Inventor

Karl D. Lerch

39Patents
15h-index
12Co-inventors
78Inventor score

Filing activity: Nov 26, 1979 → Feb 25, 2013

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5520701A Set for the treatment of vascular deformations Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 395 Expired
US5800436A Device for postoperative fixation back into the cranium of a plug of bone removed therefrom during a surgical operation Human Necessities 144 Expired
US6921401B2 Surgical connecting element for fixing adjacently arranged bone plates Human Necessities 74 Expired
USD277494S Toy pickup truck General 69 Expired
US6270500A Device for postoperative fixation back into the cranium of a plug of bone removed therefrom during a surgical operation Human Necessities 57 Expired
USD314406S Toy safe General 43 Expired
US6328743A Device for postoperative fixation back into the cranium of a plug of bone removed therefrom during a surgical operation Human Necessities 36 Expired
US8403929B2 Implant for securing neighboring bone plates Human Necessities 33 Active
US6068631A Device for postoperative fixation back into the cranium of a plug of bone removed therefrom during a surgical operation Human Necessities 31 Expired
USD316722S Keyboard General 22 Expired
US6656010B1 Children's ride-on vehicle Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 21 Expired
US6962591B2 Device for postoperative fixation back into the cranium of a plug of bone removed therefrom during a surgical operation Human Necessities 19 Expired
US6755265B2 Children's ride-on vehicle Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 18 Expired
US6702818B2 Surgical drilling device for perforating the cranium Human Necessities 17 Expired
USD315744S Electronic guitar General 16 Expired
USD410258S Children's ride-on vehicle General 15 Expired
USD428068S Children's ride-on vehicle General 14 Expired
USD306093S Umbrella General 14 Expired
US6120345A Ride-on vehicle with a free-floating wheel Performing Operations; Transporting 13 Expired
USD437007S Children's ride-on vehicle General 11 Expired
US5280651A Portable sound system having a detachable headset for selectively engaging the body to form a carrying handle Electricity 11 Expired
US4763679A Toy umbrella Human Necessities 11 Expired
USD429774S Children's ride-on vehicle General 11 Expired
USD279806S Toy space vehicle General 10 Expired
US6994179B2 Children's ride-on vehicle Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 9 Expired

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