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Kevin L. Houser

Johnson & Johnson: 196 patents #8 of 7,810Top 1%
CI Cilag Gmbh International: 87 patents #16 of 874Top 2%
Eastman Kodak: 7 patents #1,571 of 8,114Top 20%
PS Penn State: 3 patents #230 of 1,788Top 15%
Overall (All Time): #1,328 of 4,157,543Top 1%
297
Patents All Time

Issued Patents All Time

Showing 25 most recent of 297 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDate
12402906 Modular battery powered handheld surgical instrument and methods therefor Frederick E. Shelton, IV, David C. Yates, Jeffrey D. Messerly, Jason L. Harris, Geoffrey S. Strobl +1 more 2025-09-02
12396724 Surgical instrument with multiple interface configurations Mark D. Overmyer, Brett E. Swensgard, Shane R. Adams, Thomas W. Lytle, IV, Richard L. Leimbach +1 more 2025-08-26
12383115 Method for smart energy device infrastructure David C. Yates, Cameron R. Nott, Frederick E. Shelton, IV, Jason L. Harris, Verne E. Kreger, Jr. 2025-08-12
12369939 Ultrasonic surgical blades David A. Witt, Jeffrey D. Messerly 2025-07-29
12324602 Ultrasonic end effectors with increased active length Foster B. Stulen, Vincent P. Battaglia, Brian D. Bertke 2025-06-10
12303723 Surgical instrument with multi-functioning trigger Charles J. Scheib, Benjamin M. Boyd, Paul F. Riestenberg, Craig N. Faller, Allison Hamilton +6 more 2025-05-20
12295644 Electrosurgical instrument with fluid diverter David A. Witt, Frederick E. Shelton, IV, David C. Yates, Chad P. Boudreaux, Eric M. Roberson +1 more 2025-05-13
12285166 Feedback algorithms for manual bailout systems for surgical instruments Richard L. Leimbach, Shane R. Adams, Mark D. Overmyer, Brett E. Swensgard, Thomas W. Lytle, IV +1 more 2025-04-29
12268900 Surgical instruments Eitan T. Wiener, Kenneth S. Kramer, Foster B. Stulen 2025-04-08
12251124 Surgical instrument with staged application of electrosurgical and ultrasonic energy 2025-03-18
12239460 Controlling operation of drug administration devices using surgical hubs Jason L. Harris, Gregory J. Bakos, Frederick E. Shelton, IV, Steven Vesole, Peter Krulevitch 2025-03-04
12239360 Modular battery powered handheld surgical instrument with selective application of energy based on button displacement, intensity, or local tissue characterization Frederick E. Shelton, IV, David C. Yates, Jeffrey D. Messerly, Jason L. Harris 2025-03-04
12232723 Systems and methods for controlling a segmented circuit Richard L. Leimbach, Shane R. Adams, Mark D. Overmyer, Brett E. Swensgard, Thomas W. Lytle, IV +1 more 2025-02-25
12220143 Temperature controlled ultrasonic surgical instruments 2025-02-11
12201339 Modular battery powered handheld surgical instrument with selective application of energy based on tissue characterization Frederick E. Shelton, IV, David C. Yates, Jeffrey D. Messerly, Jason L. Harris, Geoffrey S. Strobl 2025-01-21
12193698 Method for self-diagnosing operation of a control switch in a surgical instrument system Frederick E. Shelton, IV, David C. Yates, Jeffrey D. Messerly, Jason L. Harris 2025-01-14
12161356 Surgical instrument with multi-function button John A. Hibner, David A. Monroe, David J. Cagle, Geoffrey S. Strobl, Timothy P. Lessek +6 more 2024-12-10
12133660 Controlling a temperature of an ultrasonic electromechanical blade according to frequency Cameron R. Nott, Fergus P. Quigley, Frederick E. Shelton, IV, David C. Yates, Patrick J. Scoggins +2 more 2024-11-05
12108999 Ultrasonic surgical system and method William T. Donofrio, Foster B. Stulen 2024-10-08
12102325 Methods and systems for performing surgical stapling Brian F. DiNardo, Brian W. Bear, Charles J. Scheib, Christopher C. Miller, Craig S. Smith +17 more 2024-10-01
12070239 Surgical instrument use indicator Ryan M. Asher, Brian D. Black, Chad P. Boudreaux, Nathan Cummings, William D. Dannaher +15 more 2024-08-27
12062423 Drug administration devices that communicate with surgical hubs Gregory J. Bakos, Jason L. Harris, Frederick E. Shelton, IV, James. Fleming, Michael Hutchinson +3 more 2024-08-13
12059169 Controlling an ultrasonic surgical instrument according to tissue location David C. Yates, Frederick E. Shelton, IV, Chad P. Boudreaux 2024-08-13
12048457 Compliant deflection devices for trocar assemblies Jerry Morgan, Jason L. Harris, Andrew T. Beckman, Robert L. Koch, Jr., Joshua Young 2024-07-30
12042168 Ultrasound medical instrument having a medical ultrasonic blade 2024-07-23