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James D. Ralph — 163 Patents

SPSpinecore: 63 patents #4 of 14Top 30%
FAFastenetix: 28 patents #1 of 8Top 15%
TEThird Millennium Engineering: 28 patents #1 of 7Top 15%
BIBiodynamics: 15 patents #1 of 13Top 8%
SCSpinal Concepts: 5 patents #6 of 23Top 30%
K2K2M: 3 patents #120 of 255Top 50%
WOWarsaw Orthopedic: 2 patents #450 of 894Top 55%
Bethlehem, PA: #4 of 1,038 inventorsTop 1%
Pennsylvania: #55 of 74,527 inventorsTop 1%
Overall (All Time): #5,248 of 4,157,543Top 1%
163 Patents All Time
James D. Ralph has been granted 163 US patents while listed as an inventor at Spinecore. The first was granted in 1996 and the most recent in November 2017. James D. Ralph ranks #5,248 of 4,157,543 US inventors in our database (top 0.13%). Patent records list James D. Ralph in Bethlehem, PA, US.

Patents per Year

Patents granted per year, 1996 to 2017Bar chart with a peak of 16 patents in 1998.peak 161996: 8 patents19961997: 12 patents1998: 16 patents1999: 13 patents19992000: 2 patents2002: 10 patents2003: 14 patents20032004: 10 patents2005: 13 patents2006: 9 patents20062007: 4 patents2008: 4 patents2009: 6 patents20092010: 8 patents2011: 10 patents2012: 6 patents20122013: 8 patents2014: 6 patents2015: 1 patents20152016: 2 patents2017: 1 patents2017

Issued Patents All Time

Showing 1–25 of 163 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDateApprox Value ⓘ
9814577 Implantable mesh for musculoskeletal trauma, orthopedic reconstruction and soft tissue repair Thomas N. Troxell, Mark Michels 2017-11-14
9416556 Piling extender Michael E. Gable, Thomas N. Troxell, Gary S. Smrtic 2016-08-16
9289241 Craniotomy closures Thomas N. Troxell, Mark Michels 2016-03-22
9140024 Piling extender Michael E. Gable, Thomas N. Troxell, Gary S. Smrtic 2015-09-22
8915921 Autologous bone harvest during osteotomy and bone drilling procedures Thomas N. Troxell, Mark Michels 2014-12-23
8870958 Spacer device and insertion instrument for use in anterior cervical fixation surgery Thomas N. Troxell 2014-10-28
8790377 Clavicle plate and screws Thomas N. Troxell, Mark Michels, Thomas D. Meade 2014-07-29
8715349 Intervertebral spacer device Stephen Tatar 2014-05-06
8690877 Femoral ring loader Stephen Tatar 2014-04-08
8685094 Instruments for reorienting vertebral bones for the treatment of scoliosis Stephen Tatar, Thomas J. Errico 2014-04-01
8608752 Trial intervertebral distraction spacers Stephen Tatar, Thomas J. Errico 2013-12-17
8597335 Craniotomy closures and plugs Thomas N. Troxell 2013-12-03
8460346 Craniotomy closures Thomas N. Troxell, Mark Michels 2013-06-11
8444679 Clavicle plate and screws Thomas N. Troxell, Mark Michels, Thomas D. Meade 2013-05-21
8403966 Clavicle plate and screws Thomas N. Troxell, Mark Michels, Thomas D. Meade 2013-03-26
8361153 Porous intervertebral distraction spacers Stephen Tatar, Thomas J. Errico 2013-01-29
8348958 Insertion tool for use with intervertebral spacers Stephen Tatar, Thomas J. Errico 2013-01-08
8343162 Distraction instrument for use in anterior cervical fixation surgery Thomas N. Troxell 2013-01-01
8241336 Craniotomy closure systems Peter A. Zahos, Thomas N. Troxell, Mark Michels 2012-08-14
8216315 Trial intervertebral distraction spacers Stephen Tatar, Thomas J. Errico 2012-07-10
8147552 Intervertebral implant having features for controlling angulation thereof Stephen Tatar, Joseph P. Errico 2012-04-03
8128670 Surgical expansion fasteners Stephen Tatar, Thomas N. Troxell 2012-03-06
8092539 Intervertebral spacer device having a belleville washer with concentric grooves Stephen Tatar 2012-01-10
8088151 Craniotomy closures and plugs Thomas N. Troxell 2012-01-03
8083782 Craniotomy closures and plugs Thomas N. Troxell 2011-12-27

Frequent Collaborators

Stephen Tatar79 shared
Thomas J. Errico77 shared
Joseph P. Errico68 shared
Thomas N. Troxell27 shared
Steven Tatar18 shared
Mark Michels8 shared

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