Inventor
SMITH ROBERT B
US60 patents
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COVIDIEN LP
14 patentsUS10695119B2Jun 30, 2020
Power and bi directional data interface assembly and surgical system including the same
COVIDIEN LP316 citations99
US9872723B2Jan 23, 2018
Surgical instruments, systems, and methods incorporating wireless bi-directional communication
COVIDIEN LP9 citations84
US9124013B2Sep 1, 2015
Electrical contact pins for electrically coupling electronic devices, batteries, and/or battery chargers
COVIDIEN LP15 citations77
US10614949B2Apr 7, 2020
Electrostatic shielding of planar magnetic devices of electrosurgical generators
COVIDIEN LP3 citations73
US11703525B2Jul 18, 2023
Current sensor with reduced voltage coupling
COVIDIEN LP0 citations63
US11529183B2Dec 20, 2022
Power and bi directional data interface assembly and surgical system including the same
COVIDIEN LP0 citations63
US10908187B2Feb 2, 2021
Current sensor with reduced voltage coupling
COVIDIEN LP0 citations63
US12426936B2Sep 30, 2025
Ultrasonic and radiofrequency energy production and control from a single power converter
COVIDIEN LP0 citations62
US11648026B2May 16, 2023
Devices, systems, and methods for cooling a surgical instrument
COVIDIEN LP0 citations62
US11090105B2Aug 17, 2021
Ancillary circuit to induce zero voltage switching in a power converter
COVIDIEN LP0 citations62
US11006997B2May 18, 2021
Ultrasonic and radiofrequency energy production and control from a single power converter
COVIDIEN LP0 citations62
US10646266B2May 12, 2020
System and method for return electrode monitoring
COVIDIEN LP1 citations62
US11446079B2Sep 20, 2022
Surgical instruments incorporating ultrasonic and electrosurgical functionality
COVIDIEN LP1 citations61
US10646246B2May 12, 2020
Devices, systems, and methods for cooling a surgical instrument
COVIDIEN LP0 citations52
SMITH ROBERT B
9 patentsUS9099863B2Aug 4, 2015
Surgical generator and related method for mitigating overcurrent conditions
SMITH ROBERT B1,551 citations98
US5285953AFeb 15, 1994
Beverage cup holder
SMITH ROBERT B80 citations96
US4437608AMar 20, 1984
Variable air volume building ventilation system
SMITH ROBERT B127 citations96
US7597455B2Oct 6, 2009
LED light bulb system
SMITH ROBERT B88 citations94
US8454590B2Jun 4, 2013
Enhanced lossless current sense circuit
SMITH ROBERT B9 citations84
US4678296AJul 7, 1987
Night driving dazzle protection system
SMITH ROBERT B11 citations74
US8653994B2Feb 18, 2014
System and method for detection of ADC errors
SMITH ROBERT B5 citations73
US8335065B2Dec 18, 2012
Overvoltage protection in a power supply
SMITH ROBERT B2 citations63
US8150019B2Apr 3, 2012
Path redundant hardware efficient communications interconnect system
SMITH ROBERT B2 citations63
HEWLETT PACKARD DEVELOPMENT CO
7 patentsUS6600239B2Jul 29, 2003
Active circuit protection for switched power supply system
HEWLETT PACKARD DEVELOPMENT CO56 citations96
US6892173B1May 10, 2005
Analyzing effectiveness of a computer cache by estimating a hit rate based on applying a subset of real-time addresses to a model of the cache
HEWLETT PACKARD DEVELOPMENT CO30 citations93
US6987333B2Jan 17, 2006
Active circuit protection for switched power supply system
HEWLETT PACKARD DEVELOPMENT CO22 citations92
US6854065B2Feb 8, 2005
Loadshedding uninterruptible power supply
HEWLETT PACKARD DEVELOPMENT CO31 citations92
US6931468B2Aug 16, 2005
Method and apparatus for addressing multiple devices simultaneously over a data bus
HEWLETT PACKARD DEVELOPMENT CO11 citations73
US6674654B2Jan 6, 2004
DC-DC voltage converter
HEWLETT PACKARD DEVELOPMENT CO11 citations73
US6912607B2Jun 28, 2005
Method and apparatus for ascertaining the status of multiple devices simultaneously over a data bus
HEWLETT PACKARD DEVELOPMENT CO3 citations62
HEWLETT PACKARD CO
7 patentsUS6381406B1Apr 30, 2002
Adaptive synchronous DC fan speed controller
HEWLETT PACKARD CO70 citations95
US6462434B1Oct 8, 2002
Power supply isolation circuit and method
HEWLETT PACKARD CO33 citations92
US6404176B1Jun 11, 2002
Push-pull auto transformer
HEWLETT PACKARD CO10 citations73
US5977774ANov 2, 1999
Method for detecting open circuits with a measurement device
HEWLETT PACKARD CO7 citations73
US5942982AAug 24, 1999
System for detecting open circuits with a measurement device
HEWLETT PACKARD CO8 citations73
US5914870AJun 22, 1999
Low power high efficiency power supply
HEWLETT PACKARD CO10 citations73
US5996100ANov 30, 1999
System and method for the injection and cancellation of a bias voltage in an attenuated circuit
HEWLETT PACKARD CO3 citations62
HONEYWELL INT INC
3 patentsUS6539639B2Apr 1, 2003
Monitoring accuracy of an electronic compass
HONEYWELL INT INC75 citations98
US6543146B2Apr 8, 2003
Electronic compass and compensation of large magnetic errors for operation over all orientations
HONEYWELL INT INC91 citations96
US7213458B2May 8, 2007
Quadrature reduction in MEMS gyro devices using quad steering voltages
HONEYWELL INT INC46 citations92
GAS RES INST
2 patentsBEHNKE II ROBERT J
1 patentKRAPOHL JAMES E
1 patentMARATHON MED EQUIP
1 patentCONCEPTION TECHNOLOGY INC
1 patentHONEYWELL INC
1 patentION TECH INC
1 patentREMOTE SWITCH SYSTEMS INC
1 patentGOULD INC
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