Inventor · Boulder, CO, US

Grant T. Sims

61Patents
13h-index
37Co-inventors
80Inventor score

Filing activity: Apr 28, 2009 → Mar 31, 2023

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
USD621503S1 Pistol grip laparoscopic sealing and dissection device General 900 Expired
US9820806B2 Switch assembly for electrosurgical instrument Human Necessities 217 Active
US8628557B2 Surgical forceps Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 133 Active
US8568408B2 Surgical forceps Human Necessities 122 Active
US9039732B2 Surgical forceps Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 82 Active
US9820765B2 Surgical instrument with stamped double-flange jaws Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 37 Active
US9119630B2 Surgical forceps Human Necessities 28 Active
USD743547S1 Handle for laparoscopic device with distal rotation wheel General 25 Active
US9592089B2 Method of assembling a spring-loaded mechanism of a surgical instrument Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 23 Active
US9861378B2 Surgical instrument with stamped double-flange jaws Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 22 Active
USD748260S1 Handle for laparoscopic device with integral rotation wheel General 15 Active
USD744100S1 Handle for laparoscopic device General 15 Active
US9113937B2 Surgical forceps Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 13 Active
USD799038S1 Handle for laparoscopic device General 13 Active
USD750245S1 Handle for laparoscopic device with integral rotation wheel General 8 Active
US9668807B2 Simplified spring load mechanism for delivering shaft force of a surgical instrument Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 6 Active
US10973567B2 Electrosurgical forceps for grasping, treating, and/or dividing tissue Human Necessities 4 Active
USD854149S1 End effector for open vessel sealer General 3 Active
US11628008B2 Forceps with linear trigger kickout mechanism Human Necessities 3 Active
USD854684S1 Open vessel sealer with mechanical cutter General 2 Active
US10588651B2 Surgical instrument with stamped double-flange jaws Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 2 Active
US9510896B2 Surgical forceps Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1 Active
US10231772B2 Wire retention unit for a surgical instrument Human Necessities 1 Active
US9987078B2 Surgical forceps Human Necessities 1 Active
US10299852B2 Simplified spring-loaded mechanism for delivering shaft force of a surgical instrument Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1 Active

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