Inventor · Covington, KY, US

Darwin L. Schultz

12Patents
10h-index
22Co-inventors
68Inventor score

Filing activity: Mar 26, 2014 → Oct 12, 2023

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US9788836B2 Multiple motor control for powered medical device Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1,503 Active
US10201364B2 Surgical instrument comprising a rotatable shaft Electricity 1,261 Active
US10245029B2 Surgical instrument with articulating and axially translatable end effector Human Necessities 1,168 Active
US10245030B2 Surgical instruments with tensioning arrangements for cable driven articulation systems Human Necessities 1,164 Active
US10368861B2 Dual articulation drive system arrangements for articulatable surgical instruments Human Necessities 1,111 Active
US10433837B2 Surgical instruments with multiple link articulation arrangements Human Necessities 1,054 Active
US10517595B2 Jaw actuated lock arrangements for preventing advancement of a firing member in a surgical end effector unless an unfired cartridge is installed in the end effector Human Necessities 974 Active
US10603036B2 Articulatable surgical instrument with independent pivotable linkage distal of an articulation lock Human Necessities 883 Active
US10959727B2 Articulatable surgical end effector with asymmetric shaft arrangement Human Necessities 624 Active
US11497489B2 Articulatable surgical instruments with proximal and distal shaft supports Human Necessities 94 Active
US11786237B2 Stapling assembly comprising a supported firing bar Human Necessities 1 Active
US12369908B2 Stapling assembly comprising a supported firing bar Human Necessities 0 Active

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