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Brian Kunes — 11 Patents

K2K2M: 11 patents #25 of 255Top 10%
Arlington, VA: #144 of 1,838 inventorsTop 8%
Virginia: #2,746 of 34,511 inventorsTop 8%
Overall (All Time): #435,149 of 4,157,543Top 15%
11 Patents All Time
Brian Kunes has been granted 11 US patents while listed as an inventor at K2M. The first was granted in 2017 and the most recent in October 2024. Brian Kunes ranks #435,149 of 4,157,543 US inventors in our database (top 10.5%). Patent records list Brian Kunes in Arlington, VA, US.

Patents per Year

Patents granted per year, 2017 to 2024Bar chart with a peak of 3 patents in 2024.peak 32017: 1 patents20172018: 2 patents20182019: 1 patents20192020: 1 patents20202021: 1 patents20212022: 2 patents20222024: 3 patents2024

Issued Patents All Time

Showing 1–11 of 11 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDate
12127771 Anterior tether tensioner Stacy Hollins, Laurel Blakemore, Brian Hsu, John Thomas Ferguson 2024-10-29
12048426 Orthopedic surgical system including surgical access systems, distraction systems, and methods of using same Olivia Angus, Michael J. Brown, Chad Cole, Daniel Elskens 2024-07-30
11896269 Inserter and method for securing an implant to a spinal process with a flexible fastening system Brian Hsu, Greg Mundis, JR., Burt Yaszay, Suken Shah, Behrooz Akbarnia +2 more 2024-02-13
11439443 Rod reducing device Kan Min 2022-09-13
11298164 Anterior tether tensioner Stacy Hollins, Laurel Blakemore, Brian Hsu, John Thomas Ferguson 2022-04-12
11006942 Orthopedic surgical system including surgical access systems, distraction systems, and methods of using same Olivia Angus, Michael J. Brown, Chad Cole, Daniel Elskens 2021-05-18
10667847 Inserter and method for securing an implant to a spinal process with a flexible fastening system Brian Hsu, Greg Mundis, JR., Burt Yaszay, Suken Shah, Behrooz Akbarnia +2 more 2020-06-02
10485590 Rod reducing device Kan Min 2019-11-26
10149674 Orthopedic surgical system including surgical access systems, distraction systems, and methods of using same Olivia Angus, Michael J. Brown, Chad Cole, Daniel Elskens 2018-12-11
9999450 Inserter and method for securing an implant to a spinal process with a flexible fastening system Brian Hsu, Greg Mundis, JR., Burt Yaszay, Suken Shah, Behrooz Akbarnia +2 more 2018-06-19
9757167 Inserter and method for securing an implant to a spinal process with a flexible fastening system Brian Hsu, Greg Mundis, JR., Burt Yaszay, Suken Shah, Behrooz Akbarnia +2 more 2017-09-12