Thomas E. Adams
48Patents
22h-index
75Co-inventors
88Inventor score
Filing activity: Apr 8, 1981 → Sep 2, 2021
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US10413297B2 | Surgical stapling system configured to apply annular rows of staples having different heights | Human Necessities | 1,088 | Active |
| US10561474B2 | Surgical stapler with end of stroke indicator | Human Necessities | 701 | Active |
| US8114104B2 | Mechanism for assembly of ultrasonic instrument | Human Necessities | 242 | Active |
| US10045780B2 | Method of applying staples in lower anterior bowel resection | Human Necessities | 79 | Active |
| US8573464B2 | Circular stapling instrument having a breakaway washer attachment member | Human Necessities | 77 | Active |
| US5300144A | Binder composition | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 77 | Expired |
| US4462249A | Tank leakage detection method | Physics | 70 | Expired |
| US8435258B2 | Mechanism for assembly of ultrasonic instrument | Human Necessities | 58 | Active |
| US5362585A | Seimconductor integrated circuit fabrication utilizing latent imagery | Physics | 55 | Expired |
| US5968693A | Lithography tool adjustment utilizing latent imagery | Physics | 55 | Expired |
| US6500591B1 | Method of averaging focus through scattered energy determination | Physics | 47 | Expired |
| US8746532B2 | Anvil and cartridge alignment configuration for a circular stapler | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 46 | Active |
| US9023072B2 | Mechanism for assembly of ultrasonic instrument | Human Necessities | 37 | Active |
| US8672830B2 | Implantable restriction system with release mechanism | Human Necessities | 34 | Active |
| US10285693B2 | Surgical stapler with locking translatable pin | Human Necessities | 34 | Active |
| US5981119A | Lithography tool adjustment and semiconductor integrated circuit fabrication utilizing latent imagery | Physics | 33 | Expired |
| US5395803A | Method of spiral resist deposition | Physics | 33 | Expired |
| US10610219B2 | Surgical stapler with curved outer surface on anvil | Human Necessities | 31 | Active |
| US10258334B2 | Surgical stapler with variable height drivers for uniform staple formation | Human Necessities | 29 | Active |
| US6880387B2 | Acoustic micro imaging method providing improved information derivation and visualization | Physics | 27 | Expired |
| US6225639A | Method of monitoring a patterned transfer process using line width metrology | Electricity | 23 | Expired |
| US5452972A | Intermediate deck structure for vehicles | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 22 | Expired |
| US11185331B2 | Method for controlling end effector closure for powered surgical stapler | Human Necessities | 16 | Active |
| US5989764A | Method of adjusting lithography tool through scattered energy measurement | Physics | 16 | Expired |
| US11123074B2 | Method for controlling cutting member actuation for powered surgical stapler | Human Necessities | 16 | Active |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.