John Collier
21Patents
13h-index
25Co-inventors
81Inventor score
Filing activity: Jan 2, 1976 → Mar 30, 2021
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US6652562B2 | Suture anchoring and tensioning device | Human Necessities | 218 | Expired |
| US4156943A | High-strength porous prosthetic device and process for making the same | Human Necessities | 163 | Expired |
| US4911720A | Particular surface replacement prosthesis | Human Necessities | 115 | Expired |
| US6986780B2 | Surgical element delivery system and method | Human Necessities | 108 | Expired |
| US7371244B2 | Deployment apparatus for suture anchoring device | Human Necessities | 80 | Expired |
| US4731088A | Enclosure member for prosthetic joint | Human Necessities | 69 | Expired |
| US7850894B2 | Tissue holding devices and methods for making the same | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 54 | Active |
| US4822368A | Sugical method of attaching enclosure member for prosthetic joint | Human Necessities | 49 | Expired |
| US7335221B2 | Suture anchoring and tensioning device and method for using same | Human Necessities | 45 | Expired |
| US8663277B2 | Braided barbed suture | Human Necessities | 36 | Active |
| US7686830B2 | Suture anchoring device | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 20 | Active |
| US7300451B2 | Suture anchoring device | Performing Operations; Transporting | 15 | Expired |
| US8216497B2 | Tissue holding devices and methods for making the same | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 13 | Active |
| US7001472B2 | Method of selectively annealing a needle | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 10 | Expired |
| US5485736A | Seamless cylinder shell construction | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 9 | Expired |
| US5330091A | Seamless cylinder shell construction | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 6 | Expired |
| US5950929A | Burner construction | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 5 | Expired |
| US3976317A | Strike plate construction for sliding glass door or window lock | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 3 | Expired |
| US8728122B2 | Suture anchoring device | Performing Operations; Transporting | 2 | Active |
| US6142001A | Cylindrical shell for use in gas cylinder fabrication | Performing Operations; Transporting | 2 | Expired |
| US12188155B2 | Spinnerets, breaker plates and die bodies having contoured surfaces with no flat surfaces between adjacent holes | Human Necessities | 0 | Active |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.