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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 13, 2004
Filed:
Jan. 30, 2000
Bill J. Pope, Springville, UT (US);
Jeffrey K. Taylor, Loomis, CA (US);
Richard H. Dixon, Provo, UT (US);
Clayton F. Gardinier, Orem, UT (US);
Louis M. Pope, Provo, UT (US);
Dean C. Blackburn, Springville, UT (US);
Michael A. Vail, Salt Lake City, UT (US);
Kenneth M. Jensen, Springville, UT (US);
Diamicron, Inc., Orem, UT (US);
Abstract
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 finishing the same, and related information are disclosed, including a prosthetic joint component having at least one sintered polycrystalline diamond compact articulation surface and substrate surface topographical features in said polycrystalline diamond compact.