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Doug Layman — 9 Patents

NUNuvasive: 9 patents #55 of 328Top 20%
San Diego, CA: #4,726 of 23,606 inventorsTop 25%
California: #67,547 of 386,348 inventorsTop 20%
Overall (All Time): #535,341 of 4,157,543Top 15%
9 Patents All Time
Doug Layman has been granted 9 US patents while listed as an inventor at Nuvasive. The first was granted in 2012 and the most recent in October 2023. Doug Layman ranks #535,341 of 4,157,543 US inventors in our database (top 12.9%). Patent records list Doug Layman in San Diego, CA, US.

Patents per Year

Patents granted per year, 2012 to 2023Bar chart with a peak of 2 patents in 2013.peak 22012: 1 patents20122013: 2 patents20132015: 1 patents20152016: 1 patents20162017: 1 patents20172019: 1 patents20192021: 1 patents20212023: 1 patents2023

Issued Patents All Time

Showing 1–9 of 9 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDateApprox Value ⓘ
11793447 System and methods for performing neurophysiologic assessments during spine surgery James Gharib, Allen Farquhar 2023-10-24
11033218 System and methods for performing neurophysiologic assessments during spine surgery James Gharib, Allen Farquhar 2021-06-15 $30,405,000
10362957 System and methods for performing neurophysiologic assessments during spine surgery James Gharib, Allen Farquhar 2019-07-30 $33,772,000
9700228 System and methods for performing neurophysiologic assessments during spine surgery James Gharib, Allen Farquhar 2017-07-11 $9,987,000
9295396 Neurophysiologic monitoring system James Gharib, Allen Farquhar, Thomas Scholl, Albert Kim, Albert Pothier +3 more 2016-03-29 $16,629,000
8989866 System and methods for assessing the neuromuscular pathway prior to nerve testing James Gharib, Allen Farquhar, Kelli Howell, Albert Pothier 2015-03-24 $6,450,000
8591431 System and methods for performing pedicle integrity assessments of the thoracic spine Blair Calancie, James Gharib, Allen Farquhar 2013-11-26 $4,384,000
8538539 System and methods for assessing the neuromuscular pathway prior to nerve testing James Gharib, Allen Farquhar, Kelli Howell, Albert Pothier 2013-09-17 $6,092,000
8255045 Neurophysiologic monitoring system James Gharib, Allen Farquhar, Thomas Scholl, Albert Kim, Albert Pothier +3 more 2012-08-28 $6,079,000