Inventor

VAIL MICHAEL A

US101 patents

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VAIL MICHAEL A

DIAMICRON INC

Prosthetic knee joint having at least one diamond articulation surface

Prosthetic joint having substrate surface topographical featurers and at least one diamond articulation surface

Prosthetic hip joint having a polycrystalline diamond compact articulation surface and a counter bearing surface

Diamond-surfaced cup for use in a prosthetic joint

Prosthetic joint having at least one superhard articulation surface

Prosthetic hip joint having sintered polycrystalline diamond compact articulation surfaces

Diamond-surfaced femoral head for use in a prosthetic joint

Prosthetic hip joint having a polycrystalline diamond articulation surface and a plurality of substrate layers

Prosthetic joint component having at least one solid polycrystalline diamond component

Prosthetic joint component having at least one sintered polycrystalline diamond compact articulation surface and substrate surface topographical features in said polycrystalline diamond compact

Bearings, races and components thereof having diamond and other superhard surfaces

Methods for manufacturing a diamond prosthetic joint component

Diamond articulation surface for use in a prosthetic joint

Nozzles, and components thereof and methods for making the same

Component for use in prosthetic hip, the component having a polycrystalline diamond articulation surface and a plurality of substrate layers

Prosthetic hip joint having at least one sintered polycrystalline diamond compact articulation surface

Nozzles, and components thereof and methods for making the same

Bearings, races and components thereof having diamond and other superhard surfaces

Bearings, races and components thereof having diamond and other superhard surfaces

Use of gradient layers and stress modifiers to fabricate composite constructs

US SYNTHETIC CORP

Rotary drill bit including polycrystalline diamond cutting elements

Polycrystalline diamond compacts, methods of fabricating same, and applications using same

Polycrystalline diamond compact (PDC) cutting element having multiple catalytic elements

Polycrystalline diamond element comprising ultra-dispersed diamond grain structures and applications utilizing same

Superabrasive compact including diamond-silicon carbide composite, methods of fabrication thereof, and applications therefor

Polycrystalline diamond compact including thermally-stable polycrystalline diamond body held in barrier receptacle and applications therefor

Polycrystalline diamond compacts, method of fabricating same, and various applications

Methods of fabricating a polycrystalline diamond body with a sintering aid/infiltrant at least saturated with non-diamond carbon and resultant products such as compacts

Polycrystalline diamond compact (PDC) cutting element having multiple catalytic elements

Polycrystalline diamond compact (PDC) cutting element having multiple catalytic elements

Methods of manufacturing a polycrystalline diamond element using SP2-carbon-containing particles

Polycrystalline diamond compact (PDC) cutting element having multiple catalytic elements

Method and system for perceiving a boundary between a first region and a second region of a superabrasive volume

Polycrystalline diamond compact including a polycrystalline diamond table with a thermally-stable region having a copper-containing material and applications therefor

Polycrystalline diamond compact including a polycrystalline diamond table having copper-containing material therein and applications therefor

BERTAGNOLLI KENNETH E

Polycrystalline diamond compacts, method of fabricating same, and various applications

Polycrystalline diamond compact including a pre-sintered polycrystalline diamond table including a nonmetallic catalyst that limits infiltration of a metallic-catalyst infiltrant therein and applications therefor

Polycrystalline diamond, polycrystalline diamond compacts, methods of making same, and applications

Polycrystalline diamond compact (PDC) cutting element having multiple catalytic elements

Polycrystalline diamond compact

VAIL MICHAEL A

Polycrystalline diamond compact, methods of fabricating same, and applications therefor

Methods of fabricating polycrystalline diamond and polycrystalline diamond compacts with a carbonate material

Polycrystalline diamond compact including at least one thermally-stable polycrystalline diamond body and applications therefor

MIESS DAVID P

Methods of fabricating a polycrystalline diamond body with a sintering aid/infiltrant at least saturated with non-diamond carbon and resultant products such as compacts

Polycrystalline diamond compact including a polycrystalline diamond table with a thermally-stable region having at least one low-carbon-solubility material and applications therefor

Methods of fabricating a polycrystalline diamond body with a sintering aid/infiltrant at least saturated with non-diamond carbon and resultant products such as compacts

QIAN JIANG

Polycrystalline diamond compact including a carbonate-catalyzed polycrystalline diamond table and applications therefor

Cutting element assembly including one or more superabrasive cutting elements, drill bit utilizing the same, and methods of manufacture

(unassigned)

Prosthetic hip joint having at least one sintered polycrystalline diamond compact articulation surface and substrate surface topographical features in said polycrystalline diamond compact

COOLEY CRAIG H

Superabrasive elements, methods of manufacturing, and drill bits including same