Timothy E. Taylor
36Patents
27h-index
14Co-inventors
82Inventor score
Filing activity: Aug 13, 1990 → Jan 6, 2015
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US5454827A | Surgical instrument | Human Necessities | 2,144 | Expired |
| US5618294A | Surgical instrument | Human Necessities | 1,773 | Expired |
| USRE38335E1 | Surgical instrument | General | 1,733 | Expired |
| US5540706A | Surgical instrument | Human Necessities | 654 | Expired |
| US6077287A | Surgical instrument | Human Necessities | 402 | Expired |
| US5180381A | Anterior lumbar/cervical bicortical compression plate | Human Necessities | 383 | Expired |
| US5603713A | Anterior lumbar/cervical bicortical compression plate | Human Necessities | 362 | Expired |
| US6800084B2 | Method for performing a surgical procedure and a cannula for use in performing the surgical procedure | Human Necessities | 332 | Expired |
| USRE39152E1 | Surgical instrument | General | 320 | Expired |
| US6187000A | Cannula for receiving surgical instruments | Human Necessities | 317 | Expired |
| US5669926A | Surgical instrument | Human Necessities | 232 | Expired |
| US7223278B2 | Cannula for receiving surgical instruments | Human Necessities | 231 | Expired |
| US7799036B2 | Method and apparatus for securing vertebrae | Human Necessities | 191 | Expired |
| US7001397B2 | Cannula for receiving surgical instruments | Human Necessities | 190 | Expired |
| US6048339A | Flexible surgical instruments with suction | Human Necessities | 169 | Expired |
| US7641670B2 | Cannula for receiving surgical instruments | Human Necessities | 125 | Expired |
| US7670354B2 | Cannula for receiving surgical instruments | Human Necessities | 115 | Expired |
| US7674273B2 | Method for performing a surgical procedure and a cannula for use in performing the surgical procedure | Human Necessities | 112 | Active |
| US7892171B2 | Cannula for receiving surgical instruments | Human Necessities | 110 | Active |
| US6811558B2 | Method for performing a surgical procedure and a cannula for use in performing the surgical procedure | Human Necessities | 109 | Expired |
| US7892249B2 | Cannula for receiving surgical instruments | Human Necessities | 109 | Active |
| US7108705B2 | Cannula for receiving surgical instruments | Human Necessities | 97 | Expired |
| US6837891B2 | Cannula for receiving surgical instruments | Human Necessities | 91 | Expired |
| US5330826A | Preparation of ceramic-metal coatings | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 65 | Expired |
| US7033369B2 | Cannula for receiving surgical instruments | Human Necessities | 53 | Expired |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.