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Ralph Joseph Thomas
Also filed as: THOMAS RALPH J · THOMAS RALPH JOSEPH
36 granted patents·3 pending applications·722 citations·filing 2002–2025
97Inventor score
Files withST JUDE MEDICAL CARDIOLOGY DIV INC18QUICK CUSTOM INTELLIGENCE LLC5HILLUKKA BRETT ALLEN2ST JUDE MEDICAL2WANG HUISUN2
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39 records- 0196US9700411B2Delivery system for collapsible heart valveKLIMA DANIEL J·Filed 2011·Granted Jul 11, 2017·144 cites·12 claims
- 0295US10143551B2Paravalvular sealing via extended cuff mechanismsST JUDE MEDICAL CARDIOLOGY DIV INC·Filed 2015·Granted Dec 4, 2018·38 cites·17 claims
- 0394US8814931B2Staged deployment devices and methods for transcatheter heart valve delivery systemsWANG HUISUN·Filed 2011·Granted Aug 26, 2014·59 cites·19 claims
- 0493US10758351B2Devices and methods for transcatheter heart valve deliveryST JUDE MEDICAL CARDIOLOGY DIV INC·Filed 2017·Granted Sep 1, 2020·17 cites·16 claims
- 0592US9801717B2Prosthetic heart valve holder apparatusST JUDE MEDICAL·Filed 2016·Granted Oct 31, 2017·30 cites·20 claims
- 0691US9867701B2Devices and methods for transcatheter heart valve deliveryST JUDE MEDICAL CARDIOLOGY DIV INC·Filed 2015·Granted Jan 16, 2018·13 cites·20 claims
- 0791US7037290B2Multi-lumen steerable catheterMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 2002·Granted May 2, 2006·235 cites·17 claims
- 0890US8778019B2Staged deployment devices and method for transcatheter heart valve deliveryKNIPPEL BRADLEY CHARLES·Filed 2011·Granted Jul 15, 2014·39 cites·17 claims
- 0987US10398550B2Atraumatic interface in an implant delivery deviceST JUDE MEDICAL CARDIOLOGY DIV INC·Filed 2014·Granted Sep 3, 2019·28 cites·20 claims
- 1087US9060860B2Devices and methods for transcatheter heart valve deliveryST JUDE MEDICAL·Filed 2013·Granted Jun 23, 2015·21 cites·34 claims
- 1187US9021674B2System for loading a collapsible heart valveHILLUKKA BRETT ALLEN·Filed 2012·Granted May 5, 2015·11 cites·20 claims
- 1286US11612483B2System to assist in the release of a collapsible stent from a delivery deviceST JUDE MEDICAL CARDIOLOGY DIV INC·Filed 2021·Granted Mar 28, 2023·1 cites·10 claims
- 1381US10517723B2Staged development devices and methods for transcatheter heart valve deliveryST JUDE MEDICAL CARDIOLOGY DIV INC·Filed 2017·Granted Dec 31, 2019·3 cites·20 claims
- 1481US2025235315A1System To Assist in the Release of a Collapsible Stent from a Delivery DeviceST JUDE MEDICAL CARDIOLOGY DIV INC·Filed 2025·Application pending·0 cites
- 1580US12295843B2System to assist in the release of a collapsible stent from a delivery deviceST JUDE MEDICAL CARDIOLOGY DIV INC·Filed 2023·Granted May 13, 2025·0 cites·12 claims
- 1674US9333076B1Prosthetic heart valve holder apparatusEDQUIST BRIAN JAMES·Filed 2007·Granted May 10, 2016·18 cites·22 claims
- 1770US11308754B1Gaming systems and methods including feature for transforming non-randomly generated outcome into entertainment gaming outcomeQUICK CUSTOM INTELLIGENCE LLC·Filed 2020·Granted Apr 19, 2022·1 cites·20 claims
- 1869US12374188B2Entertainment gaming machine based on non-random outcomesQUICK CUSTOM INTELLIGENCE LLC·Filed 2023·Granted Jul 29, 2025·0 cites·20 claims
- 1969US8893370B2System for loading a collapsible heart valveHILLUKKA BRETT ALLEN·Filed 2012·Granted Nov 25, 2014·5 cites·15 claims
- 2067US9918837B2System to assist in the release of a collapsible stent from a delivery deviceST JUDE MEDICAL CARDIOLOGY DIV INC·Filed 2013·Granted Mar 20, 2018·2 cites·6 claims
- 2165US11517433B2Staged deployment devices and methods for transcatheter heart valve deliveryST JUDE MEDICAL CARDIOLOGY DIV INC·Filed 2019·Granted Dec 6, 2022·0 cites·20 claims
- 2265USD708744SDeployment handleMORRIS BENJAMIN E·Filed 2012·Granted Jul 8, 2014·15 cites·1 claims
- 2364US9615924B2Staged deployment devices and methods for transcatheter heart valve deliveryST JUDE MEDICAL CARDIOLOGY DIV INC·Filed 2014·Granted Apr 11, 2017·1 cites·16 claims
- 2463US11670133B2Entertainment gaming machine based on non-random outcomesQUICK CUSTOM INTELLIGENCE LLC·Filed 2021·Granted Jun 6, 2023·0 cites·20 claims
- 2563US8509916B2Bilumen guide catheters for accessing cardiac sitesBYRD CHARLES L·Filed 2002·Granted Aug 13, 2013·39 cites·9 claims
- 2662US12469360B2Gaming systems and methods including feature for transforming non-randomly generated outcome into entertainment gaming outcomeQUICK CUSTOM INTELLIGENCE LLC·Filed 2024·Granted Nov 11, 2025·0 cites·20 claims
- 2762US9545308B2Staged deployment devices and methods for transcatheter heart valve delivery systemsST JUDE MEDICAL CARDIOLOGY DIV INC·Filed 2014·Granted Jan 17, 2017·1 cites·13 claims
- 2861US11026789B2System to assist in the release of a collapsible stent from a delivery deviceST JUDE MEDICAL CARDIOLOGY DIV INC·Filed 2018·Granted Jun 8, 2021·0 cites·7 claims
- 2957US11887431B2Gaming systems and methods including feature for transforming non-randomly generated outcome into entertainment gaming outcomeQUICK CUSTOM INTELLIGENCE LLC·Filed 2022·Granted Jan 30, 2024·0 cites·20 claims
- 3054US10874510B2Paravalvular sealing via extended cuff mechanismsST JUDE MEDICAL CARDIOLOGY DIV INC·Filed 2018·Granted Dec 29, 2020·0 cites·14 claims
- 3154US10390949B2Staged deployment devices and methods for transcatheter heart valve delivery systemsST JUDE MEDICAL CARDIOLOGY DIV INC·Filed 2016·Granted Aug 27, 2019·0 cites·15 claims
- 3254US10123870B2Alignment of an implantable medical deviceST JUDE MEDICAL CARDIOLOGY DIV INC·Filed 2014·Granted Nov 13, 2018·0 cites·5 claims
- 3353US11094163B1Entertainment gaming machine based on non-random outcomesPATENTS FOR FUN LLC·Filed 2018·Granted Aug 17, 2021·0 cites·8 claims
- 3452US10130470B2Sleeve for facilitating movement of a transfemoral catheterTHOMAS RALPH JOSEPH·Filed 2011·Granted Nov 20, 2018·1 cites·23 claims
- 3548US10201422B2Delivery system for collapsible heart valveST JUDE MEDICAL LLC·Filed 2016·Granted Feb 12, 2019·0 cites·14 claims
- 3643US10390950B2Flexible catheters and methods of forming sameST JUDE MEDICAL CARDIOLOGY DIV INC·Filed 2015·Granted Aug 27, 2019·0 cites·9 claims
- 3742US10603166B2Delivery device having a curved shaft and a straightening member for transcatheter aortic valve implantationWANG HUISUN·Filed 2011·Granted Mar 31, 2020·0 cites·10 claims
- 3841US2019313922A1Sensor guide wire with three-hole jacket for improved manufacturability and reduced driftST JUDE MEDICAL COORDINATION CT BVBA·Filed 2019·Application pending·0 cites
- 3938US2016235530A1Introducer sheath for transcatheter heart valve deliveryST JUDE MEDICAL CARDIOLOGY DIV INC·Filed 2016·Application pending·0 cites
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