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USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025
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John Knight — 22 Patents

Zimmer: 10 patents #103 of 1,179Top 9%
Becton, Dickinson And: 2 patents #1,271 of 2,926Top 45%
UNUnknown: 2 patents #12,644 of 83,584Top 20%
WCW.R. Grace & Co.-Conn.: 2 patents #348 of 1,045Top 35%
CBChiquita Brands: 1 patents #17 of 50Top 35%
W&W. R. Grace &: 1 patents #186 of 433Top 45%
Lincoln, NE: #34 of 1,303 inventorsTop 3%
Nebraska: #131 of 5,697 inventorsTop 3%
Overall (All Time): #189,202 of 4,157,543Top 5%
22 Patents All Time
John Knight has been granted 22 US patents while listed as an inventor at Zimmer. The first was granted in 1986 and the most recent in March 2025. John Knight ranks #189,202 of 4,157,543 US inventors in our database (top 4.6%). Patent records list John Knight in Lincoln, NE, US.

Patents per Year

Patents granted per year, 1986 to 2025Bar chart with a peak of 3 patents in 2016.peak 31986: 1 patents19861991: 1 patents1992: 2 patents19921996: 1 patents1998: 1 patents19981999: 1 patents2010: 1 patents20102012: 2 patents2014: 2 patents20142015: 1 patents2016: 3 patents20162017: 2 patents2018: 1 patents20182020: 1 patents2021: 1 patents20212025: 1 patents2025

Issued Patents All Time

Showing 1–22 of 22 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDateApprox Value ⓘ
12251543 Variable length injection syringe Jeffrey Reed, Scott Townsend, Patrick MCCALLUM 2025-03-18
11203139 Medical device with overmolded adhesive patch and method for making same Jeffrey Reed, Scott Townsend 2021-12-21 $109,238,000
10556998 Antioxidant stabilized crosslinked ultra high molecular weight polyethylene for medical device applications Alicia Rufner, Toni Rowe, Dirk Pletcher, Ray Gsell, Werner Schneider +1 more 2020-02-11
9926432 Antioxidant stabilized crosslinked ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene for medical device applications Alicia Rufner, Toni Rowe, Dirk Pletcher, Ray Gsell, Hallie E. Brinkerhuff +1 more 2018-03-27
9822224 Antioxidant stabilized crosslinked ultra high molecular weight polyethylene for medical device applications Alicia Rufner, Toni Rowe, Dirk Pletcher, Ray Gsell, Werner Schneider +1 more 2017-11-21
9718241 Method of manufacturing an acetabular component Kirt L. Case, Oludele O. Popoola, Robby Kissling, Brion R. Mimnaugh, Archie Newsome +6 more 2017-08-01
9353730 Wind energy devices, systems, and methods 2016-05-31
9277949 Antioxidant stabilized crosslinked ultra high molecular weight polyethylene for medical device applications Alicia Rufner, Toni Rowe, Dirk Pletcher, Ray Gsell, Werner Schneider +1 more 2016-03-08
9265545 Antioxidant stabilized crosslinked ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene for medical device applications Alicia Rufner, Toni Rowe, Dirk Pletcher, Ray Gsell, Hallie E. Brinkerhuff +1 more 2016-02-23
9226059 Your music for eternity systems 2015-12-29
8669299 Antioxidant stabilized crosslinked ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene for medical device applications Alicia Rufner, Toni Rowe, Dirk Pletcher, Ray Gsell, Werner Schneider +1 more 2014-03-11
8664290 Antioxidant stabilized crosslinked ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene for medical device applications Alicia Rufner, Toni Rowe, Dirk Pletcher, Ray Gsell, Werner Schneider +1 more 2014-03-04
8178594 Antioxidant stabilized crosslinked ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene for medical device applications Alicia Rufner, Toni Rowe, Dirk Pletcher, Ray Gsell, Werner Schneider +1 more 2012-05-15
8129440 Antioxidant stabilized crosslinked ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene for medical device applications Alicia Rufner, Toni Rowe, Dirk Pletcher, Ray Gsell, Werner Schneider +1 more 2012-03-06
7708502 System and method for stabilizing landslides and steep slopes Joseph D. Carte 2010-05-04
5961137 Wheel restraint safety system 1999-10-05
5741235 Retention device for medical drainage tubes and billary stents 1998-04-21
5547081 Unitized, stable stacking system with tier sheet stabilizer, and method Daniel Mullock, Paul W. Baker 1996-08-20
5104710 Container closure caps and compositions for forming gaskets for them 1992-04-14 $7,231,000
5095846 Bookmark 1992-03-17
4981231 Container closure caps and compositions for forming gaskets for them 1991-01-01
4619848 Compositions and methods for sealing containers Geoffrey R. Thwaites 1986-10-28 $15,657,000