Inventor · Johnson City, TN, US

John T. McSpadden

22Patents
17h-index
2Co-inventors
71Inventor score

Filing activity: Jan 10, 1948 → Apr 22, 2010

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US4332561A Dental file Human Necessities 72 Expired
US4457710A Dental instrument Human Necessities 65 Expired
US4605025A Powered dental flossing device Human Necessities 61 Expired
US5882198A Endodontic instrument having enhanced compliance at the tip Human Necessities 56 Expired
US4353698A Dental tool Human Necessities 55 Expired
US5104316A Endodontic instrument Human Necessities 48 Expired
US4299571A Dental file Human Necessities 39 Expired
US6419488B1 Endodontic instrument having a chisel tip Performing Operations; Transporting 39 Expired
US5735689A Endodontic dental instrument Human Necessities 37 Expired
US5902106A Endodontic dental instrument Human Necessities 35 Expired
US5938440A Endodontic instrument Performing Operations; Transporting 35 Expired
US6293794A Endodontic instrument having regressive conicity Human Necessities 31 Expired
US5275562A Method and material for obturating an extirpated root canal Human Necessities 31 Expired
US5035617A Endodontic instrument Human Necessities 28 Expired
US4904185A Dental instrument Human Necessities 27 Expired
US5083923A Method of obturating an extirpated root canal Human Necessities 26 Expired
US5067900A Apparatus and method for applying gutta-percha to a carrier Human Necessities 25 Expired
US5980250A Endodontic instrument Performing Operations; Transporting 11 Expired
US6966774B2 Endodontic instrument having notched cutting surfaces Human Necessities 10 Expired
US7731498B2 Endododontic file with multi-tapered flutes Human Necessities 7 Active
US7223100B2 Endodontic instrument having notched cutting surfaces Human Necessities 7 Expired
US8182265B2 Endodontic instrument with multi-tapered flutes Human Necessities 5 Active

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