Inventor
LANKFORD JR JAMES
US13 patents
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12 patentsUS5725573AMar 10, 1998
Medical implants made of metal alloys bearing cohesive diamond like carbon coatings
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US5593719AJan 14, 1997
Treatments to reduce frictional wear between components made of ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene and metal alloys
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US5780119AJul 14, 1998
Treatments to reduce friction and wear on metal alloy components
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US5605714AFeb 25, 1997
Treatments to reduce thrombogeneticity in heart valves made from titanium and its alloys
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US6171343B1Jan 9, 2001
Ultra high molecular weight polyethylene components treated to resist shearing and frictional wear
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US5731045AMar 24, 1998
Application of diamond-like carbon coatings to cobalt-cemented tungsten carbide components
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US5493171AFeb 20, 1996
Spark plug having titanium diboride electrodes
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US6087025AJul 11, 2000
Application of diamond-like carbon coatings to cutting surfaces of metal cutting tools
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US4892849AJan 9, 1990
Ceramic composition having low friction coefficient at high operating temperatures
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US4775548AOct 4, 1988
Method for producing ceramic composition having low friction coefficient at high operating temperatures
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US5496374AMar 5, 1996
Ion beam modification of bioactive ceramics to accelerate biointegration of said ceramics
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USRE37718EMay 28, 2002
Ion beam modification of bioactive ceramics to accelerate biointegration of said ceramics
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