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William A. Olson
Also filed as: OLSON WILLIAM · OLSON WILLIAM A
32 granted patents·6 pending applications·5,061 citations·filing 1993–2025
98Inventor score
Files withCILAG GMBH INT12ETHICON LLC8ETHICON ENDO SURGERY INC5ETHICON ENDO SURGERY LLC3HILL ROM CO INC3
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38 records- 0198US11583306B2Surgical instruments with articulating shaftsCILAG GMBH INT·Filed 2020·Granted Feb 21, 2023·10 cites·17 claims
- 0298US11350959B2Ultrasonic transducer techniques for ultrasonic surgical instrumentETHICON LLC·Filed 2017·Granted Jun 7, 2022·58 cites·13 claims
- 0398US10258363B2Method of operating an articulating ultrasonic surgical instrumentETHICON ENDO SURGERY INC·Filed 2015·Granted Apr 16, 2019·660 cites·19 claims
- 0498US9095367B2Flexible harmonic waveguides/blades for surgical instrumentsETHICON ENDO SURGERY INC·Filed 2012·Granted Aug 4, 2015·1.7k cites·22 claims
- 0597US10441310B2Surgical instruments with curved sectionETHICON ENDO SURGERY LLC·Filed 2016·Granted Oct 15, 2019·150 cites·26 claims
- 0697US10154852B2Ultrasonic surgical blade with improved cutting and coagulation featuresETHICON ENDO SURGERY LLC·Filed 2015·Granted Dec 18, 2018·184 cites·14 claims
- 0797US10004527B2Ultrasonic surgical instrument with staged clampingETHICON ENDO SURGERY INC·Filed 2014·Granted Jun 26, 2018·338 cites·19 claims
- 0897US8882792B2Ultrasonic surgical apparatus with silicon waveguideDIETZ TIMOTHY G·Filed 2010·Granted Nov 11, 2014·595 cites·43 claims
- 0997US6296606B1Patient thermal support deviceFiled 2000·Granted Oct 2, 2001·168 cites·27 claims
- 1096US11786291B2Deflectable support of RF energy electrode with respect to opposing ultrasonic bladeCILAG GMBH INT·Filed 2020·Granted Oct 17, 2023·8 cites·38 claims
- 1196US11678903B2Ultrasonic surgical instrument with articulating end effector having a curved bladeCILAG GMBH INT·Filed 2020·Granted Jun 20, 2023·4 cites·20 claims
- 1296US10828056B2Ultrasonic transducer to waveguide acoustic coupling, connections, and configurationsETHICON LLC·Filed 2017·Granted Nov 10, 2020·30 cites·10 claims
- 1396US10420580B2Ultrasonic transducer for surgical instrumentETHICON LLC·Filed 2017·Granted Sep 24, 2019·47 cites·14 claims
- 1496US9393037B2Surgical instruments with articulating shaftsOLSON WILLIAM A·Filed 2012·Granted Jul 19, 2016·673 cites·15 claims
- 1595US10779847B2Ultrasonic transducer to waveguide joiningETHICON LLC·Filed 2017·Granted Sep 22, 2020·33 cites·4 claims
- 1695US5759149APatient thermal support deviceHILL ROM CO INC·Filed 1995·Granted Jun 2, 1998·154 cites·16 claims
- 1793US9114245B2Ultrasonic surgical apparatus and methods for use thereofDIETZ TIMOTHY G·Filed 2010·Granted Aug 25, 2015·71 cites·10 claims
- 1891US9737735B2Ultrasonic surgical apparatus with silicon waveguideETHICON ENDO SURGERY INC·Filed 2013·Granted Aug 22, 2017·76 cites·40 claims
- 1986US11484333B2Method of operating an articulating ultrasonic surgical instrumentETHICON LLC·Filed 2019·Granted Nov 1, 2022·5 cites·17 claims
- 2083US2025072928A1Ultrasonic surgical instrument with articulating end effector having a curved bladeCILAG GMBH INT·Filed 2024·Application pending·0 cites
- 2182US12465384B2Surgical instruments with articulating shaftsCILAG GMBH INT·Filed 2023·Granted Nov 11, 2025·0 cites·20 claims
- 2282US12178464B2Ultrasonic surgical instrument with articulating end effector having a curved bladeCILAG GMBH INT·Filed 2023·Granted Dec 31, 2024·0 cites·20 claims
- 2379US12336747B2Method of operating a combination ultrasonic / bipolar RF surgical device with a combination energy modality end-effectorCILAG GMBH INT·Filed 2020·Granted Jun 24, 2025·1 cites·37 claims
- 2479US6036634APatient thermal support deviceHILL ROM CO INC·Filed 1998·Granted Mar 14, 2000·40 cites·21 claims
- 2576US11602364B2Surgical instrument with removable end effector componentsETHICON LLC·Filed 2017·Granted Mar 14, 2023·1 cites·20 claims
- 2675US11925378B2Ultrasonic transducer for surgical instrumentCILAG GMBH INT·Filed 2019·Granted Mar 12, 2024·1 cites·8 claims
- 2772US2023112022A1Method of operating an articulating ultrasonic surgical instrumentCILAG GMBH INT·Filed 2022·Application pending·0 cites
- 2871US10238416B2Ultrasonic device for cutting and coagulatingETHICON ENDO SURGERY INC·Filed 2013·Granted Mar 26, 2019·4 cites·20 claims
- 2971US2025281219A1Method of operating a combination ultrasonic / bipolar rf surgical device with a combination energy modality end-effectorCILAG GMBH INT·Filed 2025·Application pending·0 cites
- 3069US11179177B2Ultrasonic blade and clamp arm matching designETHICON LLC·Filed 2019·Granted Nov 23, 2021·1 cites·20 claims
- 3161US12465390B2Electrodes and methods for use with a multi-layer clamp arm pad to enhance the performance of a surgical deviceCILAG GMBH INT·Filed 2022·Granted Nov 11, 2025·0 cites·9 claims
- 3261US11529164B2Ultrasonic device for cutting and coagulatingCILAG GMBH INT·Filed 2019·Granted Dec 20, 2022·0 cites·18 claims
- 3360US2023085435A1Untucking resistant garmentOLSON WILLIAM·Filed 2021·Application pending·0 cites
- 3459US2017151708A1Ultrasonic surgical apparatus with silicon waveguideETHICON LLC·Filed 2017·Application pending·0 cites
- 3558US7008371B2Patient thermal support deviceDRAEGER MEDICAL INFANT CARE IN·Filed 2001·Granted Mar 7, 2006·9 cites·84 claims
- 3658US6761682B2Patient thermal support deviceHILL ROM SERVICES INC·Filed 2001·Granted Jul 13, 2004·11 cites·15 claims
- 3747US5409382AMechanical simulator for modeling thermal properties of a premature infantHILL ROM CO INC·Filed 1993·Granted Apr 25, 1995·15 cites·28 claims
- 3840US2016262786A1Surgical blades with fatigue resistant propertiesETHICON ENDO SURGERY LLC·Filed 2016·Application pending·0 cites
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