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Michael A. Vail

USUs Synthetic: 83 patents #4 of 154Top 3%
DIDiamicron: 22 patents #5 of 18Top 30%
HSHalliburton Energy Services: 3 patents #1,681 of 4,711Top 40%
BUBrigham Young University: 1 patents #220 of 611Top 40%
Genola, UT: #1 of 7 inventorsTop 15%
Utah: #39 of 19,430 inventorsTop 1%
Overall (All Time): #12,157 of 4,157,543Top 1%
109 Patents All Time

Issued Patents All Time

Showing 76–100 of 109 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDate
8057775 Polycrystalline diamond materials, methods of fabricating same, and applications using same Kenneth E. Bertagnolli, Jason K. Wiggins, Jiang Qian, David P. Miess 2011-11-15
8020645 Method of fabricating polycrystalline diamond and a polycrystalline diamond compact Kenneth E. Bertagnolli, Jiang Qian, Jason K. Wiggins, Debkumar Mukhopadhyay 2011-09-20
7998573 Superabrasive compact including diamond-silicon carbide composite, methods of fabrication thereof, and applications therefor Jiang Qian, Kenneth E. Bertagnolli, Jason K. Wiggins, Jim I. Dewberry, David P. Miess 2011-08-16
7972397 Methods of manufacturing a polycrystalline diamond element using SP2-carbon-containing particles 2011-07-05
7971663 Polycrystalline diamond compact including thermally-stable polycrystalline diamond body held in barrier receptacle and applications therefor 2011-07-05
7950477 Polycrystalline diamond compact (PDC) cutting element having multiple catalytic elements Kenneth E. Bertagnolli 2011-05-31
7918293 Method and system for perceiving a boundary between a first region and a second region of a superabrasive volume 2011-04-05
7866418 Rotary drill bit including polycrystalline diamond cutting elements Kenneth E. Bertagnolli, Jiang Qian, Jason K. Wiggins, Debkumar Mukhopadhyay 2011-01-11
7845438 Polycrystalline diamond compacts, methods of fabricating same, and applications using same Kenneth E. Bertagnolli 2010-12-07
7665898 Bearings, races and components thereof having diamond and other superhard surfaces Bill J. Pope, Jeffery K. Taylor, Richard H. Dixon, Clayton F. Gardinier, Louis M. Pope +1 more 2010-02-23
7635035 Polycrystalline diamond compact (PDC) cutting element having multiple catalytic elements Kenneth E. Bertagnolli 2009-12-22
7516804 Polycrystalline diamond element comprising ultra-dispersed diamond grain structures and applications utilizing same 2009-04-14
7461978 Bearings, races and components thereof having diamond and other superhard surfaces Bill J. Pope, Jeffery K. Taylor, Richard H. Dixon, Clayton F. Gardinier, Louis M. Pope +1 more 2008-12-09
7396505 Use of CoCrMo to augment biocompatibility in polycrystalline diamond compacts Bill J. Pope, Richard H. Dixon, Jeffery K. Taylor, Clayton F. Gardinier, Troy Medford +3 more 2008-07-08
7396501 Use of gradient layers and stress modifiers to fabricate composite constructs Bill J. Pope, Richard H. Dixon, Jeffery K. Taylor, Clayton F. Gardinier, Troy Medford +3 more 2008-07-08
7172142 Nozzles, and components thereof and methods for making the same Jeffery K. Taylor, Richard H. Dixon, Clayton F. Gardinier 2007-02-06
7077867 Prosthetic knee joint having at least one diamond articulation surface Bill J. Pope, Jeffrey K. Taylor, Richard H. Dixon, Kenneth M. Jensen 2006-07-18
6817550 Nozzles, and components thereof and methods for making the same Jeffery K. Taylor, Richard H. Dixon, Clayton F. Gardinier 2004-11-16
6800095 Diamond-surfaced femoral head for use in a prosthetic joint Bill J. Pope, Jeffery K. Taylor, Richard H. Dixon, Clayton F. Gardinier, Louis M. Pope +2 more 2004-10-05
6793681 Prosthetic hip joint having a polycrystalline diamond articulation surface and a plurality of substrate layers Bill J. Pope, Jeffery K. Taylor, Richard H. Dixon, Clayton F. Gardinier, Louis M. Pope +1 more 2004-09-21
6709463 Prosthetic joint component having at least one solid polycrystalline diamond component Bill J. Pope, Jeffrey K. Taylor, Richard H. Dixon, Clayton F. Gardinier, Louis M. Pope +2 more 2004-03-23
6676704 Prosthetic joint component having at least one sintered polycrystalline diamond compact articulation surface and substrate surface topographical features in said polycrystalline diamond compact Bill J. Pope, Jeffrey K. Taylor, Richard H. Dixon, Clayton F. Gardinier, Louis M. Pope +2 more 2004-01-13
6655845 Bearings, races and components thereof having diamond and other superhard surfaces Bill J. Pope, Jeffery K. Taylor, Richard H. Dixon, Clayton F. Gardinier, Louis M. Pope +1 more 2003-12-02
6610095 Prosthetic joint having substrate surface topographical featurers and at least one diamond articulation surface Bill J. Pope, Jeffrey K. Taylor, Richard H. Dixon, Clayton F. Gardinier, Louis M. Pope +2 more 2003-08-26
6596225 Methods for manufacturing a diamond prosthetic joint component Bill J. Pope, Jeffrey K. Taylor, Richard H. Dixon, Clayton F. Gardinier, Louis M. Pope +2 more 2003-07-22