Donald E. Stearns
15Patents
7h-index
4Co-inventors
59Inventor score
Filing activity: Mar 12, 1996 → Aug 4, 2022
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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.