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Home
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2021
›
Johnson & Johnson
›
Eitan T. Wiener
EW
Eitan T. Wiener
— 10 Patents in 2021
CI
Cilag Gmbh International
:
7
patents
#24
of
294
Top 9%
Johnson & Johnson
:
3
patents
#144
of
1,204
Top 15%
Cincinnati, OH
:
#14
of
867
inventors
Top 2%
Ohio
:
#72
of
7,535
inventors
Top 1%
Overall
(2021):
#8,487
of
548,734
Top 2%
10
Patents 2021
Issued Patents
2021
Showing
1–10
of
10
patents
Patent #
Title
Co-Inventors
Date
Approx Value ⓘ
11141213
Surgical instrument with user adaptable techniques
David C. Yates
,
Ashvani K. Madan
,
Benjamin J. Danziger
,
Kristen G. Denzinger
,
Kevin L. Houser
2021-10-12
11129661
Combination ultrasonic and electrosurgical system having EEPROM and ASIC components
Stephen M. Leuck
2021-09-28
11090104
Surgical generator for ultrasonic and electrosurgical devices
Jeffrey L. Aldridge
,
Brian T. Noyes
,
Jeffrey D. Messerly
,
James R. Giordano
,
Robert J. Beetel
+7 more
2021-08-17
11069012
Interactive surgical systems with condition handling of devices and data capabilities
Frederick E. Shelton, IV
,
David C. Yates
,
Jeffrey L. Aldridge
2021-07-20
11058475
Method and apparatus for selecting operations of a surgical instrument based on user intention
David C. Yates
,
Ryan M. Asher
,
John A. Hibner
2021-07-13
11051873
Surgical system with user adaptable techniques employing multiple energy modalities based on tissue parameters
Benjamin J. Danziger
,
David C. Yates
,
Kevin L. Houser
,
Ryan M. Asher
,
Frederick E. Shelton, IV
+3 more
2021-07-06
11039848
Surgical instrument with spot coagulation control and algorithm
Ryan M. Asher
,
Chad P. Boudreaux
,
Kristen G. Denzinger
,
Cameron R. Nott
2021-06-22
11033322
Circuit topologies for combined generator
David C. Yates
,
John E. Hein
2021-06-15
$164,279,000
10944728
Interactive surgical systems with encrypted communication capabilities
Frederick E. Shelton, IV
,
David C. Yates
2021-03-09
$186,799,000
10932847
Detecting short circuits in electrosurgical medical devices
David C. Yates
,
Robert A. Kemerling
,
Benjamin J. Danziger
,
Gavin M. Monson
2021-03-02
$97,453,000
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