Inventor · Catonsville, MD, US

Richard W. Woods

32Patents
17h-index
33Co-inventors
81Inventor score

Filing activity: Sep 26, 1989 → Oct 20, 2015

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5122144A Method and instrumentation for unicompartmental total knee arthroplasty Human Necessities 583 Expired
US5234433A Method and instrumentation for unicompartmental total knee arthroplasty Human Necessities 577 Expired
US7632277B2 Orthopedic intramedullary fixation system Human Necessities 202 Active
US7608108B2 Tissue repair system Human Necessities 108 Active
US7846093B2 Minimally invasive retractor and methods of use Human Necessities 70 Active
US7717940B2 Cross-connector assembly Human Necessities 69 Active
US7632313B2 Disc repair system Human Necessities 53 Expired
US5369713A Inspection method using area of interest (AOI) analysis Physics 48 Expired
US7547326B2 Disc annulus repair system Human Necessities 34 Active
US9579127B2 Fixation implant and method of insertion Human Necessities 29 Active
US8298138B2 Minimally invasive retractor and methods of use Human Necessities 28 Active
US5414778A Dynamic fluid level and bubble inspection for quality and process control Physics 23 Expired
US7947066B2 Universal transverse connector device Human Necessities 23 Active
US5591971A Shielding device for improving measurement accuracy and speed in scanning electron microscopy Electricity 22 Expired
US8932210B2 Minimally invasive retraction device having detachable blades Human Necessities 20 Active
US8070818B2 Disc annulus repair system Human Necessities 17 Active
US6124934A High-accuracy high-stability method and apparatus for measuring distance from surface to reference plane Physics 17 Expired
US8442511B2 Mobile phone control employs interrupt upon excessive speed to force hang-up and transmit hang-up state to other locations Electricity 16 Active
US5481619A Inspection method using templates images, unique histogram analysis, and multiple gray levels correlated to addresses of template images Physics 14 Expired
US8177847B2 Disc repair system Human Necessities 14 Active
US6252980A Additional dynamic fluid level and bubble inspection for quality and process control Physics 11 Expired
US8734338B2 Minimally invasive retractor and methods of use Human Necessities 10 Active
US7350744B1 System for changing warhead's trajectory to avoid interception Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 10 Expired
US7942253B2 Thumb-actuated handle device Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 10 Active
US9161779B2 Minimally invasive retractor and methods of use Human Necessities 5 Active

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