Inventor · San Jose, CA, US

Grant Duque

33Patents
17h-index
25Co-inventors
77Inventor score

Filing activity: Dec 22, 2010 → Oct 12, 2023

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US8991678B2 Surgical instrument with stowing knife blade Human Necessities 1,588 Active
US9216062B2 Seals and sealing methods for a surgical instrument having an articulated end effector actuated by a drive shaft Human Necessities 1,533 Active
US8989903B2 Methods and systems for indicating a clamping prediction Physics 1,354 Active
US9675354B2 Torque compensation Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1,004 Active
US9522003B2 Clamping instrument Human Necessities 952 Active
US9814530B2 Methods and systems for indicating a clamping prediction Physics 850 Active
US9999472B2 Methods and systems for indicating a clamping prediction Physics 829 Active
US10194908B2 Surgical staple cartridge with enhanced knife clearance Human Necessities 619 Active
US9662177B2 Methods and systems for indicating a clamping prediction Physics 320 Active
US9498215B2 Surgical staple cartridge with enhanced knife clearance Human Necessities 307 Active
US10610223B2 Surgical instrument with stowing knife blade Human Necessities 234 Active
US9241766B2 Alternate instrument removal Human Necessities 88 Active
US10918387B2 Surgical staple cartridge with enhanced knife clearance Human Necessities 78 Active
US10751051B2 Torque compensation Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 67 Active
US11026755B2 Systems and methods for operating an end effector Physics 64 Active
US11185378B2 Motor assembly Physics 52 Active
US11098803B2 Seals and sealing methods for a surgical instrument having an articulated end effector actuated by a drive shaft Human Necessities 51 Active
US9757125B2 Surgical instrument with stowing knife blade Human Necessities 9 Active
US10327773B2 Clamping instrument Human Necessities 4 Active
US10277097B2 Motor assembly Physics 3 Active
US11259798B2 Medical devices having tissue grasping surfaces and features for manipulating surgical needles Human Necessities 3 Active
US11612447B2 Medical devices having three tool members Human Necessities 2 Active
US11832900B2 Systems and methods for operating an end effector Physics 1 Active
US11992287B2 Articulable medical devices having flexible wire routing Human Necessities 1 Active
US11350933B2 Surgical instrument with stowing knife blade Human Necessities 0 Active

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