Inventor · Lebanon, OH, US

John R. Dugan

14Patents
7h-index
13Co-inventors
59Inventor score

Filing activity: Aug 30, 2013 → Dec 14, 2022

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US9295514B2 Surgical devices with close quarter articulation features Human Necessities 1,508 Active
US9839428B2 Surgical cutting and stapling instruments with independent jaw control features Human Necessities 1,362 Active
US9642620B2 Surgical cutting and stapling instruments with articulatable end effectors Human Necessities 1,313 Active
US10045781B2 Closure lockout systems for surgical instruments Human Necessities 1,257 Active
US10265065B2 Surgical staples and staple cartridges Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 878 Active
US9549750B2 Surgical devices with articulating end effectors and methods of using surgical devices with articulating end effectors Human Necessities 500 Active
US11123065B2 Surgical cutting and stapling instruments with independent jaw control features Human Necessities 16 Active
US10729441B2 Closure lockout systems for surgical instruments Human Necessities 6 Active
US11896223B2 Surgical cutting and stapling instruments with independent jaw control features Human Necessities 3 Active
US11547410B2 Closure lockout systems for surgical instruments Human Necessities 3 Active
US11076877B2 Surgical devices with articulating end effectors and methods of using surgical devices with articulating end effectors Human Necessities 2 Active
US10172635B2 Surgical devices with articulating end effectors and methods of using surgical devices with articulating end effectors Human Necessities 2 Active
US11832841B2 Surgical devices with articulating end effectors and methods of using surgical devices with articulating end effectors Human Necessities 0 Active
US12070215B2 Closure lockout systems for surgical instruments Human Necessities 0 Active

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