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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 51–75 of 94 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDate
10743901 Snap fit clamp pad for ultrasonic surgical instrument Paul F. Riestenberg, David Sepulveda-Leyva, Benjamin D. Dickerson 2020-08-18
10716957 Shielding features for ultrasonic blade of a surgical instrument Michael J. Stokes, Jacob S. Gee, Kevin D. Felder, Tylor C. Muhlenkamp, Patrick J. Scoggins +3 more 2020-07-21
10667835 Ultrasonic surgical instrument with end effector having restricted articulation William B. Weisenburgh, II, Barry C. Worrell, David A. Monroe, Jeffrey L. Aldridge, Benjamin D. Dickerson +2 more 2020-06-02
10660692 End effector for instrument with ultrasonic blade and bipolar clamp arm Jason R. Lesko, Catherine A. Corbett, William B. Weisenburgh, II, Barry C. Worrell, Mark A. Davison +8 more 2020-05-26
10624667 System and method to track usage of surgical instrument Benjamin D. Dickerson, Jeffrey L. Aldridge, Jeffrey A. Bullock, Richard W. Timm, Ryan M. Asher +13 more 2020-04-21
10555748 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 2020-02-11
10537352 Tissue pads for use with surgical instruments Kevin L. Houser, Mark A. Neurohr 2020-01-21
10470792 Rotation features for ultrasonic surgical instrument Elizabeth DeBenedictis, William D. Kelly, Michael R. Lamping, Timothy G. Dietz, Patrick A. Weizman +9 more 2019-11-12
10470790 Surgical instrument with selector Paul F. Riestenberg, Benjamin M. Boyd, Jacob S. Gee, Charles J. Scheib, Thomas C. Gallmeyer +5 more 2019-11-12
10441310 Surgical instruments with curved section William A. Olson, Jeffrey D. Messerly, Daniel W. Price, Kevin L. Houser, William D. Dannaher +2 more 2019-10-15
10426506 Ultrasonic surgical instrument with multi-grip activation and power selection Benjamin D. Dickerson, Tylor C. Muhlenkamp, Paul F. Riestenberg, Kristen G. Denzinger, Chester O. Baxter, III 2019-10-01
10368894 Surgical instrument with variable clamping force Ashvani K. Madan, David C. Groene, Benjamin M. Boyd, Jacob S. Gee, Paul F. Riestenberg 2019-08-06
10327796 Ultrasonic surgical instrument with dual modes John A. Hibner, Jeffrey D. Messerly, Richard W. Timm, Paul F. Riestenberg, Richard C. Smith +2 more 2019-06-25
10285724 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 2019-05-14
10258363 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 2019-04-16
10231749 Ultrasonic surgical instrument with blade replacement features John A. Hibner, Richard C. Smith, Catherine A. Corbett, David A. Witt 2019-03-19
10130383 Ultrasonic surgical instrument with rotatable actuation levers and mechanical lockout Benjamin D. Dickerson 2018-11-20
10034704 Surgical instrument with user adaptable algorithms Ryan M. Asher, Charles J. Scheib, Paul F. Riestenberg, Jacob S. Gee, Benjamin M. Boyd +5 more 2018-07-31
10034683 Ultrasonic surgical instrument with rigidizing articulation drive members David A. Monroe, Richard W. Timm, Kristen L. Pirozzi, Jacob S. Gee, Jeffrey D. Messerly +4 more 2018-07-31
10004527 Ultrasonic surgical instrument with staged clamping Jacob S. Gee, David J. Cagle, Frederick L. Estera, William B. Weisenburgh, II, Frederick E. Shelton, IV +5 more 2018-06-26
10004528 Sleeve features for ultrasonic blade of a surgical instrument Cory G. Kimball, David J. Cagle, Benjamin D. Dickerson, Kristen G. Denzinger, Jeffrey D. Messerly +10 more 2018-06-26
9993260 Shielding features for ultrasonic blade of a surgical instrument Michael J. Stokes, Jacob S. Gee, Kevin D. Felder, Taylor C. Muhlenkamp, Patrick J. Scoggins +3 more 2018-06-12
9943325 Handpiece and blade configurations for ultrasonic surgical instrument Ryan M. Asher, John B. Schulte, Randal T. Byrum, Jose Domingo Vasquez, Thomas C. Gallmeyer +4 more 2018-04-17
9901358 Ultrasonic surgical instrument with integral blade cleaning feature JoAnn M. Stegeman, Patrick A. Weizman, Cory G. Kimball, Tamara Widenhouse, Tylor C. Muhlenkamp +3 more 2018-02-27
9901359 Actuation mechanism for use with an ultrasonic surgical instrument Kevin L. Houser, Mark A. Neurohr 2018-02-27