James A. Davidson
90Patents
41h-index
47Co-inventors
88Inventor score
Filing activity: Sep 11, 1985 → May 26, 2022
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US5676701A | Low wear artificial spinal disc | Human Necessities | 1,134 | Expired |
| US6974478B2 | Prostheses, systems and methods for replacement of natural facet joints with artificial facet joint surfaces | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 382 | Expired |
| US4790850A | Phosthetic ligament | Textiles; Paper | 247 | Expired |
| US10245037B2 | Self-cinching surgical clips and delivery system | Human Necessities | 246 | Active |
| US5415704A | Surface hardened biocompatible metallic medical implants | Human Necessities | 217 | Expired |
| US6200685A | Titanium molybdenum hafnium alloy | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 207 | Expired |
| US5358529A | Plastic knee femoral implants | Human Necessities | 204 | Expired |
| US4735625A | Bone cement reinforcement and method | Human Necessities | 198 | Expired |
| US5458653A | Prosthetic implants with bioabsorbable coatings | Human Necessities | 197 | Expired |
| US5690670A | Stents of enhanced biocompatibility and hemocompatibility | Human Necessities | 186 | Expired |
| US6238491A | Niobium-titanium-zirconium-molybdenum (nbtizrmo) alloys for dental and other medical device applications | Human Necessities | 170 | Expired |
| US5649951A | Zirconium oxide and zirconium nitride coated stents | Human Necessities | 168 | Expired |
| US5372660A | Surface and near surface hardened medical implants | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 146 | Expired |
| US5037438A | Zirconium oxide coated prosthesis for wear and corrosion resistance | Human Necessities | 144 | Expired |
| US5169597A | Biocompatible low modulus titanium alloy for medical implants | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 123 | Expired |
| US5477864A | Cardiovascular guidewire of enhanced biocompatibility | Human Necessities | 113 | Expired |
| US5152794A | Zirconium oxide and nitride coated prothesis for reduced microfretting | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 112 | Expired |
| US5498302A | Surface hardened biocompatible metallic medical implants | Human Necessities | 112 | Expired |
| US5405394A | Dual composition coupler for modular medical implants | Human Necessities | 107 | Expired |
| US5348026A | Osteoinductive bone screw | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 105 | Expired |
| US4932972A | Prosthetic ligament | Textiles; Paper | 103 | Expired |
| US5370694A | Zirconium oxide and nitride coated endoprostheses for tissue protection | Human Necessities | 95 | Expired |
| US5064439A | Orthopedic device of biocompatible polymer with oriented fiber reinforcement | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 93 | Expired |
| US5180394A | Zirconium oxide and nitride coated prosthesis for wear and corrosion resistance | Human Necessities | 90 | Expired |
| US5647858A | Zirconium oxide and zirconium nitride coated catheters | Human Necessities | 89 | Expired |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.