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JOHNSON ERIC N
US35 patents
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CILAG GMBH INT
13 patentsUS11832905B2Dec 5, 2023
Asymmetric gear drive for robotic surgical tools
CILAG GMBH INT2 citations73
US11759270B2Sep 19, 2023
Robotic surgical tool with replaceable carriage
CILAG GMBH INT0 citations63
US12390295B2Aug 19, 2025
Slack cable eliminating capstan
CILAG GMBH INT0 citations62
US11986200B2May 21, 2024
Methods and devices for actuating surgical instruments
CILAG GMBH INT0 citations62
US11806099B2Nov 7, 2023
Articulable wrists for surgical tool end effectors
CILAG GMBH INT0 citations62
US11793584B2Oct 24, 2023
Robotic surgical instruments with rack-based translation and firing transmission
CILAG GMBH INT0 citations62
US11751964B2Sep 12, 2023
Slack cable eliminating capstan
CILAG GMBH INT0 citations62
US12364549B2Jul 22, 2025
Self-winding cable surgical instruments
CILAG GMBH INT0 citations61
US12035984B2Jul 16, 2024
End effectors for surgical tools with split clevis articulable wrists
CILAG GMBH INT1 citations61
US12121253B2Oct 22, 2024
Systems for setting jaw gap in surgical tool end effectors
CILAG GMBH INT0 citations55
US12329486B2Jun 17, 2025
Drive cable accumulation systems for robotic surgical tools
CILAG GMBH INT0 citations52
US12035993B2Jul 16, 2024
Multi-function actuation and articulation end effectors
CILAG GMBH INT0 citations51
US12029519B2Jul 9, 2024
Articulation capstan tension retainment using clutch mechanism
CILAG GMBH INT0 citations47
ETHICON LLC
7 patentsUS11020198B2Jun 1, 2021
Slack cable eliminating capstan
ETHICON LLC6 citations84
US10806478B2Oct 20, 2020
Methods for assembling surgical instruments
ETHICON LLC6 citations84
US10646271B2May 12, 2020
Methods and devices for controlling motorized surgical devices
ETHICON LLC3 citations73
US11202648B2Dec 21, 2021
Motor control and feedback in powered surgical devices
ETHICON LLC0 citations63
US11317976B2May 3, 2022
Articulable wrist with flexible member and roller supports
ETHICON LLC1 citations59
US11331155B2May 17, 2022
Consistent and repeatable jaw gap for surgical tool end effector
ETHICON LLC0 citations57
US10743898B2Aug 18, 2020
Surgical devices having power-assisted jaw closure and methods for compressing and sensing tissue
ETHICON LLC0 citations52
ETHICON ENDO SURGERY INC
4 patentsUS10335180B2Jul 2, 2019
Motor control and feedback in powered surgical devices
ETHICON ENDO SURGERY INC231 citations99
US10039564B2Aug 7, 2018
Surgical devices having power-assisted jaw closure and methods for compressing and sensing tissue
ETHICON ENDO SURGERY INC245 citations99
US10524852B1Jan 7, 2020
Distal sealing end effector with spacers
ETHICON ENDO SURGERY INC21 citations94
US9468454B2Oct 18, 2016
Motor control and feedback in powered surgical devices
ETHICON ENDO SURGERY INC37 citations94
J T CULLEN CO INC
4 patentsUS6137823AOct 24, 2000
Bi-metal panel for electric arc furnace
J T CULLEN CO INC16 citations82
US5289495AFeb 22, 1994
Coolant coils for a smelting furnace roof
J T CULLEN CO INC15 citations73
US5740196AApr 14, 1998
End caps and elbows for cooling coils for an electric arc furnance
J T CULLEN CO INC12 citations71
US5197080AMar 23, 1993
End cap for cooling coils for an arc furnace
J T CULLEN CO INC8 citations71
NORTEL NETWORKS LTD
3 patentsUS6584084B1Jun 24, 2003
Expanded carrier capacity in a mobile communications system
NORTEL NETWORKS LTD251 citations99
US6497599B1Dec 24, 2002
Channel reuse patterns in a mobile communications system
NORTEL NETWORKS LTD58 citations95
US6944146B1Sep 13, 2005
Communications of signaling in a mobile communications system with reduced interference
NORTEL NETWORKS LTD47 citations92