Bernd Schafer
33Patents
15h-index
42Co-inventors
81Inventor score
Filing activity: Mar 8, 1995 → Apr 27, 2021
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US5800547A | Ventral intervertebral implant | Human Necessities | 504 | Expired |
| US6143032A | Intervertebral implant | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 366 | Expired |
| US6540749B2 | Bone screw | Human Necessities | 364 | Expired |
| US5738685A | Osteosynthesis device | Human Necessities | 357 | Expired |
| US5713898A | Orthopedic surgical holding device | Human Necessities | 261 | Expired |
| US5662652A | Bone surgery holding apparatus | Human Necessities | 229 | Expired |
| US6673073B1 | Transverse connector | Human Necessities | 222 | Expired |
| US5643261A | Osteosynthesis device | Human Necessities | 198 | Expired |
| US6485492B1 | Osteosynthesis device | Human Necessities | 186 | Expired |
| US6117137A | Osteosynthesis device | Human Necessities | 177 | Expired |
| US7056343B2 | Extendable spinal implant and extension tool | Human Necessities | 98 | Expired |
| US6572622B1 | Bone plate | Human Necessities | 42 | Expired |
| US6485520B1 | Wrist prosthesis | Human Necessities | 40 | Expired |
| US6389045B1 | Optical pulse stretching and smoothing for ArF and F2 lithography excimer lasers | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 36 | Expired |
| US7229442B2 | Cervical vertebra plate | Human Necessities | 28 | Expired |
| US6407067B1 | Salts of thrombin inhibitors | Human Necessities | 9 | Expired |
| US6896315B2 | Sliding door guide carriages and running rails on motor vehicles | Fixed Constructions | 9 | Expired |
| US5739328A | Preparation of asymmetrically substituted triazines | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 5 | Expired |
| US9861419B2 | Device for handling a bone screw | Performing Operations; Transporting | 2 | Active |
| US10017465B2 | Method for producing astaxanthin from astacin | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 2 | Active |
| US8173429B2 | Characterization of the I-Spomi endonuclease from fission yeast | Human Necessities | 1 | Active |
| US10017464B2 | Process for preparing cyclic alpha-keto alcohols from cyclic alpha-keto enols | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 1 | Active |
| US7732194B2 | Characterization of the I-SpomI endonuclease from fission yeast | Human Necessities | 1 | Active |
| US10741893B2 | Motor vehicle battery | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 1 | Active |
| US10017466B2 | Process for purifying astaxanthin and canthaxanthin | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 1 | Active |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.