Inventor · Menasha, WI, US

John E. Hein

26Patents
14h-index
35Co-inventors
81Inventor score

Filing activity: Sep 4, 2002 → Nov 29, 2023

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US9060775B2 Surgical generator for ultrasonic and electrosurgical devices Electricity 582 Active
US7179271B2 Method for driving an ultrasonic system to improve acquisition of blade resonance frequency at startup Human Necessities 465 Expired
US10263171B2 Surgical generator for ultrasonic and electrosurgical devices Electricity 407 Active
US10687884B2 Circuits for supplying isolated direct current (DC) voltage to surgical instruments Performing Operations; Transporting 372 Active
US10610286B2 Techniques for circuit topologies for combined generator Performing Operations; Transporting 335 Active
US10201382B2 Surgical generator for ultrasonic and electrosurgical devices Electricity 173 Active
US10265117B2 Surgical generator method for controlling and ultrasonic transducer waveform for ultrasonic and electrosurgical devices Electricity 162 Active
US6898536B2 Method for improving the start up of an ultrasonic system under zero load conditions Performing Operations; Transporting 159 Expired
US11033322B2 Circuit topologies for combined generator Performing Operations; Transporting 81 Active
US11090104B2 Surgical generator for ultrasonic and electrosurgical devices Electricity 58 Active
US9561070B2 Ablation system, methods, and controllers Human Necessities 28 Active
US11678925B2 Method for controlling an energy module output Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 25 Active
US11666368B2 Method for constructing and using a modular surgical energy system with multiple devices Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 22 Active
US9713490B2 Ablation system, methods, and controllers Human Necessities 17 Active
US11559347B2 Techniques for circuit topologies for combined generator Performing Operations; Transporting 10 Active
US11998258B2 Energy module for driving multiple energy modalities Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 2 Active
US9775663B2 Ablation system, methods, and controllers Human Necessities 2 Active
US12178491B2 Control circuit for controlling an energy module output Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 2 Active
US11871982B2 Surgical generator for ultrasonic and electrosurgical devices Electricity 1 Active
US12408967B2 Surgical generator for ultrasonic and electrosurgical devices Electricity 0 Active
US10918434B2 Ablation system, methods, and controllers Human Necessities 0 Active
US12053221B2 Ablation system, methods, and controllers Human Necessities 0 Active
US11058474B2 Ablation system, methods, and controllers Human Necessities 0 Active
US10080601B2 Ablation system, methods, and controllers Human Necessities 0 Active
US12239353B2 Energy module for driving multiple energy modalities through a port Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 0 Active

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