John Pafford
24Patents
17h-index
28Co-inventors
81Inventor score
Filing activity: Aug 19, 1993 → Oct 9, 2015
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US6371988B1 | Bone grafts | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 387 | Expired |
| US7875078B2 | Expandable interbody fusion device | Human Necessities | 374 | Active |
| US6206923A | Flexible implant using partially demineralized bone | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 351 | Expired |
| US6033438A | Open intervertebral spacer | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 338 | Expired |
| US6409765B1 | Open intervertebral spacer | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 201 | Expired |
| US5624441A | Attachment plate for top-tightening clamp assembly in a spinal fixation system | Human Necessities | 133 | Expired |
| US6695882B2 | Open intervertebral spacer | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 130 | Expired |
| US7273498B2 | Open intervertebral spacer | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 111 | Expired |
| US5437670A | Attachment plate for top-tightening clamp assembly in a spinal fixation system | Human Necessities | 61 | Expired |
| US7329283B2 | Open intervertebral spacer | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 56 | Expired |
| US7740660B2 | Methods for treating defects and injuries of an intervertebral disc | Human Necessities | 39 | Expired |
| US7556650B2 | Methods for injecting a curable biomaterial into an intervertebral space | Human Necessities | 37 | Expired |
| US6913621B2 | Flexible implant using partially demineralized bone | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 36 | Expired |
| US7993375B2 | Dynamic stabilization devices and methods | Human Necessities | 26 | Active |
| US9439692B1 | Minimally invasive spinal fixation system and method therefor | Human Necessities | 22 | Active |
| US7981156B2 | Bone grafts | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 21 | Active |
| US7789913B2 | Methods for injecting a curable biomaterial into an intervertebral space | Human Necessities | 18 | Active |
| US8444694B2 | Methods for injecting a curable biomaterial into an intervertebral space | Human Necessities | 13 | Active |
| US8702760B2 | Dynamic spinal stabilization system | Human Necessities | 11 | Active |
| US8425571B2 | Method for stabilizing a motion segment of the spine of a patient | Human Necessities | 10 | Active |
| US9237908B2 | Dynamic stabilization system for the spine | Human Necessities | 9 | Active |
| US7678149B2 | Open intervertebral spacer | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 4 | Expired |
| US7722579B2 | Devices for injecting a curable biomaterial into a intervertebral space | Human Necessities | 3 | Expired |
| US7993406B2 | Open intervertebral spacer | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 1 | Active |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.