Inventor · Concord, CA, US

John J. Flynn

120Patents
38h-index
29Co-inventors
90Inventor score

Filing activity: Mar 24, 1978 → Jan 12, 2024

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US7217291B2 System and method for replacing degenerated spinal disks Human Necessities 674 Expired
US7837734B2 System and method for replacing degenerated spinal disks Human Necessities 647 Active
US6695842B2 Interspinous process distraction system and method with positionable wing and method Human Necessities 535 Expired
US6712819B2 Mating insertion instruments for spinal implants and methods of use Human Necessities 496 Expired
US6926728B2 Curved dilator and method Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 350 Expired
US7083649B2 Artificial vertebral disk replacement implant with translating pivot point Human Necessities 247 Expired
US7749252B2 Interspinous process implant having deployable wing and method of implantation Human Necessities 242 Active
US7776090B2 Inter-cervical facet implant and method Human Necessities 242 Active
US6652534B2 Apparatus and method for determining implant size Human Necessities 233 Expired
US7601170B2 Inter-cervical facet implant and method Human Necessities 223 Expired
US7591851B2 Inter-cervical facet implant and method Human Necessities 214 Expired
US7029473B2 Deflectable spacer for use as an interspinous process implant and method Human Necessities 192 Expired
US9060876B1 Stabilized intervertebral scaffolding systems Human Necessities 166 Active
US7473268B2 Mating insertion instruments for spinal implants and methods of use Human Necessities 163 Expired
US7189234B2 Interspinous process implant sizer and distractor with a split head and size indicator and method Human Necessities 159 Expired
US5054310A Test object and method of measurement of an ultrasonic beam Physics 150 Expired
US7931674B2 Interspinous process implant having deployable wing and method of implantation Human Necessities 142 Active
US7503935B2 Method of laterally inserting an artificial vertebral disk replacement with translating pivot point Human Necessities 135 Expired
US7763050B2 Inter-cervical facet implant with locking screw and method Human Necessities 132 Expired
US7837732B2 Intervertebral body fusion cage with keels and implantation methods Human Necessities 125 Active
US8663332B1 Bone graft distribution system Human Necessities 121 Active
US7497859B2 Tools for implanting an artificial vertebral disk Human Necessities 104 Expired
US6549229B1 Small, portable, self-contained, video teleconferencing system Electricity 103 Expired
US7695513B2 Distractible interspinous process implant and method of implantation Human Necessities 98 Active
US7662187B2 Interspinous process implants and methods of use Human Necessities 82 Active

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