Dan J. Bills
19Patents
11h-index
8Co-inventors
57Inventor score
Filing activity: Feb 19, 1997 → Oct 3, 2005
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US6398761B1 | Double syringe barrels with ported delivery ends | Performing Operations; Transporting | 129 | Expired |
| US5944698A | Adjustable flow syringe | Performing Operations; Transporting | 100 | Expired |
| US6732887B2 | Two-part composition syringe delivery system | Performing Operations; Transporting | 55 | Expired |
| US6712608B2 | Anatomically contoured matrix bands for use in dental restoration procedures | Human Necessities | 45 | Expired |
| US6468079B1 | Abrasive radiopaque endodontic marking tools and related methods | Human Necessities | 42 | Expired |
| US7503905B2 | Venting syringe plunger | Performing Operations; Transporting | 30 | Active |
| US6589053B2 | Low profile matrix band retainers | Human Necessities | 17 | Expired |
| US6042378A | Contaminant retention resistant tool | Human Necessities | 15 | Expired |
| US6155825A | Radiopaque endodontic marking tools and related methods | Human Necessities | 13 | Expired |
| US7357789B2 | Specially designed syringes for dispensing granular or powdered solids | Human Necessities | 13 | Expired |
| US7097449B2 | Dental brackets for retaining a medicament-releasing pellet on a tooth and kits including such brackets | Human Necessities | 11 | Expired |
| US6400801B1 | Smooth radiopaque endodontic marking tools and related methods | Human Necessities | 11 | Expired |
| US7198619B2 | Valve syringe | Performing Operations; Transporting | 10 | Expired |
| USD443691S | Dental hand instrument with a smooth wavy handgrip portion | General | 10 | Expired |
| USD442690S | Dental hand instrument with opposing smooth wavy handgrip portions | General | 9 | Expired |
| US7169134B2 | Apparatus with rotatable valve syringe | Performing Operations; Transporting | 6 | Expired |
| US6972008B2 | Syringe having a tapered plunger | Performing Operations; Transporting | 5 | Expired |
| US7226289B2 | Method for overmolding polymers over dental tools | Human Necessities | 4 | Expired |
| US7234939B2 | Dental instruments having a handle formed by two-shot molding | Human Necessities | 3 | Expired |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.