Inventor · Burleson, TX, US

Durrell Tidwell

21Patents
9h-index
34Co-inventors
75Inventor score

Filing activity: May 15, 1992 → Jan 21, 2019

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5989257A Redundant safety lock mechanism Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 121 Expired
US7011661B2 Surgical instrument with rotary cutting member and quick release coupling arrangement Performing Operations; Transporting 82 Expired
US7066940B2 Surgical instrument with rotary cutting member and quick release coupling arrangement Human Necessities 76 Expired
US5190547A Replicator for resecting bone to match a pattern Human Necessities 62 Expired
US6780189B2 Surgical instrument with a collet locking and indexing system Human Necessities 55 Expired
US5782836A Resecting tool for magnetic field environment Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 42 Expired
US5540692A Replicator for resecting bone to match a pattern Human Necessities 24 Expired
US8852221B2 Surgical cutting instrument with near-perimeter interlocking coupling arrangement Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 17 Active
US8936597B2 Deflectable finger connection feature on surgical saw blade Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 12 Active
US8523868B2 Surgical cutting instrument with dual surface interlocking coupling arrangement Human Necessities 8 Active
US9402635B2 Surgical cutting instrument with dual surface interlocking coupling arrangement Human Necessities 4 Active
US10182826B2 Surgical cutting instrument with near-perimeter interlocking coupling arrangement Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 3 Active
US7331950B2 Apparatus for containing noise generated by a pneumatically powered surgical instrument and related method Human Necessities 2 Expired
US8556922B2 Motor assembly for a powered surgical instrument Human Necessities 2 Active
US8281898B2 Lubrication and exhaust system for a powered surgical instrument Performing Operations; Transporting 2 Active
US8459414B2 Lubrication and exhaust system for a powered surgical instrument Performing Operations; Transporting 2 Active
US9517074B2 Surgical cutting instrument with near-perimeter interlocking coupling arrangement Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 2 Active
US10856885B2 Surgical cutting instrument with near-perimeter interlocking coupling arrangement Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1 Active
US9603603B2 Deflectable finger connection feature on surgical saw blade Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 0 Active
US8763758B2 Lubrication and exhaust system for a powered surgical instrument Performing Operations; Transporting 0 Active
US9668753B2 Motor assembly for a powered surgical instrument Human Necessities 0 Active

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