San Francisco, CA, United States of America

Craig Hines

This inventor holds 19 USPTO granted patents and 1 published patent application, plus 1 CIPO patent and 4 EPO patents. Top assignees: Ultradent Products, Inc., Calibra Medical, Inc., Altmount, Inc.. Active years: 2010-2025.

IDiyas Innovation Intelligence. (2026). Inventor Profile: Craig Hines. Retrieved from https://idiyas.com/inventor/craig-hines

Data source: USPTO (United States Patent and Trademark Office) public patent records. Weekly synchronization. How IDiyas builds this profile

USPTO Granted Patents = 19 (Patent Applications = 1)

% Patents Active = 94.7

CIPO Patents = 1 (Patent Applications = 1)

EPO Patents = 4 (Patent Applications = 3)

Average Co-Inventor Count = 2.5

ph-index = 9

Forward Citations = 216(Granted Patents)

Location History:

San Francisco, CA (US) (2010 - 2016)
Lihue, HI (US) (2015 - 2021)

Company Filing History:

12 out of 361

Ultradent Products, Inc.

patents

3 out of 33

Calibra Medical, Inc.

Balmar Acquistion LLC

6. 1 out of 834,513

Other

patents

Years Active: 2010-2025

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19 patents (USPTO):Sort by Forward CitationsExplore Patents

1. 12251092 - Cheek and lip expansion device and method (2025-03-18),

2. 11020103 - Cheek retractor device and method (2021-06-01),

3. 10765493 - Cheek and lip expansion device and method (2020-09-08),

4. 10307049 - Methods, devices, systems, assemblies, and kits for tissue retraction in an oral cavity (2019-06-04),

5. 10016258 - Cheek and lip expansion device and method (2018-07-10),

6. D820445 - Cheek retractor device (2018-06-12),

7. 9901332 - Cheek retractor device and method (2018-02-27),

8. D792590 - Cheek retractor device (2017-07-18),

9. D763444 - Cheek retractor device (2016-08-09),

10. D761958 - Cheek retractor device (2016-07-19),

11. 9387054 - Methods, devices, systems, assemblies, and kits for tissue retraction in an oral cavity (2016-07-12),

12. D737964 - Cheek retractor device (2015-09-01),

13. 8939855 - Mounting systems, kits and methods of converting an engine (2015-01-27),

14. 8540673 - Disposable infusion device with actuation lock-out (2013-09-24),

15. D654778 - Mounting system for converting an engine (2012-02-28),

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Profile summary based on public USPTO records.