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J. Dean Cole
Also filed as: COLE J DEAN
44 granted patents·9 pending applications·3,630 citations·filing 1990–2025
99Inventor score
Files withLITTLE ENGINE LLC22COLE J DEAN17ORTHODYNE INC8DYNAMIC BALANCER SYSTEMS LLC1SMITH & NEPHEW RICHARDS INC1
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53 records- 0198US10925656B2Anchor apparatusLITTLE ENGINE LLC·Filed 2020·Granted Feb 23, 2021·27 cites·10 claims
- 0298US10743858B1Flush anchor snap-off apparatusLITTLE ENGINE LLC·Filed 2020·Granted Aug 18, 2020·33 cites·25 claims
- 0397US11602443B1Knee evaluation and arthroplasty methodLITTLE ENGINE LLC·Filed 2022·Granted Mar 14, 2023·7 cites·21 claims
- 0497US11298246B1Apparatus and method for evaluating knee geometryLITTLE ENGINE LLC·Filed 2021·Granted Apr 12, 2022·8 cites·13 claims
- 0597US11000382B1Apparatus and method for joint characterization and treatmentLITTLE ENGINE LLC·Filed 2020·Granted May 11, 2021·15 cites·17 claims
- 0697US10561411B1Flush anchor snap-off apparatusLITTLE ENGINE LLC·Filed 2019·Granted Feb 18, 2020·52 cites·12 claims
- 0796US11612421B1Tensioner-balancer for knee jointLITTLE ENGINE LLC·Filed 2021·Granted Mar 28, 2023·5 cites·14 claims
- 0896US11612503B1Joint soft tissue evaluation methodLITTLE ENGINE LLC·Filed 2022·Granted Mar 28, 2023·6 cites·28 claims
- 0996US10555729B1Flush anchor snap-off methodLITTLE ENGINE LLC·Filed 2019·Granted Feb 11, 2020·47 cites·23 claims
- 1096US6761722B2Tissue anchoring system and methodORTHODYNE INC·Filed 2002·Granted Jul 13, 2004·328 cites·21 claims
- 1196US6068648ATissue anchoring system and methodORTHODYNE INC·Filed 1998·Granted May 30, 2000·838 cites·15 claims
- 1292US10405849B1Flush anchor method and apparatusLITTLE ENGINE LLC·Filed 2018·Granted Sep 10, 2019·19 cites·21 claims
- 1391US10729417B2Knee flexion and extension gap tensioning and measuring methodLITTLE ENGINE LLC·Filed 2019·Granted Aug 4, 2020·13 cites·17 claims
- 1491US9724110B2System and method for load balancing in knee replacement proceduresCOLE J DEAN·Filed 2015·Granted Aug 8, 2017·12 cites·10 claims
- 1590US10478171B1Flush anchor method and apparatusLITTLE ENGINE LLC·Filed 2018·Granted Nov 19, 2019·12 cites·23 claims
- 1690US6544267B1Tissue anchoring system and methodORTHODYNE INC·Filed 2000·Granted Apr 8, 2003·193 cites·25 claims
- 1790US6402753B1Femoral intramedullary rod systemORTHODYNE INC·Filed 2000·Granted Jun 11, 2002·244 cites·17 claims
- 1890US6221074B1Femoral intramedullary rod systemORTHODYNE INC·Filed 1999·Granted Apr 24, 2001·387 cites·26 claims
- 1989US8328805B2Percutaneous fixator and method of insertionCOLE J DEAN·Filed 2008·Granted Dec 11, 2012·39 cites·20 claims
- 2089US7018380B2Femoral intramedullary rod systemCOLE J DEAN·Filed 2001·Granted Mar 28, 2006·211 cites·28 claims
- 2188US7867231B2Femoral intramedullary rod systemCOLE J DEAN·Filed 2006·Granted Jan 11, 2011·43 cites·11 claims
- 2286US10772617B2Knee flexion and extension gap tensioning and measuring apparatusLITTLE ENGINE LLC·Filed 2019·Granted Sep 15, 2020·5 cites·24 claims
- 2383US9107701B2Bone fixation system and method of useCOLE J DEAN·Filed 2010·Granted Aug 18, 2015·13 cites·28 claims
- 2483US7963966B2Bone fixation system and method of useCOLE J DEAN·Filed 2006·Granted Jun 21, 2011·24 cites·6 claims
- 2582US7041104B1Femoral intramedullary rod systemORTHODYNE INC·Filed 2000·Granted May 9, 2006·111 cites·41 claims
- 2679US6019762AAdjustable length orthopedic fixation deviceORTHODYNE INC·Filed 1998·Granted Feb 1, 2000·212 cites·19 claims
- 2778US5013317AMedical drill assembly transparent to X-rays and targeting drill bitSMITH & NEPHEW RICHARDS INC·Filed 1990·Granted May 7, 1991·255 cites·19 claims
- 2878US2023301699A1Anchor apparatusLITTLE ENGINE LLC·Filed 2023·Application pending·0 cites
- 2977US9839455B2Bone fixation system and method of useCOLE J DEAN·Filed 2015·Granted Dec 12, 2017·2 cites·17 claims
- 3075US7476225B2Percutaneous fixator method of insertionCOLE J DEAN·Filed 2004·Granted Jan 13, 2009·45 cites·11 claims
- 3174US12290451B2Apparatus and method for evaluating knee geometryLITTLE ENGINE LLC·Filed 2022·Granted May 6, 2025·0 cites·10 claims
- 3274US2023390081A1Knee evaluation and arthroplasty methodLITTLE ENGINE LLC·Filed 2022·Application pending·0 cites
- 3372US11707310B1Anchor apparatusLITTLE ENGINE LLC·Filed 2021·Granted Jul 25, 2023·0 cites·7 claims
- 3472US7311711B2Surgical distractor frameCOLE J DEAN·Filed 2002·Granted Dec 25, 2007·57 cites·19 claims
- 3572US5505733AIntramedullary skeletal distractor and methodFiled 1993·Granted Apr 9, 1996·160 cites·18 claims
- 3670US2025235320A1Apparatus and method for joint characterization and treatmentDYNAMIC BALANCER SYSTEMS LLC·Filed 2025·Application pending·0 cites
- 3769US12268615B2Joint soft tissue evaluation methodLITTLE ENGINE LLC·Filed 2023·Granted Apr 8, 2025·0 cites·28 claims
- 3869US2023181227A1Tensioner-balancer for knee jointLITTLE ENGINE LLC·Filed 2023·Application pending·0 cites
- 3968US12076030B2System and method for load balancing in knee replacement proceduresCOLE J DEAN·Filed 2020·Granted Sep 3, 2024·0 cites·9 claims
- 4068US5527310AModular pelvic fixation system and methodFiled 1994·Granted Jun 18, 1996·127 cites·8 claims
- 4167US11202662B2Percutaneous fixator and method of insertionCOLE J DEAN·Filed 2019·Granted Dec 21, 2021·0 cites·18 claims
- 4266US2021212836A1Apparatus and method for joint characterization and treatmentLITTLE ENGINE LLC·Filed 2021·Application pending·0 cites
- 4360US10548621B2System and method for load balancing in knee replacement proceduresCOLE J DEAN·Filed 2018·Granted Feb 4, 2020·0 cites·30 claims
- 4459US10575863B2System and method for load balancing in knee replacement proceduresCOLE J DEAN·Filed 2017·Granted Mar 3, 2020·0 cites·22 claims
- 4558US10383666B2Percutaneous fixator and method of insertionCOLE J DEAN·Filed 2015·Granted Aug 20, 2019·0 cites·27 claims
- 4657US2023157808A1Reinforced knee method and apparatusLITTLE ENGINE LLC·Filed 2022·Application pending·0 cites
- 4756US8123748B2Intramedullary canal diameter reducerCOLE J DEAN·Filed 2008·Granted Feb 28, 2012·0 cites·15 claims
- 4854US9198699B2Percutaneous fixator and method of insertionCOLE J DEAN·Filed 2012·Granted Dec 1, 2015·0 cites·7 claims
- 4950US6238417B1Method for fixing at least two bone segmentsFiled 1999·Granted May 29, 2001·45 cites·19 claims
- 5048US2021338300A1Cable crimp cap apparatus and methodLITTLE ENGINE LLC·Filed 2019·Application pending·0 cites
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