Inventor · Portage, MI, US

Christopher Philipp

17Patents
8h-index
15Co-inventors
69Inventor score

Filing activity: Dec 18, 1990 → Aug 16, 2022

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US7638958B2 Powered surgical tool with control module that contains a sensor for remotely monitoring the tool power generating unit Performing Operations; Transporting 1,585 Active
US5268622A DC powered surgical handpiece having a motor control circuit Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1,577 Expired
US5187422A Charger for batteries of different type Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1,080 Expired
US9559624B2 Control module for a motorized surgical tool, the module including a trigger sensor, a motor rotor sensor and a control circuit that are sealed from the ambient environment Performing Operations; Transporting 994 Active
US5584838A Distal targeting system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 123 Expired
US5136220A DC powered surgical handpiece having a motor control circuit Human Necessities 79 Expired
US5235261A DC powered surgical handpiece having a motor control circuit Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 41 Expired
US5093593A Surgical handpiece with motor having positive sensor location Electricity 16 Expired
US10004517B2 Motorized surgical tool with sensor assembly in the handle for monitoring the rotational orientation of the motor rotor Performing Operations; Transporting 7 Active
US10517610B2 Auxiliary unit for surgical tool Performing Operations; Transporting 6 Active
US10762763B2 System and method for collecting medical waste that monitors the waste for objects that may have been inadvertently discarded Performing Operations; Transporting 2 Active
US11076866B2 Navigated surgical system including override option Performing Operations; Transporting 1 Active
US11164440B2 System and method for collecting medical waste that monitors the waste for objects that may have been inadvertently discarded Performing Operations; Transporting 1 Active
US11666343B2 Navigated surgical system Performing Operations; Transporting 0 Active
US7147352B2 Precision light emitting device Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 0 Expired
US12089973B2 Metal detection system for use with medical waste container Performing Operations; Transporting 0 Active
US11446109B2 Metal detection system for use with medical waste container Performing Operations; Transporting 0 Active

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