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John W. Willis
Also filed as: WILLIS JOHN · WILLIS JOHN W
35 granted patents·8 pending applications·13,416 citations·filing 1990–2022
98Inventor score
Files withCOMPUTATIONAL SYSTEMS INC11CILAG GMBH INT5ETHICON ENDO SURGERY INC5SHELTON IV FREDERICK E5DELCO ELECTRONICS CORP4
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43 records- 0199US9597143B2Sterile medical instrument charging deviceMADAN ASHVANI K·Filed 2011·Granted Mar 21, 2017·1.3k cites·2 claims
- 0299US9597075B2Tissue acquisition arrangements and methods for surgical stapling devicesETHICON ENDO SURGERY INC·Filed 2014·Granted Mar 21, 2017·1.1k cites·17 claims
- 0399US9381058B2Recharge system for medical devicesHOUSER KEVIN L·Filed 2011·Granted Jul 5, 2016·1.5k cites·19 claims
- 0499US9095346B2Medical device usage data processingHOUSER KEVIN L·Filed 2011·Granted Aug 4, 2015·1k cites·18 claims
- 0599US8801735B2Surgical circular stapler with tissue retention arrangementsSHELTON IV FREDERICK E·Filed 2010·Granted Aug 12, 2014·1.6k cites·13 claims
- 0699US8801734B2Circular stapling instruments with secondary cutting arrangements and methods of using sameSHELTON IV FREDERICK E·Filed 2010·Granted Aug 12, 2014·1.5k cites·12 claims
- 0799US8783543B2Tissue acquisition arrangements and methods for surgical stapling devicesSHELTON IV FREDERICK E·Filed 2010·Granted Jul 22, 2014·1.5k cites·16 claims
- 0898US10470770B2Circular surgical fastening devices with tissue acquisition arrangementsETHICON LLC·Filed 2017·Granted Nov 12, 2019·46 cites·19 claims
- 0998US9050100B2Surgical instrument with feedback at end effectorETHICON ENDO SURGERY INC·Filed 2012·Granted Jun 9, 2015·1.2k cites·20 claims
- 1098US8672207B2Transwall visualization arrangements and methods for surgical circular staplersSHELTON IV FREDERICK E·Filed 2010·Granted Mar 18, 2014·1.5k cites·24 claims
- 1197US8882792B2Ultrasonic surgical apparatus with silicon waveguideDIETZ TIMOTHY G·Filed 2010·Granted Nov 11, 2014·595 cites·43 claims
- 1296US11324527B2Ultrasonic and electrosurgical devicesCILAG GMBH INT·Filed 2015·Granted May 10, 2022·45 cites·20 claims
- 1395US9724120B2Clamp arm features for ultrasonic surgical instrumentETHICON ENDO SURGERY INC·Filed 2013·Granted Aug 8, 2017·136 cites·17 claims
- 1491US11478247B2Tissue acquisition arrangements and methods for surgical stapling devicesCILAG GMBH INT·Filed 2019·Granted Oct 25, 2022·8 cites·15 claims
- 1591US9737735B2Ultrasonic surgical apparatus with silicon waveguideETHICON ENDO SURGERY INC·Filed 2013·Granted Aug 22, 2017·76 cites·40 claims
- 1689US10311703B1Detection of spikes and faults in vibration trend dataCOMPUTATIONAL SYSTEMS INC·Filed 2018·Granted Jun 4, 2019·6 cites·14 claims
- 1789US9727050B2Processing machinery protection and fault prediction data natively in a distributed control systemCOMPUTATIONAL SYSTEMS INC·Filed 2015·Granted Aug 8, 2017·6 cites·22 claims
- 1887US5180050APushbutton rotary switchDELCO ELECTRONICS CORP·Filed 1991·Granted Jan 19, 1993·73 cites·10 claims
- 1983US10660695B2Sterile medical instrument charging deviceEHTICON ENDO SURGERY LLC·Filed 2016·Granted May 26, 2020·7 cites·18 claims
- 2083US9846426B2Parallel digital signal processing of machine vibration dataCOMPUTATIONAL SYSTEMS INC·Filed 2015·Granted Dec 19, 2017·2 cites·26 claims
- 2181US10234845B2Universal sensor interface for machinery monitoring systemCOMPUTATIONAL SYSTEMS INC·Filed 2016·Granted Mar 19, 2019·3 cites·7 claims
- 2280US10725448B2Sensor power control and signal conditioning circuit for machinery monitoring systemCOMPUTATIONAL SYSTEMS INC·Filed 2019·Granted Jul 28, 2020·2 cites·8 claims
- 2379US5590567ASnap retainer and retainer systemDELCO ELECTRONICS CORP·Filed 1995·Granted Jan 7, 1997·40 cites·1 claims
- 2477US12270733B2Graphical display of discontinuous waveform dataCOMPUTATIONAL SYSTEMS INC·Filed 2022·Granted Apr 8, 2025·0 cites·10 claims
- 2577US10143513B2Gear driven coupling between ultrasonic transducer and waveguide in surgical instrumentHOUSER KEVIN L·Filed 2011·Granted Dec 4, 2018·3 cites·17 claims
- 2675US10080813B2Sterile package system for medical deviceFELDER KEVIN D·Filed 2011·Granted Sep 25, 2018·3 cites·17 claims
- 2773US2022313297A1Ultrasonic and electrosurgical devicesCILAG GMBH INT·Filed 2022·Application pending·0 cites
- 2872US2022168005A1Ultrasonic and electrosurgical devicesCILAG GMBH INT·Filed 2021·Application pending·0 cites
- 2966US10558194B2Sensor power control and signal conditioning circuit for machinery monitoring systemCOMPUTATIONAL SYSTEMS INC·Filed 2019·Granted Feb 11, 2020·0 cites·6 claims
- 3066US5245886ARotary temperature mechanismDELCO ELECTRONICS CORP·Filed 1992·Granted Sep 21, 1993·29 cites·2 claims
- 3166US5012054AClosely spaced back-lit push button arrayDELCO ELECTRONICS CORP·Filed 1990·Granted Apr 30, 1991·23 cites·4 claims
- 3264US11435260B2Graphical display of discontinuous waveform dataCOMPUTATIONAL SYSTEMS INC·Filed 2018·Granted Sep 6, 2022·0 cites·10 claims
- 3363US11744635B2Sterile medical instrument charging deviceCILAG GMBH INT·Filed 2020·Granted Sep 5, 2023·0 cites·20 claims
- 3462US5378806AFusion protein produced by retrovirus-mediated secretionRES CORP TECHNOLOGIES INC·Filed 1992·Granted Jan 3, 1995·15 cites·7 claims
- 3559US2017151708A1Ultrasonic surgical apparatus with silicon waveguideETHICON LLC·Filed 2017·Application pending·0 cites
- 3658US9784601B2Apparatus and method for signal synchronizationCOMPUTATIONAL SYSTEMS INC·Filed 2014·Granted Oct 10, 2017·2 cites·10 claims
- 3755US11148244B2Vibration spectra window enhancementCOMPUTATIONAL SYSTEMS INC·Filed 2019·Granted Oct 19, 2021·0 cites·22 claims
- 3854US10973563B2Surgical instrument with charging devicesETHICON LLC·Filed 2017·Granted Apr 13, 2021·0 cites·20 claims
- 3953US2014135804A1Ultrasonic and electrosurgical devicesETHICON ENDO SURGERY INC·Filed 2013·Application pending·0 cites
- 4050US2012116265A1Surgical instrument with charging devicesHOUSER KEVIN L·Filed 2011·Application pending·0 cites
- 4149US2021033450A1Vibration Waveform DC Disturbance RemovalCOMPUTATIONAL SYSTEMS INC·Filed 2019·Application pending·0 cites
- 4242US2013090576A1Surgical instrument with ultrasonic waveguide defining a fluid lumenSTULEN FOSTER B·Filed 2011·Application pending·0 cites
- 4342US2012111591A1Packaging For Reclaimable Component Of A Medical DeviceSHELTON IV FREDERICK E·Filed 2011·Application pending·0 cites
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