Inventor · Lebanon, OH, US

Dale R. Schulze

80Patents
55h-index
59Co-inventors
91Inventor score

Filing activity: Jan 9, 1989 → Dec 2, 2013

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5704534A Articulation assembly for surgical instruments Human Necessities 3,426 Expired
US5632432A Surgical instrument Human Necessities 3,239 Expired
US5129570A Surgical stapler Human Necessities 2,959 Expired
US5673841A Surgical instrument Human Necessities 2,904 Expired
US5065929A Surgical stapler with locking means Human Necessities 2,700 Expired
US5673840A Surgical instrument Human Necessities 2,681 Expired
US5692668A Surgical instrument Human Necessities 2,435 Expired
US5680982A Surgical instrument Human Necessities 2,416 Expired
US5826776A Surgical instrument Human Necessities 2,408 Expired
US5876401A Electrosurgical hemostatic device with adaptive electrodes Human Necessities 2,334 Expired
US5669544A Surgical instrument Human Necessities 2,329 Expired
US5553765A Surgical stapler with improved operating lever mounting arrangement Human Necessities 2,321 Expired
US5693051A Electrosurgical hemostatic device with adaptive electrodes Human Necessities 2,285 Expired
US6131789A Surgical stapler Human Necessities 2,237 Expired
US5779132A Endoscopic surgical stapler with compact profile Human Necessities 2,230 Expired
US5275323A Surgical stapler Human Necessities 2,185 Expired
US5599350A Electrosurgical clamping device with coagulation feedback Human Necessities 2,120 Expired
US5779131A Endoscopic surgical stapler with compact profile Human Necessities 2,101 Expired
US5653721A Override mechanism for an actuator on a surgical instrument Human Necessities 2,057 Expired
US5697542A Endoscopic surgical stapler with compact profile Human Necessities 2,045 Expired
US5846254A Surgical instrument for forming a knot Human Necessities 1,873 Expired
US5797941A Surgical instrument with expandable cutting element Human Necessities 1,724 Expired
US4938408A Surgical stapler safety and sequencing mechanisms Human Necessities 1,658 Expired
US5769303A Endoscopic surgical stapler with compact profile Human Necessities 1,503 Expired
US7905902B2 Surgical implant with preferential corrosion zone Human Necessities 1,468 Expired

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