Inventor · Fort Worth, TX, US

Donald E. Stearns

15Patents
7h-index
4Co-inventors
59Inventor score

Filing activity: Mar 12, 1996 → Aug 4, 2022

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US9232952B2 Surgical bur with non-paired flutes Human Necessities 16 Active
US9883873B2 Surgical burs with geometries having non-drifting and soft tissue protective characteristics Performing Operations; Transporting 14 Active
US9924952B2 Surgical bur with non-paired flutes Human Necessities 9 Active
US9955981B2 Surgical burs with localized auxiliary flutes Human Necessities 8 Active
US10335166B2 Surgical burs with decoupled rake surfaces and corresponding axial and radial rake angles Performing Operations; Transporting 8 Active
US10507028B2 Surgical bur with non-paired flutes Human Necessities 8 Active
US10265082B2 Surgical burs Human Necessities 7 Active
US10786266B2 Surgical burs with localized auxiliary flutes Human Necessities 5 Active
US5716171A Deburring tool Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 5 Expired
US11406396B2 Surgical burs Human Necessities 1 Active
US11253271B2 Surgical burs with decoupled rake surfaces and corresponding axial and radial rake angles Performing Operations; Transporting 1 Active
US12256945B2 Surgical burs Human Necessities 0 Active
US11439410B2 Surgical bur with non-paired flutes Human Necessities 0 Active
US12064126B2 Surgical burs with localized auxiliary flutes Human Necessities 0 Active
US11191551B2 Surgical bur with soft tissue protective geometry Performing Operations; Transporting 0 Active

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.