John D. Summer
19Patents
10h-index
5Co-inventors
65Inventor score
Filing activity: Jun 17, 1987 → Mar 14, 2013
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US5989023A | Intraoral jaw tracking device | Human Necessities | 147 | Expired |
| US5730151A | Tooth contact sensing apparatus and method | Human Necessities | 104 | Expired |
| US6142778A | Dental insert | Human Necessities | 35 | Expired |
| US5066226A | Oral orthopedic appliance for correcting mandibular retrusion | Human Necessities | 24 | Expired |
| US4768246A | Apertured orthopedic head pillow | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 23 | Expired |
| US4969822A | Oral orthopedic appliance for correcting mandibular retrusion | Human Necessities | 22 | Expired |
| US5899694A | Gingival retraction apparatus and method | Human Necessities | 21 | Expired |
| US5505618A | Tooth spacer | Human Necessities | 13 | Expired |
| US6425760B1 | Tooth spacer | Human Necessities | 11 | Expired |
| US6482005B1 | Method and apparatus for shaping dental filling material | Human Necessities | 11 | Expired |
| US5173048A | Dental interocclusal splint | Human Necessities | 10 | Expired |
| US6509540B1 | Method of making a tooth spacer | Human Necessities | 9 | Expired |
| US6736639B1 | Dental insert | Human Necessities | 8 | Expired |
| US5025518A | Orthopedic head pillow | Human Necessities | 8 | Expired |
| US7214058B2 | Dental matrix positioned by slidably engaged matrix retainer | Human Necessities | 6 | Expired |
| US8636452B2 | Method for using a bicycle tire inner tube to make a tie down strap | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 4 | Active |
| US9808371B2 | Multilevel oral appliance and method for maintaining a pharyngeal airway | Human Necessities | 3 | Active |
| US9636250B2 | Tongue grasping and restraining apparatus and methods | Human Necessities | 3 | Active |
| US9801755B2 | Tongue retainer | Human Necessities | 1 | Active |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.