Inventor · Oakland, NJ, US

James D. Ralph

163Patents
87h-index
16Co-inventors
87Inventor score

Filing activity: Apr 13, 1995 → Aug 11, 2015

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5607426A Threaded polyaxial locking screw plate assembly Human Necessities 673 Expired
US5520690A Anterior spinal polyaxial locking screw plate assembly Human Necessities 671 Expired
US5876402A Anterior spinal polyaxial locking screw plate assembly having recessed retaining rings Human Necessities 643 Expired
US5669911A Polyaxial pedicle screw Human Necessities 639 Expired
US5690630A Polyaxial pedicle screw Human Necessities 604 Expired
US5882350A Polyaxial pedicle screw having a threaded and tapered compression locking mechanism Human Necessities 584 Expired
US5713904A Selectively expandable sacral fixation screw-sleeve device Human Necessities 563 Expired
US5800435A Modular spinal plate for use with modular polyaxial locking pedicle screws Human Necessities 514 Expired
US5733286A Rod securing polyaxial locking screw and coupling element assembly Human Necessities 507 Expired
US5817094A Polyaxial locking screw and coupling element Human Necessities 493 Expired
US5554157A Rod securing polyaxial locking screw and coupling element assembly Human Necessities 458 Expired
US5586984A Polyaxial locking screw and coupling element assembly for use with rod fixation apparatus Human Necessities 458 Expired
US5647873A Bicentric polyaxial locking screw and coupling element Human Necessities 457 Expired
US5989291A Intervertebral spacer device Human Necessities 453 Expired
US5584834A Polyaxial locking screw and coupling element assembly for use with side loading rod fixation apparatus Human Necessities 449 Expired
USRE37665E1 Polyaxial pedicle screw having a threaded and tapered compression locking mechanism General 442 Expired
US5667508A Unitary locking cap for use with a pedicle screw Human Necessities 437 Expired
US5725528A Modular polyaxial locking pedicle screw Human Necessities 429 Expired
US5549608A Advanced polyaxial locking screw and coupling element device for use with rod fixation apparatus Human Necessities 422 Expired
US5531746A Posterior spinal polyaxial locking lateral mass screw plate assembly Human Necessities 420 Expired
US6558387B2 Porous interbody fusion device having integrated polyaxial locking interference screws Human Necessities 408 Expired
US6451021B1 Polyaxial pedicle screw having a rotating locking element Human Necessities 397 Expired
US5752957A Polyaxial mechanism for use with orthopaedic implant devices Human Necessities 385 Expired
US5609593A Advanced polyaxial locking hook and coupling element device for use with top loading rod fixation devices Human Necessities 358 Expired
US6468310B1 Intervertebral spacer device having a wave washer force restoring element Human Necessities 323 Expired

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