| Patent Number |
Title Of Patent |
Date Issued |
| 7396505 |
Use of CoCrMo to augment biocompatibility in polycrystalline diamond compacts |
July 8, 2008 |
| CoCrMo can be used to enhance biocompatibility of a sintered polycrystalline diamond compact. |
| 7396501 |
Use of gradient layers and stress modifiers to fabricate composite constructs |
July 8, 2008 |
| Use of gradient layers and stress modifiers in superhard constructs. |
| 7077867 |
Prosthetic knee joint having at least one diamond articulation surface |
July 18, 2006 |
| Prosthetic joints, components for prosthetic joints, superhard bearing and articulation surfaces, diamond bearing and articulation surfaces, substrate surface topographical features, materials for making joints, bearing and articulation surfaces, and methods for manufacturing and fin |
| 6800095 |
Diamond-surfaced femoral head for use in a prosthetic joint |
October 5, 2004 |
| Prosthetic joints, components for prosthetic joints, superhard bearing and articulation surfaces, diamond bearing and articulation surfaces, substrate surface topographical features, materials for making joints, bearing and articulation surfaces, and methods for manufacturing and fin |
| 6709463 |
Prosthetic joint component having at least one solid polycrystalline diamond component |
March 23, 2004 |
| Prosthetic joints, components for prosthetic joints, superhard bearing and articulation surfaces, diamond bearing and articulation surfaces, substrate surface topographical features, materials for making joints, bearing and articulation surfaces, and methods for manufacturing and fin |
| 6676704 |
Prosthetic joint component having at least one sintered polycrystalline diamond compact articula |
January 13, 2004 |
| Prosthetic joints, components for prosthetic joints, superhard bearing and articulation surfaces, diamond bearing and articulation surfaces, substrate surface topographical features, materials for making joints, bearing and articulation surfaces, and methods for manufacturing and fin |
| 6655845 |
Bearings, races and components thereof having diamond and other superhard surfaces |
December 2, 2003 |
| Diamond bearings and bearing components are disclosed. Some embodiments of the bearings and bearing components include polycrystalline diamond compacts sintered under high pressure and high temperature to create a diamond table chemically and mechanically bonded to a substrate, the d |
| 6610095 |
Prosthetic joint having substrate surface topographical featurers and at least one diamond artic |
August 26, 2003 |
| Prosthetic joints, components for prosthetic joints, superhard bearing and articulation surfaces, diamond bearing and articulation surfaces, substrate surface topographical features, materials for making joints, bearing and articulation surfaces, and methods for manufacturing and fin |
| 6596225 |
Methods for manufacturing a diamond prosthetic joint component |
July 22, 2003 |
| Prosthetic joints, components for prosthetic joints, superhard bearing and articulation surfaces, diamond bearing and articulation surfaces, substrate surface topographical features, materials for making joints, bearing and articulation surfaces, and methods for manufacturing and fin |
| 6517583 |
Prosthetic hip joint having a polycrystalline diamond compact articulation surface and a counter |
February 11, 2003 |
| Prosthetic joints, components for prosthetic joints, superhard bearing and articulation surfaces, diamond bearing and articulation surfaces, substrate surface topographical features, materials for making joints, bearing and articulation surfaces, and methods for manufacturing and fin |
| 6514289 |
Diamond articulation surface for use in a prosthetic joint |
February 4, 2003 |
| Prosthetic joints, components for prosthetic joints, superhard bearing and articulation surfaces, diamond bearing and articulation surfaces, substrate surface topographical features, materials for making joints, bearing and articulation surfaces, and methods for manufacturing and fin |
| 6497727 |
Component for use in prosthetic hip, the component having a polycrystalline diamond articulation |
December 24, 2002 |
| Prosthetic joints, components for prosthetic joints, superhard bearing and articulation surfaces, diamond bearing and articulation surfaces, substrate surface topographical features, materials for making joints, bearing and articulation surfaces, and methods for manufacturing and fin |
| 6494918 |
Component for a prosthetic joint having a diamond load bearing and articulation surface |
December 17, 2002 |
| Prosthetic joints, components for prosthetic joints, superhard bearing and articulation surfaces, diamond bearing and articulation surfaces, substrate surface topographical features, materials for making joints, bearing and articulation surfaces, and methods for manufacturing and fin |
| 6488715 |
Diamond-surfaced cup for use in a prosthetic joint |
December 3, 2002 |
| Prosthetic joints, components for prosthetic joints, superhard bearing and articulation surfaces, diamond bearing and articulation surfaces, substrate surface topographical features, materials for making joints, bearing and articulation surfaces, and methods for manufacturing and fin |
| 6447560 |
Method for forming a superabrasive polycrystalline cutting tool with an integral chipbreaker fea |
September 10, 2002 |
| A method or process for making polycrystalline diamond or polycrystalline CBN cutting tools (Superabrasives), which have integral chip-breaking features is disclosed. This method involves pressing a die or other like rigid component against either the outer can cover or the diamond or CB |
| 6425922 |
Prosthetic hip joint having at least one sintered polycrystalline diamond compact articulation s |
July 30, 2002 |
| Prosthetic joints, components for prosthetic joints, superhard bearing and articulation surfaces, diamond bearing and articulation surfaces, substrate surface topographical features, materials for making joints, bearing and articulation surfaces, and methods for manufacturing and fin |
| 6402787 |
Prosthetic hip joint having at least one sintered polycrystalline diamond compact articulation s |
June 11, 2002 |
| Prosthetic joints, components for prosthetic joints, superhard bearing and articulation surfaces, diamond bearing and articulation surfaces, substrate surface topographical features, materials for making joints, bearing and articulation surfaces, and methods for manufacturing and fin |
| 6398815 |
Prosthetic joint having at least one superhard articulation surface |
June 4, 2002 |
| Prosthetic joints, components for prosthetic joints, superhard bearing and articulation surfaces, diamond bearing and articulation surfaces, substrate surface topographical features, materials for making joints, bearing and articulation surfaces, and methods for manufacturing and fin |
| 6290726 |
Prosthetic hip joint having sintered polycrystalline diamond compact articulation surfaces |
September 18, 2001 |
| Prosthetic joints, components for prosthetic joints, superhard bearing and articulation surfaces, diamond bearing and articulation surfaces, substrate surface topographical features, materials for making joints, bearing and articulation surfaces, and methods for manufacturing and fin |
| 6010533 |
Prosthetic joint with diamond coated interfaces |
January 4, 2000 |
| A prosthetic joint with polycrystalline diamond compact coated interfaces and a method for making the same are disclosed. The prosthetic joint has a diamond layer formed on at least one of the interacting, load-bearing surfaces of the joint. The diamond layer adds resistance to damage fr |
| 5645601 |
Prosthetic joint with diamond coated interfaces |
July 8, 1997 |
| A prosthetic joint with polycrystalline diamond compact coated interfaces and a method for making the same are disclosed. The prosthetic joint has a diamond layer formed on at least one of the interacting, load-bearing surfaces of the joint. The diamond layer adds resistance to damage fr |
| 5355969 |
Composite polycrystalline cutting element with improved fracture and delamination resistance |
October 18, 1994 |
| A cutting implement formed from a substrate of carbide, or other hard substance, bonded to a polycrystalline layer which serves as the cutting portion of the implement. The interface between the substrate and polycrystalline layer is defined by surface topography with radially spaced |
| 4163769 |
High thermal conductivity substrate |
August 7, 1979 |
| A high thermal conductivity substrate is formed by making a sintered diamond composite and thereafter modifying the electrical properties of the composite by leaching graphite and other non-diamond materials from the composite and subsequently infusing the leached composite with mate |
| 4104344 |
High thermal conductivity substrate |
August 1, 1978 |
| A high thermal conductivity substrate is formed by making a sintered diamond composite and thereafter modifying the electrical properties of the composite by leaching graphite and other non-diamond materials from the composite and subsequently infusing the leached composite with mate |