Inventor · Logan, UT, US

E. Marlowe Goble

130Patents
75h-index
60Co-inventors
93Inventor score

Filing activity: Apr 7, 1986 → Oct 20, 2020

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5352229A Arbor press staple and washer and method for its use Human Necessities 2,068 Expired
US5702397A Ligament bone anchor and method for its use Human Necessities 1,065 Expired
US4738255A Suture anchor system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 888 Expired
US4870957A Ligament anchor system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 825 Expired
US5141520A Harpoon suture anchor Human Necessities 710 Expired
US5013316A Soft tissue anchor system Human Necessities 644 Expired
US4927421A Process of endosteal fixation of a ligament Human Necessities 617 Expired
US5643320A Soft tissue anchor and method Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 610 Expired
US6565605B2 Multiple facet joint replacement Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 576 Expired
US6579319B2 Facet joint replacement Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 530 Expired
US6419703B1 Prosthesis for the replacement of a posterior element of a vertebra Human Necessities 509 Expired
US4772286A Ligament attachment method and apparatus Human Necessities 498 Expired
US5411523A Suture anchor and driver combination Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 480 Expired
US4960420A Channel ligament clamp and system Human Necessities 401 Expired
US5147362A Endosteal ligament fixation device Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 401 Expired
US5350380A Method for securing a ligament replacement in a bone Human Necessities 386 Expired
US5129902A Endosteal ligament retainer and process Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 362 Expired
US4997433A Endosteal fixation stud and system Human Necessities 334 Expired
USRE34871E Process of endosteal fixation of a ligament General 333 Expired
US5393302A Process for endosteal ligament mounting Human Necessities 324 Expired
US7041136B2 Facet joint replacement Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 324 Expired
US5766250A Ligament fixator for a ligament anchor system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 313 Expired
US5397356A Pin for securing a replacement ligament to a bone Human Necessities 306 Expired
US6283996A Adjustable length strap and footing for ligament mounting and method for its use Human Necessities 302 Expired
US5314429A Method for forming a tunnel intersecting a straight cruciate ligament tunnel Human Necessities 299 Expired

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