William L. Carson
13Patents
13h-index
10Co-inventors
75Inventor score
Filing activity: Dec 21, 1978 → Oct 7, 1998
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US5084049A | Transverse connector for spinal column corrective devices | Human Necessities | 446 | Expired |
| US5312404A | Spinal column retaining apparatus | Human Necessities | 401 | Expired |
| US5129900A | Spinal column retaining method and apparatus | Human Necessities | 397 | Expired |
| US5346493A | Top-entry rod retainer | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 327 | Expired |
| US5261910A | Apparatus for maintaining spinal elements in a desired spatial relationship | Human Necessities | 273 | Expired |
| US5257993A | Top-entry rod retainer | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 265 | Expired |
| US5690629A | Apparatus for maintaining vertebrae of a spinal column in a desired spatial relationship | Human Necessities | 247 | Expired |
| US5024213A | Connector for a corrective device | Human Necessities | 247 | Expired |
| US5113685A | Apparatus for contouring spine plates and/or rods | Human Necessities | 227 | Expired |
| US5743907A | Spinal column retaining method and apparatus | Human Necessities | 153 | Expired |
| US5984924A | Bone alignment system having variable orientation bone anchors | Human Necessities | 133 | Expired |
| US6080156A | Spinal column retaining method and apparatus | Human Necessities | 108 | Expired |
| US4233844A | Wheelchair ergometer | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 14 | Expired |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.