BB

Brian D. Bertke

Johnson & Johnson: 19 patents #477 of 7,810Top 7%
CI Cilag Gmbh International: 6 patents #246 of 874Top 30%
Overall (All Time): #158,773 of 4,157,543Top 4%
25
Patents All Time

Issued Patents All Time

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDate
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
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
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
10398466 Ultrasonic end effectors with increased active length Foster B. Stulen, Kevin L. Houser, Vincent P. Battaglia 2019-09-03
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
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
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
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
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
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
9414853 Ultrasonic end effectors with increased active length Foster B. Stulen, Kevin L. Houser, Vincent P. Battaglia 2016-08-16
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
8915930 Force limiting mechanism for medical instrument Thomas W. Huitema, Robert L. Koch, Jr., Dario Vitali, Nicholas G. Molitor 2014-12-23
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
8523889 Ultrasonic end effectors with increased active length Foster B. Stulen, Kevin L. Houser, Vincent P. Battaglia 2013-09-03
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
7731724 Surgical clip advancement and alignment mechanism Thomas W. Huitema, Dario Vitali, Robert L. Koch, Jr., Nicholas G. Molitor 2010-06-08
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
7288098 Force limiting mechanism for medical instrument Thomas W. Huitema, Robert L. Koch, Jr., Dario Vitali, Nicholas G. Molitor 2007-10-30