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Gordon Hunter
Also filed as: HUNTER GORDON · HUNTER GORDON B · HUNTER GORDON BRUCE
24 granted patents·8 pending applications·857 citations·filing 1989–2019
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32 records- 0196US8556987B2Method of providing a zirconium surface and resulting productHUNTER GORDON·Filed 2010·Granted Oct 15, 2013·20 cites·20 claims
- 0296US7896926B2Method of surface oxidizing zirconium and zirconium alloys and resulting productSMITH & NEPHEW INC·Filed 2008·Granted Mar 1, 2011·18 cites·33 claims
- 0394US6652586B2Prosthetic devices employing oxidized zirconium and other abrasion resistant surfaces contacting surfaces of cross-linked polyethyleneSMITH & NEPHEW INC·Filed 2001·Granted Nov 25, 2003·130 cites·34 claims
- 0493US9297080B2Method of providing a zirconium surface and resulting productSMITH & NEPHEW INC·Filed 2013·Granted Mar 29, 2016·4 cites·30 claims
- 0592US7582117B2Method of surface oxidizing zirconium and zirconium alloys and resulting productSMITH & NEPHEW INC·Filed 2006·Granted Sep 1, 2009·21 cites·15 claims
- 0692US7473278B2Method of surface oxidizing zirconium and zirconium alloys and resulting productSMITH & NEPHEW INC·Filed 2004·Granted Jan 6, 2009·31 cites·8 claims
- 0789US6726725B2Prosthetic devices employing contacting oxidized zirconium surfacesSMITH & NEPHEW INC·Filed 2001·Granted Apr 27, 2004·78 cites·28 claims
- 0888US9707317B2Pulsed current sintering for surfaces of medical implantsHUNTER GORDON·Filed 2012·Granted Jul 18, 2017·7 cites·53 claims
- 0986US7648735B2Oxidized zirconium on a porous structure for bone implant useSMITH & NEPHEW INC·Filed 2005·Granted Jan 19, 2010·33 cites·14 claims
- 1086US7182784B2Prosthetic devices employing oxidized zirconium and other abrasion resistant surfaces contacting surfaces of cross-linked polyethyleneSMITH & NEPHEW INC·Filed 2003·Granted Feb 27, 2007·130 cites·9 claims
- 1184US5273101AMethod and apparatus for casting an arc melted metallic material in ingot formGEN ELECTRIC·Filed 1991·Granted Dec 28, 1993·21 cites·20 claims
- 1282US5273102AMethod and apparatus for casting an electron beam melted metallic material in ingot formGEN ELECTRIC·Filed 1992·Granted Dec 28, 1993·22 cites·22 claims
- 1375US6974625B2Oxidized zirconium on a porous structure for bone implant useSMITH & NEPHEW INC·Filed 2003·Granted Dec 13, 2005·46 cites·14 claims
- 1475US6447550B1Method of surface oxidizing zirconium alloys and resulting productSMITH & NEPHEW INC·Filed 1998·Granted Sep 10, 2002·153 cites·34 claims
- 1574US6585772B2Method of surface oxidizing zirconium and zirconium alloys and resulting productSMITH & NEPHEW INC·Filed 2001·Granted Jul 1, 2003·58 cites·10 claims
- 1670US9764061B2Method of providing a zirconium surface and resulting productSMITH & NEPHEW INC·Filed 2016·Granted Sep 19, 2017·0 cites·18 claims
- 1767US7258810B2In-situ oxidized textured surfaces for prosthetic devices and method of making sameSMITH & NEPHEW INC·Filed 2002·Granted Aug 21, 2007·36 cites·12 claims
- 1865US7070623B2Method of surface oxidizing zirconium and zirconium alloys and resulting productSMITH & NEPHEW INC·Filed 2003·Granted Jul 4, 2006·28 cites·27 claims
- 1964US4926439AProcess for preventing contamination of high temperature meltsGEN ELECTRIC·Filed 1989·Granted May 15, 1990·12 cites·14 claims
- 2060US11351031B2Applications of diffusion hardening techniquesSMITH & NEPHEW INC·Filed 2019·Granted Jun 7, 2022·0 cites·21 claims
- 2160US2009012611A1Plasma sprayed porous coating for medical implantsSMITH & NEPHEW INC·Filed 2008·Application pending·0 cites
- 2254US10512544B2Applications of diffusion hardening techniquesSMITH & NEPHEW INC·Filed 2017·Granted Dec 24, 2019·0 cites·24 claims
- 2353US2006052880A1Plasma sprayed porous coating for medical implantsSMITH & NEPHEW INC·Filed 2004·Application pending·0 cites
- 2451US2006015187A1Pulsed current sintering for surfaces of medical implantsSMITH & NEPHEW INC·Filed 2005·Application pending·0 cites
- 2550US4918705AFurnace enclosure having a clear viewpathGEN ELECTRIC·Filed 1989·Granted Apr 17, 1990·6 cites·12 claims
- 2650US2008047931A1In-situ oxidized textured surface for prosthetic devicesSMITH & NEPHEW INC·Filed 2007·Application pending·0 cites
- 2745US9775713B2Applications of diffusion hardening techniquesBAND TIMOTHY J·Filed 2007·Granted Oct 3, 2017·0 cites·30 claims
- 2842US2004034432A1Mobile bearing tibial base prosthetic devices employing oxidized zirconium surfacesFiled 2003·Application pending·0 cites
- 2940US2004002766A1Prosthetic devices having diffusion-hardened surfaces and bioceramic coatingsFiled 2002·Application pending·0 cites
- 3040US2003153979A1Posterior stabilized knee system prosthetic devices employing diffusion-hardened surfacesFiled 2002·Application pending·0 cites
- 3135US2004122524A1Bi-polar hip prosthetic devices employing diffusion-hardened surfacesSMITH & NEPHEW INC·Filed 2002·Application pending·0 cites
- 3234US4959841AProcess for reducing contamination of high temperature meltsGEN ELECTRIC·Filed 1989·Granted Sep 25, 1990·3 cites·14 claims
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