Inventor · New Richmond, OH, US

Kip M. Rupp

21Patents
18h-index
40Co-inventors
81Inventor score

Filing activity: Nov 18, 1996 → Feb 4, 2021

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US8623027B2 Ergonomic surgical instruments Human Necessities 791 Active
USD594983S1 Handle assembly for surgical instrument General 484 Expired
US9743947B2 End effector with a clamp arm assembly and blade Human Necessities 451 Active
USD631965S1 Handle assembly for surgical instrument General 428 Expired
USD618797S1 Handle assembly for surgical instrument General 391 Expired
US5797938A Self protecting knife for curved jaw surgical instruments Human Necessities 372 Expired
US5871490A Suture cartridge assembly for a surgical knot Human Necessities 352 Expired
US8469981B2 Rotatable cutting implement arrangements for ultrasonic surgical instruments Human Necessities 313 Active
US9427249B2 Rotatable cutting implements with friction reducing material for ultrasonic surgical instruments Human Necessities 247 Active
US9486236B2 Ergonomic surgical instruments Human Necessities 216 Active
US9848902B2 Ergonomic surgical instruments Human Necessities 215 Active
US10299810B2 Rotatable cutting implements with friction reducing material for ultrasonic surgical instruments Human Necessities 150 Active
US5951587A Needle holder with suture filament grasping abilities Human Necessities 119 Expired
US10639092B2 Electrode configurations for surgical instruments Human Necessities 111 Active
US6508786B2 Needle position lock Human Necessities 32 Expired
US10828059B2 Ergonomic surgical instruments Human Necessities 32 Active
US10959769B2 Surgical instrument with slip ring assembly to power ultrasonic transducer Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 26 Active
US11382642B2 Rotatable cutting implements with friction reducing material for ultrasonic surgical instruments Human Necessities 19 Active
US9763690B2 Surgical instrument with transducer carrier assembly Human Necessities 2 Active
US10117706B2 Electrosurgical instrument with integral tissue removal feature Human Necessities 0 Active
US11925335B2 Surgical instrument with slip ring assembly to power ultrasonic transducer Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 0 Active

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