Inventor · Maidstone, GB

William Bonfield

13Patents
9h-index
25Co-inventors
72Inventor score

Filing activity: Aug 13, 1987 → Nov 30, 2009

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5017627A Composite material for use in orthopaedics Human Necessities 50 Expired
US5470803A Method for the preparation of carbonated hydroxyapatite compositions Human Necessities 42 Expired
US5728753A Bioactive composite material for repair of hard and soft tissues Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 27 Expired
US6585946B1 Process for the preparation of magnesium and carbonate substituted hydroxyapatite Chemistry; Metallurgy 23 Expired
US6312468A Silicon-substituted apatites and process for the preparation thereof Human Necessities 19 Expired
US5962549A Bioactive composite material for repair of hard and soft tissues Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 19 Expired
US7541049B1 Bioactive and biodegradable composites of polymers and ceramics or glasses and method to manufacture such composites Human Necessities 19 Expired
US7780994B2 Composite biomaterials comprising calcium phospate materials, collagen and glycosaminoglycans Human Necessities 15 Active
US6582672B1 Method for the preparation of carbonated hydroxyapatite compositions Chemistry; Metallurgy 14 Expired
US4828564A Endoprosthetic bone joint devices Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 7 Expired
US9044528B2 Article and method of surface treatment of an article Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 5 Active
US8318902B2 Biomaterial Human Necessities 1 Active
US8613876B2 Foamed ceramics Chemistry; Metallurgy 0 Active

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