew G. Bach 2021-06-08 $6,219,000
10596355 Catheter assembly 2020-03-24 $4,599,000
10507309 Apparatus and methods for coating medical devices Andrew G. Bach, Mark MacGregor 2019-12-17
10238844 Method and apparatus for coating balloon catheters Mark F. Carlson 2019-03-26 $5,281,000
10124088 Lubricious medical device elements Nathan A. Lockwood, Joseph Schmidt McGonigle 2018-11-13 $6,446,000
10099041 Apparatus and methods for coating medical devices Andrew G. Bach, Mark MacGregor 2018-10-16 $3,523,000
10058634 Devices and methods for delivery of bioactive agents Andrew G. Bach 2018-08-28 $8,099,000
9827401 Apparatus and methods for coating medical devices Andrew G. Bach, Mark MacGregor 2017-11-28 $2,753,000
9795720 Coatings with crystallized active agent(s) and methods Kimberly K. M. Lindsoe 2017-10-24 $2,742,000
9649413 Coatings with crystallized active agent(s) and methods Kimberly K. M. Lindsoe 2017-05-16 $2,093,000
9623215 Apparatus and methods for coating medical devices Andrew G. Bach, Mark MacGregor 2017-04-18 $2,640,000
9579491 Method and apparatus for coating balloon catheters Mark F. Carlson 2017-02-28 $2,864,000
RE46251 Advanced coating apparatus and method Mark F. Carlson 2016-12-27
9427501 Coatings with crystallized active agent(s) and methods Kimberly K. M. Lindsoe 2016-08-30 $3,369,000
9364349 Coating application system with shaped mandrel James H. Arps 2016-06-14 $2,986,000
9308355 Apparatus and methods for coating medical devices Andrew G. Bach, Mark MacGregor 2016-04-12
9295820 Method and apparatus for coating balloon catheters Mark F. Carlson 2016-03-29 $1,944,000
9283350 Coating apparatus and methods Timothy M. Kloke 2016-03-15 $1,841,000