Inventor · San Diego, CA, US

Robert German

53Patents
12h-index
53Co-inventors
87Inventor score

Filing activity: May 9, 2003 → Mar 6, 2023

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US8986349B1 Systems and methods for correcting spinal deformities Human Necessities 110 Active
US8876869B1 Polyaxial bone screw assembly Human Necessities 93 Active
US9198698B1 Minimally invasive spinal fixation system and related methods Human Necessities 58 Active
US9572599B1 Systems and methods for correcting spinal deformities Human Necessities 35 Active
US9192415B1 Systems and methods for holding and implanting bone anchors Human Necessities 33 Active
US10456173B1 Systems and methods for correcting spinal deformities Human Necessities 30 Active
US9198692B1 Spinal fixation anchor Human Necessities 22 Active
US7291176B2 System for establishing the orientation of a modular implant Human Necessities 20 Expired
US9480504B1 Spinal alignment frame Human Necessities 16 Active
US7526684B2 Deterministic preventive recovery from a predicted failure in a distributed storage system Physics 14 Active
US10307186B2 Surgical band clamp system Human Necessities 12 Active
US9649140B1 Minimally invasive spinal fixation system and related methods Human Necessities 12 Active
US10136927B1 Rod reduction assemblies and related methods Human Necessities 10 Active
US10709509B2 Systems and methods for planning, performing, and assessing spinal correction during surgery Physics 8 Active
US10426527B2 Minimally invasive spinal fixation system and related methods Human Necessities 7 Active
USD734853S1 Bone plate General 7 Active
US11571244B2 Posterior spinal fixation screws Human Necessities 6 Active
US10034695B1 Spinal alignment frame Human Necessities 5 Active
US9757166B1 Systems and methods for holding and implanting bone anchors Human Necessities 5 Active
USD754857S1 Bone plate General 4 Active
US10898241B2 Rod reduction assemblies and related methods Human Necessities 3 Active
US9679602B2 Disc drive circuitry swap Physics 3 Active
US10716600B1 Minimally invasive spinal fixation system Human Necessities 2 Active
US10716601B2 Spinal alignment frame Human Necessities 2 Active
US10499954B2 Bone anchor with deployable purchase element Human Necessities 2 Active

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