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William L. Carson — 13 Patents

ACAcromed: 10 patents #4 of 40Top 10%
DADepuy Acromed: 1 patents #50 of 135Top 40%
Columbia, MO: #66 of 885 inventorsTop 8%
Missouri: #1,459 of 23,789 inventorsTop 7%
Overall (All Time): #362,438 of 4,157,543Top 9%
13 Patents All Time
William L. Carson has been granted 13 US patents while listed as an inventor at Acromed. The first was granted in 1980 and the most recent in June 2000. William L. Carson ranks #362,438 of 4,157,543 US inventors in our database (top 8.7%). Patent records list William L. Carson in Columbia, MO, US.

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Showing 1–13 of 13 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDate
6080156 Spinal column retaining method and apparatus Marc A. Asher, Walter E. Stripggen, Charles F. Heinig 2000-06-27
5984924 Bone alignment system having variable orientation bone anchors Marc A. Asher, Charles F. Heinig 1999-11-16
5743907 Spinal column retaining method and apparatus Marc A. Asher, Walter E. Stripggen, Charles F. Heinig 1998-04-28
5690629 Apparatus for maintaining vertebrae of a spinal column in a desired spatial relationship Marc A. Asher, Charles F. Heinig, Walter E. Stripggen, Terrence M. Stahurski 1997-11-25
5346493 Top-entry rod retainer Terrence M. Stahurski, Marc A. Asher, Walter E. Stripgen, Charles F. Heinig, Robert Gaines +1 more 1994-09-13
5312404 Spinal column retaining apparatus Marc A. Asher, Walter E. Stripggen, Charles F. Heinig 1994-05-17
5261910 Apparatus for maintaining spinal elements in a desired spatial relationship Karen E. Warden, Terrence M. Stahurski 1993-11-16
5257993 Top-entry rod retainer Marc A. Asher, Robert Gaines, Walter E. Stripgen, Frank S. Janson, Terrence M. Stahurski +1 more 1993-11-02
5129900 Spinal column retaining method and apparatus Marc A. Asher, Walter E. Strippgen, Charles F. Heinig 1992-07-14
5113685 Apparatus for contouring spine plates and/or rods Marc A. Asher, Walter E. Strippgen, Charles F. Heinig 1992-05-19
5084049 Transverse connector for spinal column corrective devices Marc A. Asher, Walter E. Strippgen, Charles F. Heinig 1992-01-28
5024213 Connector for a corrective device Marc A. Asher, Walter E. Strippgen, Charles F. Heinig 1991-06-18
4233844 Wheelchair ergometer Thomas E. Dreisinger 1980-11-18