Brooklyn Park, MN, United States of America

Kenneth R Blake

This inventor holds 14 USPTO granted patents, primarily in Surgical Instruments. Top assignees: Scanlan International, Inc., Other. Active years: 1991-2013.

IDiyas Innovation Intelligence. (2026). Inventor Profile: Kenneth R Blake. Retrieved from https://idiyas.com/inventor/kenneth-r-blake

Data source: USPTO (United States Patent and Trademark Office) public patent records. Weekly synchronization. How IDiyas builds this profile

Calculating rank

USPTO Granted Patents = 14

% Patents Active = 100.0

Average Co-Inventor Count = 1.2

ph-index = 7

Forward Citations = 168(Granted Patents)

Company Filing History:

12 out of 29

Scanlan International, Inc.

patents

1 out of 834,708

Other

patents

where one patent can have more than one assignee

Years Active: 1991-2013

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Areas of Expertise:

RFID Tags

Surgical Instruments

Thoracoscopic Tools

Vascular Occlusion

Arteriotomy Scissors

Balloon Catheter

Surgical Tape Dispenser

Needle Holder

Tissue Forceps

Debakey Clamp

Arterial Cuff Graft

Identification Tape

14 patents (USPTO):Sort by Forward CitationsExplore Patents

1. 8390452 - Color coded RFID tags for surgical instruments (2013-03-05),

2. 7105005 - Arteriotomy scissors for minimally invasive surgical procedures (2006-09-12),

3. 5944729 - Vascular occlusion clamp with radiopaque retrieval, identification and (1999-08-31),

4. 5864953 - Tool to remove surgical instrument identification tape (1999-02-02),

5. 5820585 - Angiographic and arteriographic balloon catheter (1998-10-13),

6. D370730 - Thoracoscopic needle holder (1996-06-11),

7. D369215 - Thoracoscopic tissue forcep (1996-04-23),

8. D366700 - Thoracoscopic debakey clamp (1996-01-30),

9. D366699 - Thoracoscopic forrester ring forceps (1996-01-30),

10. D365878 - Thoracoscopic ultra sharp scissors (1996-01-02),

11. 5445632 - Arterial cuff graft eversion instrument (1995-08-29),

12. D346181 - Tape dispenser carousel (1994-04-19),

13. D321401 - Surgical pin tip (1991-11-05),

14. D318492 - Dispenser for tape used to identify surgical instruments (1991-07-23),

Profile summary based on public USPTO records.

Data Sources: USPTO Patent Grant XML, Patent Center, EPO & CIPO • Normalized by IDiyas Innovation Graph. Methodology & provenance architecturePlease report any incorrect information to [email protected]