Inventor · Memphis, TN, US

Gordon Hunter

24Patents
13h-index
22Co-inventors
81Inventor score

Filing activity: Jul 6, 1989 → Nov 19, 2019

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6652586B2 Prosthetic devices employing oxidized zirconium and other abrasion resistant surfaces contacting surfaces of cross-linked polyethylene Chemistry; Metallurgy 108 Expired
US6447550B1 Method of surface oxidizing zirconium alloys and resulting product Human Necessities 100 Expired
US7182784B2 Prosthetic devices employing oxidized zirconium and other abrasion resistant surfaces contacting surfaces of cross-linked polyethylene Chemistry; Metallurgy 86 Expired
US6726725B2 Prosthetic devices employing contacting oxidized zirconium surfaces Human Necessities 56 Expired
US6585772B2 Method of surface oxidizing zirconium and zirconium alloys and resulting product Human Necessities 36 Expired
US6974625B2 Oxidized zirconium on a porous structure for bone implant use Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 29 Expired
US7258810B2 In-situ oxidized textured surfaces for prosthetic devices and method of making same Human Necessities 25 Expired
US7648735B2 Oxidized zirconium on a porous structure for bone implant use Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 22 Active
US7473278B2 Method of surface oxidizing zirconium and zirconium alloys and resulting product Human Necessities 19 Expired
US7070623B2 Method of surface oxidizing zirconium and zirconium alloys and resulting product Human Necessities 18 Expired
US7582117B2 Method of surface oxidizing zirconium and zirconium alloys and resulting product Human Necessities 17 Active
US8556987B2 Method of providing a zirconium surface and resulting product Human Necessities 17 Active
US5273101A Method and apparatus for casting an arc melted metallic material in ingot form Performing Operations; Transporting 14 Expired
US7896926B2 Method of surface oxidizing zirconium and zirconium alloys and resulting product Human Necessities 11 Active
US5273102A Method and apparatus for casting an electron beam melted metallic material in ingot form Performing Operations; Transporting 10 Expired
US9707317B2 Pulsed current sintering for surfaces of medical implants Performing Operations; Transporting 7 Active
US4926439A Process for preventing contamination of high temperature melts Electricity 5 Expired
US4959841A Process for reducing contamination of high temperature melts Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 3 Expired
US4918705A Furnace enclosure having a clear viewpath Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 1 Expired
US9297080B2 Method of providing a zirconium surface and resulting product Human Necessities 1 Active
US9775713B2 Applications of diffusion hardening techniques Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 0 Active
US11351031B2 Applications of diffusion hardening techniques Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 0 Active
US9764061B2 Method of providing a zirconium surface and resulting product Human Necessities 0 Active
US10512544B2 Applications of diffusion hardening techniques Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 0 Active

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