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Grant Duque — 4 Patents in 2021

ISIntuitive Surgical: 4 patents #40 of 269Top 15%
San Jose, CA: #689 of 6,693 inventorsTop 15%
California: #5,616 of 66,859 inventorsTop 9%
Overall (2021): #49,931 of 548,734Top 10%
4 Patents 2021

Issued Patents 2021

Showing 1–4 of 4 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDate
11185378 Motor assembly David W. Weir, Melody Wu, Kevin Durant 2021-11-30
11098803 Seals and sealing methods for a surgical instrument having an articulated end effector actuated by a drive shaft Todd Murphy, William A. Burbank, Gregory W. Dachs, II 2021-08-24
11026755 Systems and methods for operating an end effector David W. Weir, Kevin Durant, Patrick Flanagan, Margaret M. Nixon, David W. Robinson +1 more 2021-06-08
10918387 Surgical staple cartridge with enhanced knife clearance Thomas N. McNamara, Jeffrey Smith, Bennie Thompson, Ashley Wellman, Donald F. Wilson, Jr. 2021-02-16