Michael E. Hawkins
22Patents
14h-index
34Co-inventors
81Inventor score
Filing activity: Apr 7, 1994 → Jul 1, 2021
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US5586821A | Bone cement preparation kit | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 104 | Expired |
| US5893488A | Bone cement injector gun | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 81 | Expired |
| US5638997A | Bone cement injector gun | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 76 | Expired |
| US8110242B2 | Methods of preparing hydrogel coatings | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 64 | Active |
| US5538514A | Method for forming bone cement to an implant | Human Necessities | 62 | Expired |
| US6976999B2 | Prosthetic device and method of making the same | Performing Operations; Transporting | 43 | Expired |
| US6740186B2 | Method of making an orthopeadic implant having a porous metal surface | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 37 | Expired |
| US5609638A | Reinforced polyethylene for articular surfaces | Performing Operations; Transporting | 34 | Expired |
| US7918382B2 | Method for attaching a porous metal layer to a metal substrate | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 34 | Active |
| US8985430B2 | Method for attaching a porous metal layer to a metal substrate | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 29 | Active |
| US8191760B2 | Method for attaching porous metal layer to a metal substrate | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 25 | Active |
| US7789646B2 | Spacer mold and methods therefor | Performing Operations; Transporting | 24 | Active |
| US7435372B2 | Liquid bath annealing of polymers for orthopaedic implants | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 23 | Expired |
| US7288115B2 | Multipart component for an orthopaedic implant | Human Necessities | 14 | Expired |
| US7790216B2 | Method for producing a zirconia-layered orthopedic implant component | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 11 | Active |
| US8801983B2 | Spacer mold and methods therefor | Performing Operations; Transporting | 10 | Active |
| US8480389B2 | Spacer mold and methods therefor | Performing Operations; Transporting | 10 | Active |
| US9656358B2 | Method for attaching a porous metal layer to a metal substrate | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 7 | Active |
| US7955393B2 | Multipart component for an orthopaedic implant | Human Necessities | 6 | Active |
| US8309521B2 | Spacer with a coating thereon for use with an implant device | Human Necessities | 3 | Active |
| US8668739B2 | Unitary orthopedic implant | Human Necessities | 1 | Active |
| US11801143B2 | Multi-layered biomimetic osteochondral implants and methods of using thereof | Human Necessities | 0 | Active |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.