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James E. Nicholson
Also filed as: NICHOLSON JAMES · NICHOLSON JAMES E · NICHOLSON JAMES ELDEN
49 granted patents·1 pending application·12,910 citations·filing 1974–2012
99Inventor score
Files withCORTEK INC8INNOVASIVE DEVICES INC8MITEK SURGICAL PROD7BECKER ALVIN G3BAE SYSTEMS INFORMATION2
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50 records- 0199US5268001ABone fastenerINNOVASIVE DEVICES INC·Filed 1991·Granted Dec 7, 1993·817 cites·9 claims
- 0298US6096080AApparatus for spinal fusion using implanted devicesCORTEK INC·Filed 1999·Granted Aug 1, 2000·690 cites·22 claims
- 0398US5860978AMethods and apparatus for preventing migration of sutures through transosseous tunnelsINNOVASIVE DEVICES INC·Filed 1996·Granted Jan 19, 1999·335 cites·25 claims
- 0498US5725529ABone fastenerINNOVASIVE DEVICES INC·Filed 1993·Granted Mar 10, 1998·903 cites·15 claims
- 0598US5046513AMethod for anchoring suture to boneMITEK SURGICAL PROD·Filed 1989·Granted Sep 10, 1991·1k cites·9 claims
- 0697US8062295B2Methods and apparatus for preventing migration of sutures through transosseous tunnelsMCDEVITT DENNIS·Filed 2009·Granted Nov 22, 2011·60 cites·8 claims
- 0797US6524316B1Bone fastenerETHICON INC·Filed 1999·Granted Feb 25, 2003·743 cites·4 claims
- 0897US6241769B1Implant for spinal fusionCORTEK INC·Filed 1998·Granted Jun 5, 2001·601 cites·13 claims
- 0997US5911721ABone fastenerINNOVASIVE DEVICES INC·Filed 1997·Granted Jun 15, 1999·664 cites·17 claims
- 1097US4899743ASuture anchor installation toolMITEK SURGICAL PROD·Filed 1987·Granted Feb 13, 1990·755 cites·28 claims
- 1197US4898156ASuture anchorMITEK SURGICAL PROD·Filed 1987·Granted Feb 6, 1990·898 cites·23 claims
- 1296US6679887B2Surgical procedure for implanting spinal fusion deviceCORTEK INC·Filed 2001·Granted Jan 20, 2004·301 cites·2 claims
- 1396US5968044ABone fastenerINNOVASIVE DEVICES INC·Filed 1996·Granted Oct 19, 1999·541 cites·16 claims
- 1496US5090424AConformable urethral plugUROMED CORP·Filed 1990·Granted Feb 25, 1992·212 cites·8 claims
- 1595US5358511ASuture anchorMITEK SURGICAL PROD·Filed 1992·Granted Oct 25, 1994·461 cites·19 claims
- 1695US5192303ASuture anchorMITEK SURGICAL PROD·Filed 1992·Granted Mar 9, 1993·512 cites·15 claims
- 1794US5725557ASuture anchorMITEK SURGICAL PROD·Filed 1996·Granted Mar 10, 1998·458 cites·3 claims
- 1892US8704408B2Switch matrix modeling system and methodBECKER ALVIN G·Filed 2011·Granted Apr 22, 2014·18 cites·20 claims
- 1992US6800093B2Device for spinal fusionCORTEK INC·Filed 2003·Granted Oct 5, 2004·258 cites·1 claims
- 2090US5554171ASuture anchorMITEK SURGICAL PROD·Filed 1994·Granted Sep 10, 1996·252 cites·4 claims
- 2189US8103506B1Free text matching system and methodMEYER GREGORY BRIAN·Filed 2007·Granted Jan 24, 2012·23 cites·23 claims
- 2289US6830572B2Methods and apparatus for preventing migration of sutures through transosseous tunnelsDEPUY MITEX INC·Filed 2001·Granted Dec 14, 2004·217 cites·19 claims
- 2388US6261293B1End cut apparatus for implanting spinal fusion deviceCORTEK INC·Filed 1999·Granted Jul 17, 2001·191 cites·19 claims
- 2487US6241733B1Tome apparatus for implanting spinal fusion deviceCORTEK INC·Filed 1999·Granted Jun 5, 2001·178 cites·21 claims
- 2586US9157952B2Switch matrix system and methodBECKER ALVIN G·Filed 2011·Granted Oct 13, 2015·11 cites·21 claims
- 2686US6261295B1Cutting jig and guide for tome apparatus for spinal implantCORTEK INC·Filed 1999·Granted Jul 17, 2001·157 cites·6 claims
- 2785US6258094B1Surgical apparatus driver deviceCORTEK INC·Filed 1999·Granted Jul 10, 2001·154 cites·18 claims
- 2885US5618304ASurgical instrumentINNOVASIVE DEVICES INC·Filed 1994·Granted Apr 8, 1997·321 cites·30 claims
- 2982US4616656ASelf-actuating breast lesion probe and method of usingNICHOLSON JAMES E·Filed 1985·Granted Oct 14, 1986·196 cites·20 claims
- 3079US6507392B1Single multiple aperture (“SMART”) lens systemBAE SYSTEMS INFORMATION·Filed 2001·Granted Jan 14, 2003·39 cites·10 claims
- 3179US4263900APressure-responsive surgical tool assemblyCODMAN & SHURTLEFF·Filed 1979·Granted Apr 28, 1981·80 cites·11 claims
- 3278US5334198ASurgical instrumentINNOVASIVE DEVICES INC·Filed 1992·Granted Aug 2, 1994·214 cites·43 claims
- 3377US7074203B1Bone anchor and deployment device thereforDEPUY MITEK INC·Filed 1998·Granted Jul 11, 2006·233 cites·22 claims
- 3475US4497320ASurgical blade unitBEAVER RUDOLPH INC·Filed 1983·Granted Feb 5, 1985·98 cites·11 claims
- 3569US4850304AAutomation system for a mixing and dispensing apparatusNICHOLSON JAMES E·Filed 1987·Granted Jul 25, 1989·35 cites·2 claims
- 3668US7651495B2Methods and apparatus for preventing migration of sutures through transosseous tunnelsETHICON INC·Filed 2004·Granted Jan 26, 2010·27 cites·6 claims
- 3767US5784156AFiber optic guidance system for laser guided missilesTRACOR AEROSPACE INC·Filed 1996·Granted Jul 21, 1998·35 cites·47 claims
- 3864USRE41769ESingle multiple aperture (“smart”) lens systemBAE SYSTEMS INFORMATION·Filed 2005·Granted Sep 28, 2010·5 cites·20 claims
- 3964US4250390AApparatus for irradiating a surfaceNICHOLSON JAMES·Filed 1979·Granted Feb 10, 1981·17 cites·10 claims
- 4063US8589165B1Free text matching system and methodMEYER GREGORY BRIAN·Filed 2012·Granted Nov 19, 2013·1 cites·20 claims
- 4163US4312361APressure monitoring system for electrofluidic sensing devicesCODMAN & SHURTLEFF·Filed 1979·Granted Jan 26, 1982·40 cites·16 claims
- 4258US5543954AMethod and apparatus for selectively scanning for or aiming a signalFiled 1994·Granted Aug 6, 1996·19 cites·17 claims
- 4355US6302886B1Method and apparatus for preventing migration of sutures through transosseous tunnelsINNOVASIVE DEVICES INC·Filed 1999·Granted Oct 16, 2001·49 cites·8 claims
- 4448US3937050AApparatus for constricting or closing conduitsICI LTD·Filed 1974·Granted Feb 10, 1976·9 cites·1 claims
- 4545US2001031967A1Dovetail tome for implanting spinal fusion devicesFiled 2001·Application pending·0 cites
- 4641US6131577ASelective enhancement of hyperthermia in RF and microwave irradiation of diseased or excess tissueFiled 1997·Granted Oct 17, 2000·28 cites·20 claims
- 4738US8135658B1Systems and methods for providing real-time over-ride capabilityWATKINS SR CHRISTOPHER J·Filed 2008·Granted Mar 13, 2012·0 cites·21 claims
- 4836US9097757B2Switching element system and methodBECKER ALVIN G·Filed 2011·Granted Aug 4, 2015·0 cites·10 claims
- 4934US5225894ASpectral discrimination using temporal mapping of light pulses through optical filtersTRACOR AEROSPACE INC·Filed 1991·Granted Jul 6, 1993·8 cites·18 claims
- 5030US5619332AHigh spectral resolution fiber optic spectrometerTRACOR·Filed 1995·Granted Apr 8, 1997·1 cites·27 claims
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