Inventor · disambiguated record
Dennis W. Butcher
Also filed as: BUTCHER DENNIS W
24 granted patents·2 pending applications·2,611 citations·filing 2010–2023
97Inventor score
Top patents by PatentIndex Score
26 records- 0198US9211657B2Surgical tissue sealerCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2014·Granted Dec 15, 2015·76 cites·4 claims
- 0297US11000330B2Surgical forcepsCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2020·Granted May 11, 2021·5 cites·15 claims
- 0397US9498279B2Vessel sealing instrumentCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2015·Granted Nov 22, 2016·82 cites·12 claims
- 0497US8752264B2Surgical tissue sealerACKLEY JOANNA·Filed 2012·Granted Jun 17, 2014·1.6k cites·10 claims
- 0596US9381060B2Blade deployment mechanisms for surgical forcepsCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2015·Granted Jul 5, 2016·40 cites·10 claims
- 0696US9017372B2Blade deployment mechanisms for surgical forcepsARTALE RYAN C·Filed 2010·Granted Apr 28, 2015·268 cites·10 claims
- 0795US9023035B2Monopolar pencil with integrated bipolar/ligasure tweezersALLEN IV JAMES D·Filed 2012·Granted May 5, 2015·141 cites·15 claims
- 0895US8845636B2Seal plate with insulation displacement connectionALLEN IV JAMES D·Filed 2011·Granted Sep 30, 2014·91 cites·10 claims
- 0994US11779385B2Surgical forcepsCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2021·Granted Oct 10, 2023·2 cites·16 claims
- 1093US9655672B2Vessel sealing instrumentARTALE RYAN C·Filed 2010·Granted May 23, 2017·55 cites·10 claims
- 1192US8679140B2Surgical clamping device with ratcheting grip lockBUTCHER DENNIS W·Filed 2012·Granted Mar 25, 2014·108 cites·18 claims
- 1291US10201384B2Vessel sealing instrumentCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2017·Granted Feb 12, 2019·7 cites·16 claims
- 1391US9060780B2Methods of manufacturing shafts for surgical instrumentsTWOMEY JOHN R·Filed 2011·Granted Jun 23, 2015·49 cites·6 claims
- 1490US9636169B2Electrosurgical instrumentALLEN IV JAMES D·Filed 2011·Granted May 2, 2017·37 cites·2 claims
- 1589US10729488B2Vessel sealing instrumentCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2019·Granted Aug 4, 2020·5 cites·4 claims
- 1687US9795439B2Vessel sealing instrumentCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2016·Granted Oct 24, 2017·5 cites·10 claims
- 1786US12491022B2Surgical forcepsCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2023·Granted Dec 9, 2025·0 cites·14 claims
- 1885US10188450B2Blade deployment mechanisms for surgical forcepsCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2015·Granted Jan 29, 2019·4 cites·19 claims
- 1983US9539049B2Monopolar pencil with integrated bipolar/ligasure tweezersCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2015·Granted Jan 10, 2017·4 cites·6 claims
- 2077US10980557B2Blade deployment mechanisms for surgical forcepsCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2019·Granted Apr 20, 2021·1 cites·20 claims
- 2174US12508044B2Blade deployment mechanisms for surgical forcepsCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2021·Granted Dec 30, 2025·0 cites·20 claims
- 2256US10327836B2Blade deployment mechanisms for surgical forcepsCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2015·Granted Jun 25, 2019·0 cites·11 claims
- 2356US9113908B2Seal plate with insulation displacement connectionCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2014·Granted Aug 25, 2015·0 cites·14 claims
- 2454US2017007317A1Monopolar and bipolar electrosurgical instrumentsCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2016·Application pending·0 cites
- 2553US2017231687A1Electrosurgical instrumentCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2017·Application pending·0 cites
- 2652US10327834B2Surgical tissue sealerCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2015·Granted Jun 25, 2019·0 cites·5 claims
Join the waitlist — get patent alerts
Get an alert when Dennis W. Butcher files or is granted a new patent.
We store only your email — no account needed. See our privacy policy.
Identity basis: PatentsView inventor disambiguation (2025Q4-odp release). How scoring works →