Inventor · Cincinnati, OH, US

Andrew T. Beckman

135Patents
48h-index
113Co-inventors
93Inventor score

Filing activity: Mar 31, 2004 → Jun 24, 2024

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US8613383B2 Surgical instruments with electrodes Human Necessities 1,897 Active
US9788836B2 Multiple motor control for powered medical device Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1,503 Active
US9757128B2 Multiple sensors with one sensor affecting a second sensor's output or interpretation Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1,501 Active
US9724094B2 Adjunct with integrated sensors to quantify tissue compression Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1,484 Active
US9737301B2 Monitoring device degradation based on component evaluation Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1,469 Active
US8734478B2 Rectal manipulation devices Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 1,463 Active
US9993258B2 Adaptable surgical instrument handle Human Necessities 1,453 Active
US9931118B2 Reinforced battery for a surgical instrument Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1,433 Active
US9993248B2 Smart sensors with local signal processing Human Necessities 1,430 Active
US9149324B2 Surgical instrument comprising an articulatable end effector Human Necessities 1,397 Active
US10016199B2 Polarity of hall magnet to identify cartridge type Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1,396 Active
US9089330B2 Surgical bowel retractor devices Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 1,376 Active
US10045776B2 Control techniques and sub-processor contained within modular shaft with select control processing from handle Physics 1,370 Active
US10045779B2 Surgical instrument system comprising an inspection station Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1,366 Active
US10135242B2 Smart cartridge wake up operation and data retention Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1,344 Active
US10111679B2 Circuitry and sensors for powered medical device Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1,306 Active
US10180463B2 Surgical apparatus configured to assess whether a performance parameter of the surgical apparatus is within an acceptable performance band Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1,263 Active
US10201364B2 Surgical instrument comprising a rotatable shaft Electricity 1,261 Active
US10182816B2 Charging system that enables emergency resolutions for charging a battery Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1,258 Active
US10226250B2 Modular stapling assembly Human Necessities 1,255 Active
US10159483B2 Surgical apparatus configured to track an end-of-life parameter Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1,222 Active
US10245028B2 Power adapter for a surgical instrument Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1,177 Active
US9386985B2 Surgical cutting instrument Human Necessities 1,105 Active
US10492785B2 Shaft assembly comprising a lockout Human Necessities 996 Active
US10542982B2 Shaft assembly comprising first and second articulation lockouts Human Necessities 941 Active

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.