Inventor · Town of East Hartford, CT, US

Stephen Paul

35Patents
12h-index
33Co-inventors
81Inventor score

Filing activity: May 21, 1990 → Dec 20, 2023

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US8132703B2 Surgical instrument with indicator Human Necessities 1,888 Active
US8322590B2 Surgical stapling instrument Human Necessities 1,838 Active
US10932784B2 Handheld electromechanical surgical system Human Necessities 594 Active
US10667408B2 Fully encapsulated electronics and printed circuit boards Electricity 494 Active
US11045199B2 Handheld electromechanical surgical system Human Necessities 294 Active
US8684252B2 Surgical stapling instrument Human Necessities 184 Active
US8317073B2 Surgical instrument with indicator Human Necessities 172 Active
US10327779B2 Adapter, extension, and connector assemblies for surgical devices Human Necessities 148 Active
US8905289B2 Surgical stapling instrument Human Necessities 126 Active
US10398439B2 Adapter, extension, and connector assemblies for surgical devices Human Necessities 55 Active
US5215895A DNA encoding a mammalian cytokine, interleukin-11 Chemistry; Metallurgy 27 Expired
US10898196B2 Cleaning apparatus for surgical instruments Performing Operations; Transporting 24 Active
US5371193A Mammalian cytokine, IL-11 Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 7 Expired
US11596400B2 Handheld electromechanical surgical system Human Necessities 4 Active
US10751058B2 Adapter assemblies for surgical devices Human Necessities 3 Active
US11857194B2 Handheld electromechanical surgical system Human Necessities 2 Active
US10117675B2 Trocar tip protector Human Necessities 2 Active
US11317945B2 Trocar assemblies for adapter assemblies for surgical stapling instruments Human Necessities 2 Active
US11083462B2 Adapter, extension, and connector assemblies for surgical devices Human Necessities 1 Active
US10702302B2 Adapter assembly including a removable trocar assembly Human Necessities 1 Active
US11452522B2 Circular stapling device with articulating anvil retainer assembly Human Necessities 1 Active
US10653398B2 Adapter assemblies for surgical devices Human Necessities 1 Active
US11622768B2 Methods and structure for confirming proper assembly of powered surgical stapling systems Human Necessities 1 Active
US11883013B2 Adapter assemblies for surgical devices Human Necessities 0 Active
US11986187B2 Circular stapling device with integrated visualization device Human Necessities 0 Active

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