Kevin Cooper
46Patents
23h-index
55Co-inventors
88Inventor score
Filing activity: Jul 20, 1992 → Sep 19, 2014
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US6916321B2 | Self-tapping resorbable two-piece bone screw | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 350 | Expired |
| US5679723A | Hard tissue bone cements and substitutes | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 347 | Expired |
| US5550172A | Utilization of biocompatible adhesive/sealant materials for securing surgical devices | Human Necessities | 263 | Expired |
| US6093201A | Biocompatible absorbable polymer plating system for tissue fixation | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 181 | Expired |
| US6241732A | Biocompatible absorbable rivets and pins for use in surgical procedures | Human Necessities | 156 | Expired |
| US6113624A | Absorbable elastomeric polymer | Human Necessities | 150 | Expired |
| US6319258A | Absorbable rivet/pin applier for use in surgical procedures | Human Necessities | 137 | Expired |
| US6942666B2 | Expandable cable anchor | Human Necessities | 113 | Expired |
| US5705181A | Method of making absorbable polymer blends of polylactides, polycaprolactone and polydioxanone | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 102 | Expired |
| US6001117A | Bellows medical construct and apparatus and method for using same | Human Necessities | 78 | Expired |
| US5264540A | Aromatic polyanhydrides | Human Necessities | 69 | Expired |
| US5951997A | Aliphatic polyesters of .epsilon.-caprolactone, p-dioxanone and gycolide | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 66 | Expired |
| US5714551A | High strength, melt processable, lactide-rich, poly (lactide-co-p-dioxanone) copolymers | Human Necessities | 58 | Expired |
| US5644002A | Absorbable polyalkylene diglycolates | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 52 | Expired |
| US6273893A | Absorbable rivet/pin applier for use in surgical procedures | Human Necessities | 47 | Expired |
| US5321113A | Copolymers of an aromatic anhydride and aliphatic ester | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 46 | Expired |
| US6846313B1 | One-piece biocompatible absorbable rivet and pin for use in surgical procedures | Human Necessities | 46 | Expired |
| US5962007A | Use of a multi-component coil medical construct | Human Necessities | 43 | Expired |
| US5641501A | Absorbable polymer blends | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 40 | Expired |
| US5639851A | High strength, melt processable, lactide-rich, poly(lactide-CO-P-dioxanone) copolymers | Human Necessities | 31 | Expired |
| US5633343A | High strength, fast absorbing, melt processable, gycolide-rich, poly(glycolide-co-p-dioxanone) copolymers | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 25 | Expired |
| US5747390A | Hard tissue bone cements and substitutes | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 24 | Expired |
| US7022129B2 | Threaded cable anchor | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 24 | Expired |
| US5696178A | Absorbable polyalkylene diglycolates | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 23 | Expired |
| US5688900A | Absorbable polyalkylene diglycolates | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 22 | Expired |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.