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TNCO INC

Overview
  • Total Patents
    20
About

TNCO INC has a total of 20 patent applications. Its first patent ever was published in 1990. It filed its patents most often in United States, EPO (European Patent Office) and WIPO (World Intellectual Property Organization). Its main competitors in its focus markets medical technology and mechanical elements are NITRO MEDICAL LTD, CHENGDU HUIZHI YUANJING SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY CO LTD and UNIV T PRZYRODNICZY IM JANA I.

Patent filings in countries

World map showing TNCO INCs patent filings in countries
# Country Total Patents
#1 United States 15
#2 EPO (European Patent Office) 2
#3 WIPO (World Intellectual Property Organization) 2
#4 Australia 1

Patent filings per year

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

Focus industries

# Industry
#1 Medical technology
#2 Mechanical elements

Focus technologies

# Technology
#1 Diagnosis and surgery
#2 Gearing

Top inventors

# Name Total Patents
#1 Burke Roger M 7
#2 Difrancesco Francis J 6
#3 Gilman Brian W 5
#4 Lombardo Giuseppe 3
#5 Honkanen George P 3
#6 Lombardo Guiseppe 3
#7 Weaver Paul C 2
#8 O'Connor Paul D 2
#9 Griffiths Jerry Richard 2
#10 Griffiths Jerry R 2

Latest patents

Publication Filing date Title
US6599309B1 Pin-less surgical instrument
US6077290A Endoscopic instrument with removable front end
US5893875A Surgical instrument with replaceable jaw assembly
US5755723A Retrograde surgical instrument
US5849021A Elongated thumb loop for surgical instrument
US5868786A Integral log linkage for micro-instrument
US5728108A Rotary drive mechanism for instrument handle
US6015426A Rotatable linkage for micro-instrument
US6019780A Dual pin and groove pivot for micro-instrument
US5766196A Surgical instrument with steerable distal end
US5603724A Suction punch
US5320119A Surgical tools cleansing
US5219357A Micro-instrument
US5152780A Micro-instrument