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Craig N. Faller

Johnson & Johnson: 49 patents #109 of 7,810Top 2%
CICilag Gmbh International: 45 patents #31 of 874Top 4%
Batavia, OH: #2 of 140 inventorsTop 2%
Ohio: #206 of 73,341 inventorsTop 1%
Overall (All Time): #16,356 of 4,157,543Top 1%
94 Patents All Time

Issued Patents All Time

Showing 26–50 of 94 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDate
11612408 Determining tissue composition via an ultrasonic system David C. Yates, Jason L. Harris, Frederick E. Shelton, IV, Kevin L. Houser, John E. Brady +9 more 2023-03-28
11602371 Ultrasonic surgical instruments with control mechanisms Jacob S. Gee, Foster B. Stulen, Kevin L. Houser, Sora Rhee, William D. Dannaher +2 more 2023-03-14
11589890 Ultrasonic surgical instrument with dual modes John A. Hibner, Jeffrey D. Messerly, Richard W. Timm, Paul F. Riestenberg, Richard C. Smith +2 more 2023-02-28
11589888 Method for controlling smart energy devices Frederick E. Shelton, IV, David C. Yates, Jason L. Harris, Kevin L. Houser, John E. Brady +11 more 2023-02-28
11583306 Surgical instruments with articulating shafts William A. Olson, Jeffrey D. Messerly, Daniel W. Price, Kevin L. Houser, William D. Dannaher +2 more 2023-02-21
11571234 Temperature control of ultrasonic end effector and control system therefor Cameron R. Nott, Fergus P. Quigley, Amrita S. Sawhney, Stephen M. Leuck, Brian D. Black +6 more 2023-02-07
11571236 Features and methods to control delivery of cooling fluid to end effector of ultrasonic surgical instrument David C. Yates, Benjamin M. Boyd, Benjamin D. Dickerson, Brian D. Black, Kristen G. Denzinger +5 more 2023-02-07
11559323 Surgical instrument with selector Paul F. Riestenberg, Benjamin M. Boyd, Jacob S. Gee, Charles J. Scheib, Thomas C. Gallmeyer +5 more 2023-01-24
11484333 Method of operating an articulating ultrasonic surgical instrument Barry C. Worrell, Benjamin J. Danziger, Benjamin D. Dickerson, Brian D. Black, Cara L. Shapiro +28 more 2022-11-01
11464532 Methods for estimating and controlling state of ultrasonic end effector Cameron R. Nott, Foster B. Stulen, Fergus P. Quigley, John E. Brady, Gregory A. Trees +13 more 2022-10-11
11464559 Estimating state of ultrasonic end effector and control system therefor Cameron R. Nott, Foster B. Stulen, Fergus P. Quigley, John E. Brady, Gregory A. Trees +12 more 2022-10-11
11413060 Actuation mechanisms and load adjustment assemblies for surgical instruments Jacob S. Gee, Paul F. Riestenberg, Jonathan T. Batross, David A. Monroe, Benjamin D. Dickerson +1 more 2022-08-16
11389190 Rotation features for ultrasonic surgical instrument Elizabeth DeBenedictis, William D. Kelly, Michael R. Lamping, Timothy G. Dietz, Patrick A. Weizman +9 more 2022-07-19
11357532 Snap fit clamp pad for ultrasonic surgical instrument Paul F. Riestenberg, David Sepulveda-Leyva, Benjamin D. Dickerson 2022-06-14
11344326 Smart blade technology to control blade instability Madeleine C. Jayme, Cameron R. Nott 2022-05-31
11324527 Ultrasonic and electrosurgical devices Jeffrey L. Aldridge, Kevin D. Felder, Jacob S. Gee, William D. Kelly, Robert J. Laird +13 more 2022-05-10
11298148 Live time tissue classification using electrical parameters Madeleine C. Jayme, James M. Wilson, Kristen G. Denzinger 2022-04-12
11259830 Methods for controlling temperature in ultrasonic device Cameron R. Nott, Fergus P. Quigley, Amrita S. Sawhney, Stephen M. Leuck, Brian D. Black +5 more 2022-03-01
11103270 Handpiece and blade configurations for ultrasonic surgical instrument Ryan M. Asher, John B. Schulte, Randal T. Byrum, Jose Domingo Vasquez, Thomas C. Gallmeyer +5 more 2021-08-31
11051835 Alignment features for ultrasonic surgical instrument John B. Schulte, Eric B. Smith, Patrick J. Scoggins, JoAnn M. Stegeman, Tylor C. Muhlenkamp +5 more 2021-07-06
11006971 Actuation mechanism for use with an ultrasonic surgical instrument Kevin L. Houser, Mark A. Neurohr 2021-05-18
10973542 Ultrasonic surgical instrument with blade replacement features John A. Hibner, Richard C. Smith, Catherine A. Corbett, David A. Witt 2021-04-13
10973541 Surgical instrument with variable clamping force Ashvani K. Madan, David C. Groene, Benjamin M. Boyd, Jacob S. Gee, Paul F. Riestenberg 2021-04-13
10952788 Surgical instrument with user adaptable algorithms Ryan M. Asher, Charles J. Scheib, Paul F. Riestenberg, Jacob S. Gee, Benjamin M. Boyd +5 more 2021-03-23
10842580 Ultrasonic surgical instruments with control mechanisms Jacob S. Gee, Kevin L. Houser, Sora Rhee, William D. Dannaher, Barry C. Worrell +1 more 2020-11-24