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Daniel E. Free — 24 Patents

WTWright Medical Technology: 23 patents #7 of 254Top 3%
Oakland, TN: #3 of 9 inventorsTop 35%
Tennessee: #577 of 20,272 inventorsTop 3%
Overall (All Time): #168,038 of 4,157,543Top 5%
24 Patents All Time
Daniel E. Free has been granted 24 US patents while listed as an inventor at Wright Medical Technology. The first was granted in 2009 and the most recent in June 2025. Daniel E. Free ranks #168,038 of 4,157,543 US inventors in our database (top 4.0%). Patent records list Daniel E. Free in Oakland, TN, US.

Patents per Year

Patents granted per year, 2009 to 2025Bar chart with a peak of 6 patents in 2024.peak 62009: 1 patents20092018: 2 patents20182020: 2 patents20202021: 3 patents20212022: 3 patents20222023: 4 patents20232024: 6 patents20242025: 3 patents2025

Issued Patents All Time

Showing 1–24 of 24 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDateApprox Value ⓘ
12336724 Minimally invasive tools, systems and methods Julia C. Alspaugh, Braham K. Dhillon 2025-06-24
12207830 Chevron osteotomy tools and methods Joseph Ryan WOODARD, Brian Thoren, Jason A. Edie, Andy LEITHER, David B. Kay +4 more 2025-01-28
12201323 Apparatuses and methods for correcting bone deformities Robert Michael CARLO, III, George Matthew AWTREY 2025-01-21
12133656 Circular fixator system and method Robert M. Howles, Elizabeth J. PHELPS, Kian-Ming WONG, Braham K. Dhillon 2024-11-05
12121247 Chevron osteotomy tools and methods Joseph Ryan WOODARD, Brian Thoren, Jason A. Edie, Andy LEITHER, David B. Kay +4 more 2024-10-22
11980376 Osteotomy guide Paul LUTTRELL, Erin MULLER, Joseph Ryan WOODARD, Jesse G. Moore 2024-05-14
11937833 Chevron osteotomy tools and methods Joseph Ryan WOODARD, Brian Thoren, Jason A. Edie, Andy LEITHER, David B. Kay +4 more 2024-03-26
11864778 Ankle replacement system and method Shawn McGinley, Robert M. Howles, Vinay D. Patel, Ramon Luna, Matthew D. Schultz 2024-01-09
11857207 Circular fixator system and method Robert M. Howles, Elizabeth J. PHELPS, Kian-Ming WONG, Braham K. Dhillon 2024-01-02
11779360 Chevron osteotomy tools and methods Joseph Ryan WOODARD, Brian Thoren, Jason A. Edie, Andy LEITHER, David B. Kay +4 more 2023-10-10
11751892 Chevron osteotomy tools and methods Joseph Ryan WOODARD, Brian Thoren, Jason A. Edie, Andy LEITHER, David B. Kay +4 more 2023-09-12
11701133 Ankle replacement system and method Shawn McGinley, Robert M. Howles, Vinay D. Patel, Ramon Luna, Matthew D. Schultz 2023-07-18
11690636 Fixation apparatus and method for total ankle replacement Robert M. Howles, Elizabeth J. PHELPS, Kian-Ming WONG, Braham K. Dhillon 2023-07-04
11529152 Circular fixator system and method Robert M. Howles, Elizabeth J. PHELPS, Kian-Ming WONG, Braham K. Dhillon 2022-12-20
11504139 Chevron osteotomy tools and methods Joseph Ryan WOODARD, Brian Thoren, Jason A. Edie, Andy LEITHER, David B. Kay +4 more 2022-11-22
11471295 Implant peg with multiple components Braham K. Dhillon, Ramon Luna 2022-10-18
11134964 Fixation apparatus and method for total ankle replacement Robert M. Howles, Elizabeth J. PHELPS, Kian-Ming WONG, Braham K. Dhillon 2021-10-05
11116524 Ankle replacement system and method Shawn McGinley, Robert M. Howles, Vinay D. Patel, Ramon Luna, Matthew D. Schultz 2021-09-14
11051831 Osteotomy guide Paul LUTTRELL, Erin MULLER, Joseph Ryan WOODARD, Jesse G. Moore 2021-07-06
10653432 Osteotomy guide Paul LUTTRELL, Erin MULLER, Joseph Ryan WOODARD, Jesse G. Moore 2020-05-19 $23,190,000
10568744 Implant peg with multiple components Braham K. Dhillon, Ramon Luna 2020-02-25 $46,802,000
10136998 Revision total ankle implants Braham K. Dhillon, Elizabeth J. Sander, Robert M. Howles, Ramon Luna 2018-11-27 $11,810,000
9993255 Ankle replacement system and method Shawn McGinley, Robert M. Howles, Vinay D. Patel, Ramon Luna, Matthew D. Schultz 2018-06-12 $6,638,000
7562875 Gaming systems and methods Russell Walter Morin, David Gray 2009-07-21