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KYPHON INC

Overview
  • Total Patents
    385
About

KYPHON INC has a total of 385 patent applications. Its first patent ever was published in 1995. It filed its patents most often in United States, WIPO (World Intellectual Property Organization) and EPO (European Patent Office). Its main competitors in its focus markets medical technology, machines and chemical engineering are MACKOOL RICHARD, EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES AG and ARTIFEX LTD.

Patent filings per year

Chart showing KYPHON INCs patent filings per year from 1900 to 2020

Top inventors

# Name Total Patents
#1 Reiley Mark A 180
#2 Scribner Robert M 135
#3 Scholten Arie 117
#4 Talmadge Karen D 96
#5 Reo Michael L 90
#6 Layne Richard W 52
#7 Boucher Ryan P 43
#8 Sand Paul M 35
#9 Malandain Hugues F 25
#10 Osorio Reynaldo A 24

Latest patents

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