Inventor

Bill J. Pope

Inventor

Springville, UT, US

Overview

1978–2017

Patent span

Human necessities

Primary field (CPC A)

Patents· 36 as inventor

Public. Assignee & technology derived from the patent record. Each patent links to its LexDana page.

A61Lprimary

A61LMethods or apparatus for sterilising materials or objects in general17%

A61FFilters implantable into blood vessels16%

B22FWorking metallic powder16%

A61BDiagnosis9%

C22CAlloys5%

B29CShaping or joining of plastics4%

B29LIndexing scheme associated with subclass b29c, relating to particular articles4%

C04BLime, magnesia4%

Y10TTechnical subjects covered by former us classification4%

F16CShafts3%

PatentTitleYear

9,820,539'Thick sintered polycrystalline diamond and sintered jewelry'2017 8,663,359'Thick sintered polycrystalline diamond and sintered jewelry'2014 8,603,181'Use of Ti and Nb cemented in TiC in prosthetic joints'2013 8,561,727'Superabrasive cutting elements and systems and methods for manufacturing the same'2013 8,016,889'Articulating diamond-surfaced spinal implants'2011 7,665,898'Bearings, races and components thereof having diamond and other superhard surfaces'2010 7,569,176'Method for making a sintered superhard prosthetic joint component'2009 7,556,763'Method of making components for prosthetic joints'2009 7,494,507'Articulating diamond-surfaced spinal implants'2009 7,461,978'Bearings, races and components thereof having diamond and other superhard surfaces'2008 7,396,505'Use of CoCrMo to augment biocompatibility in polycrystalline diamond compacts'2008 7,396,501'Use of gradient layers and stress modifiers to fabricate composite constructs'2008 7,077,867'Prosthetic knee joint having at least one diamond articulation surface'2006 6,800,095'Diamond-surfaced femoral head for use in a prosthetic joint'2004 6,793,681'Prosthetic hip joint having a polycrystalline diamond articulation surface and a plurality of substrate layers'2004 6,709,463'Prosthetic joint component having at least one solid polycrystalline diamond component'2004 6,676,704'Prosthetic joint component having at least one sintered polycrystalline diamond compact articulation surface and substrate surface topographical features in said polycrystalline diamond compact'2004 6,655,845'Bearings, races and components thereof having diamond and other superhard surfaces'2003 6,610,095'Prosthetic joint having substrate surface topographical featurers and at least one diamond articulation surface'2003 6,596,225'Methods for manufacturing a diamond prosthetic joint component'2003 6,517,583'Prosthetic hip joint having a polycrystalline diamond compact articulation surface and a counter bearing surface'2003 6,514,289'Diamond articulation surface for use in a prosthetic joint'2003 6,497,727'Component for use in prosthetic hip, the component having a polycrystalline diamond articulation surface and a plurality of substrate layers'2002 6,494,918'Component for a prosthetic joint having a diamond load bearing and articulation surface'2002 6,488,715'Diamond-surfaced cup for use in a prosthetic joint'2002 6,447,560'Method for forming a superabrasive polycrystalline cutting tool with an integral chipbreaker feature'2002 6,425,922'Prosthetic hip joint having at least one sintered polycrystalline diamond compact articulation surface'2002 6,402,787'Prosthetic hip joint having at least one sintered polycrystalline diamond compact articulation surface and substrate surface topographical features in said polycrystalline diamond compact'2002 6,398,815'Prosthetic joint having at least one superhard articulation surface'2002 6,290,726'Prosthetic hip joint having sintered polycrystalline diamond compact articulation surfaces'2001 6,010,533'Prosthetic joint with diamond coated interfaces'2000 5,645,601'Prosthetic joint with diamond coated interfaces'1997 5,355,969'Composite polycrystalline cutting element with improved fracture and delamination resistance'1994 5,127,923'Composite abrasive compact having high thermal stability'1992 4,163,769'High thermal conductivity substrate'1979 4,104,344'High thermal conductivity substrate'1978

Career & activity timeline

Assembled from patent assignee/location history and declaration credentials.

1978–2002Based in Provo, UT, US· patent location history

1992–2013Patents assigned to US SYNTHETIC CORP (4)· patent assignee history

1997–2011Patents assigned to DIAMICRON INC (26)· patent assignee history

2001–2017Based in Springville, UT, US· patent location history

2013–2017Patents assigned to DIMICRON INC (3)· patent assignee history

2013–2014Patents assigned to POPE BILL J (3)· patent assignee history

2013–2014Patents assigned to DIXON RICHARD H (2)· patent assignee history

Inventor activity

Assignee and location history derived from the patent record.

Assignees

Assignee	Patents	Span
DIAMICRON INC	26	1997–2011
US SYNTHETIC CORP	4	1992–2013
DIMICRON INC	3	2013–2017
POPE BILL Jself	3	2013–2014
DIXON RICHARD H	2	2013–2014

Locations

Location	Patents	Span
Springville, UT, US	29	2001–2017
Provo, UT, US	7	1978–2002