Mark A. Payne
29Patents
20h-index
16Co-inventors
82Inventor score
Filing activity: Nov 9, 1992 → Aug 25, 2020
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US5431562A | Method and apparatus for designing and forming a custom orthodontic appliance and for the straightening of teeth therewith | Performing Operations; Transporting | 735 | Expired |
| US5683243A | Custom orthodontic appliance forming apparatus | Physics | 667 | Expired |
| US5368478A | Method for forming jigs for custom placement of orthodontic appliances on teeth | Performing Operations; Transporting | 666 | Expired |
| US5454717A | Custom orthodontic brackets and bracket forming method and apparatus | Performing Operations; Transporting | 633 | Expired |
| US5447432A | Custom orthodontic archwire forming method and apparatus | Performing Operations; Transporting | 633 | Expired |
| US5533895A | Orthodontic appliance and group standardized brackets therefor and methods of making, assembling and using appliance to straighten teeth | Human Necessities | 577 | Expired |
| US5395238A | Method of forming orthodontic brace | Human Necessities | 574 | Expired |
| US5474448A | Low profile orthodontic appliance | Human Necessities | 537 | Expired |
| US5542842A | Bracket placement jig assembly and method of placing orthodontic brackets on teeth therewith | Performing Operations; Transporting | 532 | Expired |
| US5456600A | Coordinated orthodontic archwires and method of making same | Human Necessities | 514 | Expired |
| US6015289A | Custom orthodontic appliance forming method and apparatus | Physics | 431 | Expired |
| US6244861A | Custom orthodontic appliance forming method and apparatus | Physics | 401 | Expired |
| US6846179B2 | Custom orthodontic appliance forming method and apparatus | Performing Operations; Transporting | 105 | Expired |
| US6616444B2 | Custom orthodontic appliance forming method and apparatus | Physics | 105 | Expired |
| US8992215B2 | Custom orthodontic appliance forming method and apparatus | Performing Operations; Transporting | 75 | Active |
| US7277246B2 | Methods and systems for providing predictive maintenance, preventative maintenance, and/or failure isolation in a tape storage subsystem | Physics | 74 | Expired |
| US5464349A | Orthodontic appliance providing for mesial rotation of molars | Human Necessities | 69 | Expired |
| US9622834B2 | Custom orthodontic appliance forming method and apparatus | Performing Operations; Transporting | 65 | Active |
| US8690568B2 | Custom orthodontic appliance forming method and apparatus | Performing Operations; Transporting | 62 | Expired |
| US5618176A | Orthodontic bracket and ligature and method of ligating archwire to bracket | Human Necessities | 30 | Expired |
| USD804037S1 | Self-ligating orthodontic bracket | General | 6 | Active |
| US7177108B2 | Emulation of auxiliary memory | Physics | 5 | Expired |
| US8042356B2 | Beverage container drinking surface enhancement | Performing Operations; Transporting | 5 | Active |
| US10085824B2 | Self ligating orthodontic bracket | Human Necessities | 2 | Active |
| US10758324B2 | Self ligating orthodontic bracket | Human Necessities | 2 | Active |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.