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Brian D. Bertke — 25 Patents

Johnson & Johnson: 19 patents #479 of 7,810Top 7%
CICilag Gmbh International: 6 patents #246 of 874Top 30%
Slade, KY: #1 of 7 inventorsTop 15%
Kentucky: #289 of 11,577 inventorsTop 3%
Overall (All Time): #158,593 of 4,157,543Top 4%
25 Patents All Time
Brian D. Bertke has been granted 25 US patents while listed as an inventor at Johnson & Johnson. The first was granted in 2007 and the most recent in June 2025. Brian D. Bertke ranks #158,593 of 4,157,543 US inventors in our database (top 3.8%). Patent records list Brian D. Bertke in Slade, KY, US.

Patents per Year

Patents granted per year, 2007 to 2025Bar chart with a peak of 5 patents in 2017.peak 52007: 2 patents20072010: 1 patents2011: 1 patents20112013: 1 patents2014: 2 patents20142016: 2 patents2017: 5 patents20172018: 1 patents2019: 2 patents20192020: 2 patents2021: 1 patents20212022: 2 patents2023: 1 patents20232025: 2 patents2025

Issued Patents All Time

Showing 1–25 of 25 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDateApprox Value ⓘ
12324602 Ultrasonic end effectors with increased active length Foster B. Stulen, Kevin L. Houser, Vincent P. Battaglia 2025-06-10
12295608 Rotation features for ultrasonic surgical instrument Craig N. Faller, Elizabeth DeBenedictis, William D. Kelly, Michael R. Lamping, Timothy G. Dietz +9 more 2025-05-13
11690641 Ultrasonic end effectors with increased active length Foster B. Stulen, Kevin L. Houser, Vincent P. Battaglia 2023-07-04
11471212 Electrosurgical devices with monopolar and bipolar functionality Matthew S. Schneider, Mark D. Glassett, Richard W. Timm, Chad S. Frampton, Gaetana Michelet +5 more 2022-10-18
11389190 Rotation features for ultrasonic surgical instrument Craig N. Faller, Elizabeth DeBenedictis, William D. Kelly, Michael R. Lamping, Timothy G. Dietz +9 more 2022-07-19
11051835 Alignment features for ultrasonic surgical instrument John B. Schulte, Craig N. Faller, Eric B. Smith, Patrick J. Scoggins, JoAnn M. Stegeman +5 more 2021-07-06
10667824 Surgical clip applier methods Dario Vitali, Nicholas G. Molitor, Thomas W. Huitema, Robert L. Koch, Jr., Kevin A. Larson +2 more 2020-06-02 $119,685,000
10653437 Surgical instrument with tissue density sensing William D. Dannaher, Daniel W. Price, Cory G. Kimball, William D. Kelly, Sora Rhee +2 more 2020-05-19 $146,179,000
10470792 Rotation features for ultrasonic surgical instrument Craig N. Faller, Elizabeth DeBenedictis, William D. Kelly, Michael R. Lamping, Timothy G. Dietz +9 more 2019-11-12 $75,626,000
10398466 Ultrasonic end effectors with increased active length Foster B. Stulen, Kevin L. Houser, Vincent P. Battaglia 2019-09-03 $78,691,000
9901358 Ultrasonic surgical instrument with integral blade cleaning feature Craig N. Faller, JoAnn M. Stegeman, Patrick A. Weizman, Cory G. Kimball, Tamara Widenhouse +3 more 2018-02-27 $83,498,000
9788851 Surgical instrument with tissue density sensing William D. Dannaher, Daniel W. Price, Cory G. Kimball, William D. Kelly, Sora Rhee +2 more 2017-10-17 $73,207,000
9782181 Surgical clip applier methods Dario Vitali, Nicholas G. Molitor, Thomas W. Huitema, Robert L. Koch, Jr., Kevin A. Larson +2 more 2017-10-10 $90,238,000
9743946 Rotation features for ultrasonic surgical instrument Craig N. Faller, Elizabeth DeBenedictis, William D. Kelly, Michael R. Lamping, Timothy G. Dietz +9 more 2017-08-29 $90,096,000
9724118 Techniques for cutting and coagulating tissue for ultrasonic surgical instruments John B. Schulte, Daniel W. Price, Jose Domingo Vasquez, Timothy G. Dietz, Richard C. Smith +11 more 2017-08-08 $80,530,000
9700343 Devices and techniques for cutting and coagulating tissue Jeffrey D. Messerly, Karalyn R. Tellio, Eitan T. Wiener, David C. Yates, Jeffrey L. Aldridge +2 more 2017-07-11 $60,886,000
9414853 Ultrasonic end effectors with increased active length Foster B. Stulen, Kevin L. Houser, Vincent P. Battaglia 2016-08-16 $170,740,000
9237921 Devices and techniques for cutting and coagulating tissue Jeffrey D. Messerly, Karalyn R. Tellio, Eitan T. Wiener, David C. Yates, Jeffrey L. Aldridge +1 more 2016-01-19 $69,176,000
8915930 Force limiting mechanism for medical instrument Thomas W. Huitema, Robert L. Koch, Jr., Dario Vitali, Nicholas G. Molitor 2014-12-23 $80,349,000
8753356 Surgical clip applier methods Dario Vitali, Nicholas G. Molitor, Thomas W. Huitema, Robert L. Koch, Jr., Kevin A. Larson +2 more 2014-06-17 $95,316,000
8523889 Ultrasonic end effectors with increased active length Foster B. Stulen, Kevin L. Houser, Vincent P. Battaglia 2013-09-03 $42,704,000
8075571 Surgical clip applier methods Dario Vitali, Nicholas G. Molitor, Thomas W. Huitema, Robert L. Koch, Jr., Kevin A. Larson +2 more 2011-12-13 $63,757,000
7731724 Surgical clip advancement and alignment mechanism Thomas W. Huitema, Dario Vitali, Robert L. Koch, Jr., Nicholas G. Molitor 2010-06-08 $56,623,000
7297149 Surgical clip applier methods Dario Vitali, Nicholas G. Molitor, Thomas W. Huitema, Robert L. Koch, Jr., Kevin A. Larson +2 more 2007-11-20 $100,322,000
7288098 Force limiting mechanism for medical instrument Thomas W. Huitema, Robert L. Koch, Jr., Dario Vitali, Nicholas G. Molitor 2007-10-30 $94,280,000