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Dana Mears — 24 Patents

Pfizer: 9 patents #561 of 5,153Top 15%
MSMako Surgical: 6 patents #64 of 256Top 25%
Zimmer: 4 patents #232 of 186Top 125%
UPUniversity Of Pittsburgh: 2 patents #100 of 521Top 20%
University of Florida: 2 patents #645 of 2,560Top 30%
BOBOE: 1 patents #7,871 of 12,373Top 65%
HOHowmedica: 1 patents #58 of 135Top 45%
Pittsburgh, PA: #229 of 7,570 inventorsTop 4%
Pennsylvania: #2,638 of 74,527 inventorsTop 4%
Overall (All Time): #168,038 of 4,157,543Top 5%
24 Patents All Time
Dana Mears has been granted 24 US patents while listed as an inventor at Pfizer. The first was granted in 1984 and the most recent in March 2019. Dana Mears ranks #168,038 of 4,157,543 US inventors in our database (top 4.0%). Patent records list Dana Mears in Pittsburgh, PA, US.

Issued Patents All Time

Showing 1–24 of 24 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDateApprox Value ⓘ
10231790 Haptic guidance system and method Arthur Quaid, Hyosig Kang, Dennis Moses, Rony Abovitz, Maurice R. Ferre +13 more 2019-03-19
9002426 Haptic guidance system and method Arthur Quaid, Hyosig Kang, Dennis Moses, Rony Abovitz, Maurice R. Ferre +13 more 2015-04-07
8911499 Haptic guidance method Arthur Quaid, Hyosig Kang, Dennis Moses, Rony Abovitz, Maurice R. Ferre +13 more 2014-12-16
7833275 Method and apparatus for performing a minimally invasive total hip arthroplasty Kevin Greig, Paul A. Zwirkoski 2010-11-16 $15,564,000
D625415 Femoral implant Jason Otto, Amit Mistry, Martin Roche, Thomas M. Coon, Scott A. Banks +1 more 2010-10-12
7799084 Modular femoral component for a total knee joint replacement for minimally invasive implantation Alastair J. T. Clemow 2010-09-21 $3,348,000
D622854 Patellofemoral implant Jason Otto, Amit Mistry, Martin Roche, Thomas M. Coon, Thomas L. Wickiewicz +1 more 2010-08-31
6991656 Method and apparatus for performing a minimally invasive total hip arthroplasty 2006-01-31
6953480 Method and apparatus for performing a minimally invasive total hip arthroplasty Kevin Greig, Paul A. Zwirkoski 2005-10-11 $98,384,000
6860903 Method and apparatus for performing a minimally invasive total hip arthroplasty Kevin Greig, Paul A. Zwirkoski 2005-03-01 $128,025,000
6676706 Method and apparatus for performing a minimally invasive total hip arthroplasty Kevin Greig, Paul A. Zwirkoski 2004-01-13 $111,980,000
5772662 Femoral fixation system Michael W. Chapman, Charles C. Edwards 1998-06-30 $190,641,000
5409491 Apparatus and method for shaping bone John R. Boehringer, John Karpowicz, Sean Kerr 1995-04-25
5364398 Modular femoral fixation system Michael W. Chapman, Charles C. Edwards 1994-11-15 $22,691,000
5201735 Apparatus and method for treating a fracture Michael W. Chapman, Charles C. Edwards 1993-04-13 $42,199,000
5190544 Modular femoral fixation system Michael W. Chapman, Charles C. Edwards 1993-03-02 $29,737,000
5122146 Apparatus for reducing a fracture Michael W. Chapman, Charles C. Edwards 1992-06-16 $25,991,000
5066296 Apparatus for treating a fracture Michael W. Chapman, Charles C. Edwards 1991-11-19 $58,660,000
5041114 Modular femoral fixation system Michael W. Chapman, Charles C. Edwards 1991-08-20 $96,197,000
4896661 Multi purpose orthopedic ratcheting forceps Roy B. Bogert, Michael W. Chapman, Charles C. Edwards 1990-01-30 $23,322,000
4776330 Modular femoral fixation system Michael W. Chapman, Charles C. Edwards 1988-10-11 $20,233,000
4620533 External bone fixation apparatus 1986-11-04 $51,782,000
4553272 Regeneration of living tissues by growth of isolated cells in porous implant and product thereof 1985-11-19
4454876 Pelvic fixation plate and method of implanting same 1984-06-19