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Peter Thornton
Also filed as: THORNTON JR PETER · THORNTON PETER · THORNTON PETER F JR · THORNTON PETER H
32 granted patents·14 pending applications·1,135 citations·filing 1979–2025
98Inventor score
Files withBOSTON SCIENT SCIMED INC16EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORP4THORNTON PETER4ABBOTT RYAN3CARDIOVASCULAR IMAGING SYSTEMS3
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46 records- 0192US9429713B2Self-cleaning optical connectorBOSTON SCIENT SCIMED INC·Filed 2015·Granted Aug 30, 2016·9 cites·20 claims
- 0291US6475268B2Supported membrane for hydrogen separationFORD GLOBAL TECH INC·Filed 2000·Granted Nov 5, 2002·56 cites·18 claims
- 0389US5480189AAutomotive vehicle frameFORD MOTOR CO·Filed 1994·Granted Jan 2, 1996·65 cites·10 claims
- 0487US8273028B2Electrical connectorHARSHMAN E SCOTT·Filed 2009·Granted Sep 25, 2012·25 cites·21 claims
- 0585US5741320ACatheter control system having a pulleyHEART RHYTHM TECH INC·Filed 1995·Granted Apr 21, 1998·248 cites·41 claims
- 0685USD381076SManipulation handleHEART RHYTHM TECH INC·Filed 1995·Granted Jul 15, 1997·30 cites·1 claims
- 0783US5961853AWeld/brazing of light metal alloysFORD GLOBAL TECH INC·Filed 1995·Granted Oct 5, 1999·51 cites·11 claims
- 0880US7530953B2Electrical connectorBOSTON SCIENT SCIMED INC·Filed 2007·Granted May 12, 2009·19 cites·11 claims
- 0980US6811559B2Intravascular device for venting an inflatable chamberEDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORP·Filed 2002·Granted Nov 2, 2004·68 cites·20 claims
- 1078US5314408AExpandable member for a catheter systemCARDIOVASCULAR IMAGING SYSTEMS·Filed 1992·Granted May 24, 1994·185 cites·7 claims
- 1177US5348017ADrive shaft for an intravascular catheter systemCARDIOVASCULAR IMAGING SYSTEMS·Filed 1993·Granted Sep 20, 1994·143 cites·18 claims
- 1275US8323203B2Imaging catheterTHORNTON PETER·Filed 2009·Granted Dec 4, 2012·15 cites·13 claims
- 1375US8257267B2Self-aligning IVUS catheter rotational core connectorTHORNTON PETER·Filed 2007·Granted Sep 4, 2012·16 cites·31 claims
- 1474US2025204887A1Intravascular ultrasound systems, catheters, and methods with a manual pullback arrangementBOSTON SCIENT SCIMED INC·Filed 2025·Application pending·0 cites
- 1573US8197413B2Transducers, devices and systems containing the transducers, and methods of manufactureKURSE RAVI·Filed 2009·Granted Jun 12, 2012·14 cites·23 claims
- 1671US7247162B1Direct access atherectomy devicesEDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORP·Filed 2002·Granted Jul 24, 2007·35 cites·7 claims
- 1770US6953471B1Cannula with flexible remote cable filter deploymentEDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORP·Filed 2002·Granted Oct 11, 2005·40 cites·5 claims
- 1869US8847718B2Rotary transformerBOSTON SCIENT SCIMED INC·Filed 2013·Granted Sep 30, 2014·3 cites·20 claims
- 1969US6171712B1Palladium and palladium/copper thin flat membranesFORD GLOBAL TECH INC·Filed 2000·Granted Jan 9, 2001·10 cites·20 claims
- 2069US2025032089A1Systems, Catheters, Drive Units, and Methods for Automatic Catheter IdentificationBOSTON SCIENT SCIMED INC·Filed 2024·Application pending·0 cites
- 2168US8551112B2Direct access atherectomy devices and methods of useTHORNTON PETER·Filed 2012·Granted Oct 8, 2013·3 cites·5 claims
- 2266US11504089B2Systems and methods for making frequency-based adjustments to signal paths along intravascular ultrasound imaging systemsBOSTON SCIENT SCIMED INC·Filed 2018·Granted Nov 22, 2022·1 cites·15 claims
- 2366US4742899AFiber reinforced tubular componentFORD MOTOR CO·Filed 1985·Granted May 10, 1988·28 cites·25 claims
- 2464US12343200B2Intravascular ultrasound systems, catheters, and methods with a manual pullback arrangementBOSTON SCIENT SCIMED INC·Filed 2019·Granted Jul 1, 2025·0 cites·10 claims
- 2563US8882782B2Direct access atherectomy devices and methods of useEDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORP·Filed 2013·Granted Nov 11, 2014·1 cites·20 claims
- 2662US8206403B2Direct access atherectomy devices and methods of useTHORNTON PETER·Filed 2007·Granted Jun 26, 2012·1 cites·9 claims
- 2760US8378771B2Rotary transformerBOSTON SCIENT SCIMED INC·Filed 2007·Granted Feb 19, 2013·1 cites·18 claims
- 2859US10499820B2Pressure sensing guidewire systems including an optical connector cableBOSTON SCIENT SCIMED INC·Filed 2014·Granted Dec 10, 2019·1 cites·11 claims
- 2959US8591422B2Electrical connectorHARSHMAN E SCOTT·Filed 2012·Granted Nov 26, 2013·1 cites·20 claims
- 3056US9563023B2Self-cleaning optical connectorBOSTON SCIENT SCIMED INC·Filed 2016·Granted Feb 7, 2017·0 cites·20 claims
- 3155US2014343601A1Clip-based systems and methods for treating septal defectsPROMED INC·Filed 2014·Application pending·0 cites
- 3253US2017164925A1Intravascular ultrasound systems, catheters, and methods with a manual pullback arrangementBOSTON SCIENT SCIMED INC·Filed 2016·Application pending·0 cites
- 3352US2007073337A1Clip-Based Systems And Methods For Treating Septal DefectsABBOTT RYAN·Filed 2006·Application pending·0 cites
- 3451US2007129755A1Clip-based systems and methods for treating septal defectsOVALIS INC·Filed 2005·Application pending·0 cites
- 3551US2007129756A1Clip-Based Systems and Methods for Treating Septal DefectsABBOTT RYAN·Filed 2006·Application pending·0 cites
- 3650US2010179432A1Systems and methods for making and using intravascular ultrasound systems with photo-acoustic imaging capabilitiesBOSTON SCIENT SCIMED INC·Filed 2009·Application pending·0 cites
- 3750US2020121286A1Systems, catheters, drive units, and methods for automatic catheter identificationBOSTON SCIENT SCIMED INC·Filed 2018·Application pending·0 cites
- 3850US2012046688A1Clip-Based Systems and Methods for Treating Septal DefectsABBOTT RYAN·Filed 2011·Application pending·0 cites
- 3950US2010179434A1Systems and methods for making and using intravascular ultrasound systems with photo-acoustic imaging capabilitiesBOSTON SCIENT SCIMED INC·Filed 2009·Application pending·0 cites
- 4045US2006285340A1Fusible link for diffuserFOCAL POINT LLC·Filed 2005·Application pending·0 cites
- 4142US11058307B2Pressure sensing guidewire systems including an optical connector cableBOSTON SCIENT SCIMED INC·Filed 2017·Granted Jul 13, 2021·0 cites·18 claims
- 4242US4291702ACatheter flushing apparatusGOULD INC·Filed 1979·Granted Sep 29, 1981·22 cites·8 claims
- 4341US2002055756A1Intravascular device for venting an inflatable chamberFiled 2000·Application pending·0 cites
- 4440US2011098573A1Systems and methods for coupling a transducer to a control module of an intravascular ultrasound imaging systemBOSTON SCIENT SCIMED INC·Filed 2010·Application pending·0 cites
- 4539US6102931AIntravascular device for venting an inflatable chamberEMBOL X INC·Filed 1999·Granted Aug 15, 2000·22 cites·27 claims
- 4636US5474074ALow profile transducer for intravascular ultrasound imaging and method for mountingCARDIOVASCULAR IMAGING SYSTEMS·Filed 1994·Granted Dec 12, 1995·22 cites·4 claims
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