Inventor · Fort Wayne, IN, US

Todd Smith

25Patents
22h-index
14Co-inventors
82Inventor score

Filing activity: Feb 2, 1988 → Mar 18, 2008

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5080685A Modular hip prosthesis Human Necessities 255 Expired
US5181928A Modular hip prosthesis Human Necessities 214 Expired
US7896921B2 Orthopaedic bearing and method for making the same Performing Operations; Transporting 167 Active
US7819925B2 Composite prosthetic bearing having a crosslinked articulating surface and method for making the same Performing Operations; Transporting 160 Expired
US7501073B2 Methods for producing metallic implants having roughened surfaces Performing Operations; Transporting 149 Expired
US5370706A Modular hip prosthesis Human Necessities 146 Expired
US5024670A Polymeric bearing component Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 142 Expired
US5108442A Prosthetic implant locking assembly Human Necessities 140 Expired
US7368065B2 Implants with textured surface and methods for producing the same Human Necessities 129 Expired
US6245276A Method for molding a cross-linked preform Performing Operations; Transporting 115 Expired
US5286260A Modular hip prosthesis Human Necessities 95 Expired
US4808186A Controlled stiffness femoral hip implant Human Necessities 85 Expired
US5368881A Prosthesis with highly convoluted surface Human Necessities 85 Expired
US6818172B2 Oriented, cross-linked UHMWPE molding for orthopaedic applications Performing Operations; Transporting 83 Expired
US6692679B1 Cross-linked molded plastic bearings Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 73 Expired
US6736849B2 Surface-mineralized spinal implants Human Necessities 72 Expired
US7901462B2 Implants with textured surface and methods for producing the same Human Necessities 65 Expired
US5658333A Prosthesis with highly convoluted surface Human Necessities 61 Expired
US4986834A Load sharing femoral hip implant Human Necessities 45 Expired
US5007931A Porous coated prosthesis Human Necessities 43 Expired
US6627141B2 Method for molding a cross-linked preform Performing Operations; Transporting 35 Expired
US7879275B2 Orthopaedic bearing and method for making the same Human Necessities 26 Active
US7883653B2 Method of making an implantable orthopaedic bearing Performing Operations; Transporting 19 Active
US7186364B2 Composite prosthetic bearing constructed of polyethylene and an ethylene-acrylate copolymer and method for making the same Chemistry; Metallurgy 11 Expired
US8083802B2 Prosthetic bearing with encapsulated reinforcement Performing Operations; Transporting 0 Active

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