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Lawrence M. Boyd — 77 Patents

SDSdgi: 30 patents #5 of 210Top 3%
WOWarsaw Orthopedic: 19 patents #85 of 894Top 10%
SWSpine Wave: 15 patents #10 of 97Top 15%
DMDanek Medical: 5 patents #5 of 49Top 15%
SHSofamor Danek Holdings: 1 patents #8 of 27Top 30%
DWDow Corning Wright: 1 patents #13 of 31Top 45%
UNUnknown: 1 patents #29,356 of 83,584Top 40%
Durham, NC: #30 of 4,103 inventorsTop 1%
North Carolina: #273 of 45,564 inventorsTop 1%
Overall (All Time): #24,274 of 4,157,543Top 1%
77 Patents All Time
Lawrence M. Boyd has been granted 77 US patents while listed as an inventor at Sdgi. The first was granted in 1992 and the most recent in August 2023. Lawrence M. Boyd ranks #24,274 of 4,157,543 US inventors in our database (top 0.58%). Patent records list Lawrence M. Boyd in Durham, NC, US.

Patents per Year

Patents granted per year, 1992 to 2023Bar chart with a peak of 9 patents in 2009.peak 91992: 1 patents19921995: 1 patents1996: 1 patents1997: 4 patents19971998: 5 patents2000: 3 patents2001: 7 patents20012002: 6 patents2003: 4 patents2004: 4 patents20042005: 2 patents2006: 2 patents2007: 3 patents20072008: 1 patents2009: 9 patents2010: 7 patents20102011: 8 patents2013: 3 patents2017: 2 patents20172018: 1 patents2019: 2 patents2023: 1 patents2023

Issued Patents All Time

Showing 1–25 of 77 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDateApprox Value ⓘ
11730934 Apparatus for dilating bodily tissue and for monitoring neural activity in the dilated bodily tissue Mark W. Bender, Matthew Robert Penny 2023-08-22
10458634 Adjustable surgical light device and system John J. Ratcliffe 2019-10-29
D841209 Adjustable surgical light device John J. Ratcliffe 2019-02-19
10022172 Minimally invasive posterolateral fusion John J. Ratcliffe, Joshua M. Morin, Shresta Marigowda, Tim E. Adamson, Daniel Robbins +1 more 2018-07-17
9775723 Instrument and system for placing graft, implant and graft material for minimally invasive posterolateral fusion John J. Ratcliffe, Tim E. Adamson, Paul J. Grata 2017-10-03
9642658 Device and method for delivery of therapeutic agents via internal implants Samuel B. Adams, JR., Matthew Robert Penny, Cody Blazek 2017-05-09
8617224 Anterior lumbar plate and method Jeffrey Kozak, Bradley T. Estes 2013-12-31
8450288 System and method for the pretreatment of the endplates of an intervertebral disc 2013-05-28
8444694 Methods for injecting a curable biomaterial into an intervertebral space Keith Collins, Thomas G. Wilson, Jared Walkenhorst, Dennis Lee, Andrew J. Carter +3 more 2013-05-21
8038714 Intervertebral spacers with side wall accessible interior cavity J. Kenneth Burkus, John D. Dorchak, Bradley T. Estes, Eddie F. Ray, III 2011-10-18
8016863 Anterior lumbar plate and method Jeffrey Kozak, Bradley T. Estes 2011-09-13
7998209 Interbody fusion grafts and instrumentation Charles Branch, Mingyan Liu, Loic Josse 2011-08-16
7993403 Expandable intervertebral spacers Kevin T. Foley, Harald Ebner, Mingyan Liu, Charles Branch 2011-08-09
7981156 Bone grafts John Pafford, William F. McKay, Eddie F. Ray, III, James E. Van Hoeck 2011-07-19
7967863 Devices and techniques for a posterior lateral disc space approach George Frey, Mingyan Liu, Loic Josse 2011-06-28
7914537 Devices and methods for the restoration of a spinal disc Maureen L. Upton 2011-03-29
7887495 Protective and cosmetic covering for external fixators Douglas Kirven, Samuel B. Adams, JR. 2011-02-15
7806914 Dynamic spinal stabilization system Tyler Lipschultz, Mark D. LoGuidice, Andrew J. Carter 2010-10-05
7799833 System and method for the pretreatment of the endplates of an intervertebral disc 2010-09-21
7789913 Methods for injecting a curable biomaterial into an intervertebral space Keith Collins, Thomas G. Wilson, Jared Walkenhorst, Dennis Lee, Andrew J. Carter +3 more 2010-09-07
7776046 Method and instrumentation for vertebral interbody fusion Eddie F. Ray, III, Bradley T. Estes, Mingyan Liu 2010-08-17
7740660 Methods for treating defects and injuries of an intervertebral disc Keith Collins, Thomas G. Wilson, Jared Walkenhorst, Dennis Lee, Andrew J. Carter +3 more 2010-06-22
7722579 Devices for injecting a curable biomaterial into a intervertebral space Keith Collins, Andrew J. Carter, Dennis Lee, John Pafford, Jared Walkenhorst +3 more 2010-05-25
7655042 Expandable intervertebral spacers Kevin T. Foley, Harald Ebner, Mingyan Liu, Charles Branch 2010-02-02
7637953 Interbody fusion grafts and instrumentation Charles Branch, Mingyan Liu, Loic Josse 2009-12-29