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Michael E. Hawkins — 23 Patents

Zimmer: 17 patents #35 of 1,179Top 3%
ZPZimmer Orthopedic Surgical Products: 3 patents #3 of 7Top 45%
HOHyalex Orthopaedics: 1 patents #10 of 15Top 70%
UNUnknown: 1 patents #29,356 of 83,584Top 40%
Bristol-Myers Squibb: 1 patents #2,493 of 3,969Top 65%
Columbia City, IN: #5 of 134 inventorsTop 4%
Indiana: #1,227 of 33,936 inventorsTop 4%
Overall (All Time): #178,160 of 4,157,543Top 5%
23 Patents All Time
Michael E. Hawkins has been granted 23 US patents while listed as an inventor at Zimmer. The first was granted in 1996 and the most recent in November 2025. Michael E. Hawkins ranks #178,160 of 4,157,543 US inventors in our database (top 4.3%). Patent records list Michael E. Hawkins in Columbia City, IN, US.

Patents per Year

Patents granted per year, 1996 to 2023Bar chart with a peak of 3 patents in 2012.peak 31996: 2 patents19961997: 2 patents1999: 1 patents19992004: 1 patents2005: 1 patents20052007: 1 patents2008: 1 patents20082010: 2 patents2011: 2 patents20112012: 3 patents2013: 1 patents20132014: 2 patents2015: 1 patents20152017: 1 patents2023: 1 patents2023

Issued Patents All Time

Showing 1–23 of 23 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDateApprox Value ⓘ
12458405 Metatarsophalangeal joint implants and methods thereof Mary Tribble, James Craig Fryman, Brad Vale, Daniel C. Taylor, Jessica Indyk +3 more 2025-11-04
11801143 Multi-layered biomimetic osteochondral implants and methods of using thereof Mira Sahney, David Myung, James Craig Fryman 2023-10-31
9656358 Method for attaching a porous metal layer to a metal substrate Steven J. Charlebois, Leslie N. Gilbertson, Dana J. Medlin, H. Ravindranath Shetty, Steven A. Zawadzki 2017-05-23
8985430 Method for attaching a porous metal layer to a metal substrate Steven J. Charlebois, Leslie N. Gilbertson, Dana J. Medlin, H. Ravindranath Shetty, Steven A. Zawadzki 2015-03-24
8801983 Spacer mold and methods therefor Sean Haney, Scott Sporer 2014-08-12 $34,623,000
8668739 Unitary orthopedic implant Cheryl R. Blanchard, Erin Johnson, Hallie E. Brinkerhuff 2014-03-11
8480389 Spacer mold and methods therefor Sean Haney, Scott Sporer 2013-07-09
8309521 Spacer with a coating thereon for use with an implant device Kai Zhang, Daniel Buehler, Hallie E. Brinkerhuff, Ralf Klabunde 2012-11-13
8191760 Method for attaching porous metal layer to a metal substrate Steven J. Charlebois, Leslie N. Gilbertson, Dana J. Medlin, H. Ravindranath Shetty, Steven A. Zawadzki 2012-06-05 $14,163,000
8110242 Methods of preparing hydrogel coatings Dirk Pletcher, Brian H. Thomas, Kai Zhang, Hallie E. Brinkerhuff 2012-02-07
7955393 Multipart component for an orthopaedic implant 2011-06-07 $57,705,000
7918382 Method for attaching a porous metal layer to a metal substrate Steven J. Charlebois, Leslie N. Gilbertson, Dana J. Medlin, H. Ravindranath Shetty, Steven A. Zawadzki 2011-04-05 $26,943,000
7790216 Method for producing a zirconia-layered orthopedic implant component Oludele O. Popoola, Jeffrey P. Anderson, Todd S. Johnson, H. Ravindranath Shetty 2010-09-07 $22,511,000
7789646 Spacer mold and methods therefor Sean Haney, Scott Sporer 2010-09-07 $22,511,000
7435372 Liquid bath annealing of polymers for orthopaedic implants Brion R. Mimnaugh, Jacque Wilson 2008-10-14
7288115 Multipart component for an orthopaedic implant 2007-10-30 $94,215,000
6976999 Prosthetic device and method of making the same Steven J. Charlebois, Cheryl R. Blanchard, Dale Frederick Swarts 2005-12-20 $105,511,000
6740186 Method of making an orthopeadic implant having a porous metal surface Steven J. Charlesbois, Jerry W. Howard 2004-05-25 $123,053,000
5893488 Bone cement injector gun Stephen H. Hoag, Gregory C. Stalcup, Kwan-Ho Chan, Kirt L. Case 1999-04-13 $750,235,000
5638997 Bone cement injector gun Stephen H. Hoag, Kirt L. Case, Kwan-Ho Chan 1997-06-17
5609638 Reinforced polyethylene for articular surfaces Howard Price, Steve T. Lin, Jack E. Parr 1997-03-11
5586821 Bone cement preparation kit John Bonitati, Kirt L. Case, Stephen H. Hoag 1996-12-24
5538514 Method for forming bone cement to an implant 1996-07-23