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WORLD HEART CORP

Overview
  • Total Patents
    45
  • GoodIP Patent Rank
    204,855
About

WORLD HEART CORP has a total of 45 patent applications. Its first patent ever was published in 1999. It filed its patents most often in WIPO (World Intellectual Property Organization), EPO (European Patent Office) and United States. Its main competitors in its focus markets medical technology, engines, pumps and turbines and electrical machinery and energy are THORNHILL SCIENT INC, MAHURKAR SAKHARAM D and SERPOMED LTD.

Patent filings per year

Chart showing WORLD HEART CORPs patent filings per year from 1900 to 2020

Top inventors

# Name Total Patents
#1 Mussivand Tofy 15
#2 Miller Phillip J 14
#3 Laforge David H 13
#4 Bearnson Gill 12
#5 Jassawalla Jal S 11
#6 Woodard John 8
#7 Stanfield Ryan 8
#8 Day Kevin 4
#9 Chen Ji-Feng 4
#10 Jassawalla Jal 4

Latest patents

Publication Filing date Title
US2015006453A1 Systems and methods for predicting characteristics of an artificial heart using an artificial neural network
US2013251502A1 Method and Apparatus for Sensing of Levitated Rotor Position
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WO2012054490A1 Blood pump with splitter impeller blades and splitter stator vanes and methods of manufacturing
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WO2006135802A2 Electromagnetic drive for a ventricular assist device
CA2839329A1 Miniature, pulsatile implantable ventricular assist devices and methods of controlling ventricular assist devices
US6949066B2 Rotary blood pump diagnostics and cardiac output controller
AU5959700A Conduit for a mechanical circulatory device
US6346071B1 Inflow conduit assembly for a ventricular assist device
US6264601B1 Implantable ventricular assist device