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Brian C. Dougherty
Also filed as: DOUGHERTY BRIAN · DOUGHERTY BRIAN C
58 granted patents·17 pending applications·296 citations·filing 2003–2025
98Inventor score
Files withNICO CORP45LUNERA LIGHTING INC10MARK JOSEPH L9STRYKER CORP4SCP HOLDINGS AN ASSUMED BUSINESS NAME OF NITRIDE IGNITERS LLC2
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75 records- 0193US9279751B2System and method of taking and collecting tissue cores for treatmentMARK JOSEPH L·Filed 2012·Granted Mar 8, 2016·6 cites·22 claims
- 0292US9161820B2Surgical access assembly and method of using sameNICO CORP·Filed 2013·Granted Oct 20, 2015·54 cites·17 claims
- 0390US10383680B2Bi-polar surgical instrumentNICO CORP·Filed 2015·Granted Aug 20, 2019·14 cites·15 claims
- 0487US9782220B2Bi-polar surgical instrumentNICO CORP·Filed 2013·Granted Oct 10, 2017·23 cites·24 claims
- 0586US10959424B2System for collecting and preserving tissue coresNICO CORP·Filed 2017·Granted Mar 30, 2021·1 cites·14 claims
- 0686US8287465B2Disposable automated tissue excision and collection deviceHARDIN TERRY D·Filed 2008·Granted Oct 16, 2012·53 cites·17 claims
- 0785US10143366B2Surgical access assembly and method of using sameNICO CORP·Filed 2015·Granted Dec 4, 2018·5 cites·17 claims
- 0885US9820480B2System for collecting and preserving tissue coresNICO CORP·Filed 2013·Granted Nov 21, 2017·2 cites·12 claims
- 0982US9387010B2Surgical access assembly and method of using sameNICO CORP·Filed 2013·Granted Jul 12, 2016·13 cites·18 claims
- 1081US10765450B2Selectively lockable holding arrangement for a surgical access systemNICO CORP·Filed 2016·Granted Sep 8, 2020·4 cites·29 claims
- 1181US8486097B2Tissue cutting deviceMARK JOSEPH L·Filed 2010·Granted Jul 16, 2013·15 cites·12 claims
- 1280US9931105B2System and method of taking and collecting tissue cores for treatmentNICO CORP·Filed 2014·Granted Apr 3, 2018·14 cites·15 claims
- 1379US12498303B2System and method of taking and collecting tissue cores for treatmentSTRYKER CORP·Filed 2023·Granted Dec 16, 2025·0 cites·20 claims
- 1479US2024390100A1Illumination sleeveNICO CORP·Filed 2024·Application pending·0 cites
- 1578US10806537B2Illumination sleeveNICO CORP·Filed 2016·Granted Oct 20, 2020·2 cites·16 claims
- 1677US12376741B2Surgical access assembly and method of using sameSTRYKER CORP·Filed 2022·Granted Aug 5, 2025·0 cites·16 claims
- 1777US9504247B2System for collecting and preserving tissue coresNICO CORP·Filed 2013·Granted Nov 29, 2016·1 cites·15 claims
- 1876US11624720B2Salinity detection devicePILLAR INC·Filed 2019·Granted Apr 11, 2023·2 cites·16 claims
- 1976US10449340B2Surgical access assembly and method of using sameNICO CORP·Filed 2016·Granted Oct 22, 2019·2 cites·18 claims
- 2076US8986334B2Tissue removal device with tissue gripMARK JOSEPH L·Filed 2010·Granted Mar 24, 2015·7 cites·29 claims
- 2175US11759259B2Tissue removal device with adjustable delivery sleeve for neurosurgical and spinal surgery applicationsNICO CORP·Filed 2018·Granted Sep 19, 2023·1 cites·20 claims
- 2275US11609160B2System and method of taking and collecting tissue cores for treatmentNICO CORP·Filed 2018·Granted Mar 21, 2023·0 cites·17 claims
- 2375US9216031B2Tissue removal device with adjustable fluid supply sleeve for neurosurgical and spinal surgery applicationsMARK JOSEPH L·Filed 2009·Granted Dec 22, 2015·11 cites·18 claims
- 2474US9770261B2Surgical access assembly and method of using sameMARK JOSEPH L·Filed 2011·Granted Sep 26, 2017·7 cites·29 claims
- 2574US2021381694A1Hot surface igniters for cooktopsSCP HOLDINGS AN ASSUMED BUSINESS NAME OF NITRIDE IGNITERS LLC·Filed 2021·Application pending·0 cites
- 2673US10048176B2System and method of taking and collecting tissue cores for treatmentNICO CORP·Filed 2014·Granted Aug 14, 2018·4 cites·12 claims
- 2771US11284917B2Surgical access assembly and method of using sameNICO CORP·Filed 2017·Granted Mar 29, 2022·1 cites·16 claims
- 2869US10080578B2Tissue removal device with adjustable delivery sleeve for neurosurgical and spinal surgery applicationsMARK JOSEPH L·Filed 2011·Granted Sep 25, 2018·3 cites·27 claims
- 2969US2022079672A1Tissue removal device with adjustable delivery sleeve for neurosurgical and spinal surgery applicationsNICO CORP·Filed 2021·Application pending·0 cites
- 3068US10828123B2Navigation stylet for a tissue access systemNICO CORP·Filed 2016·Granted Nov 10, 2020·1 cites·19 claims
- 3168US6881957B2Passive infrared device for detection of boundary crossingsHOME DATA SOURCE LLC·Filed 2003·Granted Apr 19, 2005·23 cites·20 claims
- 3267US10398462B2Tissue removal device with adjustable sleeve for neurosurgical and spinal surgery applicationsNICO CORP·Filed 2015·Granted Sep 3, 2019·1 cites·12 claims
- 3365US8460327B2Tissue removal device for neurosurgical and spinal surgery applicationsMARK JOSEPH L·Filed 2009·Granted Jun 11, 2013·4 cites·39 claims
- 3465US2021045835A1Illumination sleeveNICO CORP·Filed 2020·Application pending·0 cites
- 3563US11412923B2Surgical access assembly and method of using sameNICO CORP·Filed 2018·Granted Aug 16, 2022·0 cites·16 claims
- 3662US9144372B2Surgical adapter assembly for use with endoscopeMARK JOSEPH L·Filed 2010·Granted Sep 29, 2015·2 cites·17 claims
- 3762US2025387112A1Soft Tissue CuffSTRYKER CORP·Filed 2025·Application pending·0 cites
- 3861US10398458B2Microsurgical instrumentsNICO CORP·Filed 2014·Granted Sep 3, 2019·1 cites·16 claims
- 3961US9795440B2Single lumen cautery forcepsNICO CORP·Filed 2014·Granted Oct 24, 2017·1 cites·19 claims
- 4061US9737648B2Aspirating cautery forcepsNICO CORP·Filed 2013·Granted Aug 22, 2017·1 cites·20 claims
- 4160US10543057B2Selectively lockable holding arrangement for a surgical access systemNICO CORP·Filed 2016·Granted Jan 28, 2020·1 cites·12 claims
- 4259US2020015845A1Navigating introducer for tissue access systemNICO CORP·Filed 2019·Application pending·0 cites
- 4357US12369936B2In-plane rotation cannulaNICO CORP·Filed 2020·Granted Jul 29, 2025·0 cites·20 claims
- 4457USD1034468SLight fiber connection interfaceNICO CORP·Filed 2022·Granted Jul 9, 2024·2 cites·1 claims
- 4557US2018092685A1Bi-polar surgical instrumentMARK JOSEPH L·Filed 2017·Application pending·0 cites
- 4657US2020038058A1Selectively lockable holding arrangement for a surgical access systemNICO CORP·Filed 2019·Application pending·0 cites
- 4756US12414791B2Flexible instrument delivery deviceSTRYKER CORP·Filed 2022·Granted Sep 16, 2025·0 cites·22 claims
- 4856US10617803B2Aspirating cautery forcepsNICO CORP·Filed 2017·Granted Apr 14, 2020·0 cites·17 claims
- 4955US11413066B2Selectively lockable holding arrangement for a surgical access systemNICO CORP·Filed 2019·Granted Aug 16, 2022·0 cites·15 claims
- 5055US11125439B2Hot surface igniters for cooktopsSCP HOLDINGS LLC·Filed 2019·Granted Sep 21, 2021·0 cites·13 claims
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