Inventor · Pottstown, PA, US

Michael Harper

57Patents
13h-index
26Co-inventors
84Inventor score

Filing activity: Apr 17, 1984 → Sep 22, 2022

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US8888827B2 Orthopedic fixation devices and methods of installation thereof Human Necessities 82 Active
US9358047B2 Orthopedic fixation devices and methods of installation thereof Human Necessities 59 Active
US4536516A Alkene derivatives Chemistry; Metallurgy 58 Expired
US9044285B2 Compound hinged rod bender Performing Operations; Transporting 27 Active
US9198694B2 Orthopedic fixation devices and methods of installation thereof Human Necessities 26 Active
US10478227B2 Orthopedic fixation devices and methods of installation thereof Human Necessities 24 Active
US9072547B2 Polyaxial cross connector Human Necessities 18 Active
US8617165B2 Rod reducing instrument and methods of use thereof Human Necessities 18 Active
US10335206B2 Low profile connectors Human Necessities 18 Active
US9532814B2 Instruments for use during spine surgery Human Necessities 18 Active
US9649136B2 Coupling devices and methods of using the same Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 17 Active
US9433441B2 Elastic member clamps Human Necessities 16 Active
US8066746B2 Variable angle connection assembly Human Necessities 16 Active
US8770006B2 Compound hinged rod bender Performing Operations; Transporting 12 Active
US8070781B2 Offset variable angle connection assembly Human Necessities 12 Active
US10368917B2 Orthopedic fixation devices and methods of installation thereof Human Necessities 11 Active
US10603081B2 Orthopedic fixation devices and methods of installation thereof Human Necessities 11 Active
US9730735B2 Orthopedic fixation devices and methods of installation thereof Human Necessities 10 Active
US9603635B2 Orthopedic fixation devices and methods of installation thereof Human Necessities 9 Active
US9980754B2 Orthopedic fixation devices and methods of installation thereof Human Necessities 8 Active
US10575877B2 Orthopedic fixation devices and methods of installation thereof Human Necessities 6 Active
US10123826B2 Instruments for use during spine surgery Human Necessities 6 Active
US9681894B2 Orthopedic fixation devices and methods of installation thereof Human Necessities 5 Active
US8529605B2 Variable angle connection assembly Human Necessities 5 Active
US9283001B2 Systems for spinal stabilization Human Necessities 3 Active

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