Inventor · Sonora, CA, US

William A. McDonald, II

15Patents
5h-index
12Co-inventors
59Inventor score

Filing activity: Nov 12, 2010 → Nov 22, 2023

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US8640788B2 Motor interface for parallel drive shafts within an independently rotating member Electricity 1,555 Active
US10898189B2 Push-pull stapler with two degree of freedom wrist Human Necessities 219 Active
US9918731B2 Remotely actuated surgical gripper with seize resistance Human Necessities 13 Active
US9763740B2 Motor interface for parallel drive shafts within an independently rotating member Electricity 13 Active
US10779896B2 Motor interface for parallel drive shafts within an independently rotating member Electricity 12 Active
US10617483B2 Surgical instrument steering inputs Human Necessities 5 Active
US11013568B2 Surgical instrument steering inputs Human Necessities 2 Active
US11586433B2 Pipeline release validation Physics 2 Active
US11660152B2 Motor interface for parallel drive shafts within an independently rotating member Electricity 1 Active
US11926370B2 Pickup truck cargo bed extension systems Performing Operations; Transporting 0 Active
US12082894B2 Motor interface for parallel drive shafts within an independently rotating member Electricity 0 Active
US12079625B2 Pipeline release validation Physics 0 Active
US12110064B2 Panel storage and two tier loading system Performing Operations; Transporting 0 Active
US11857284B2 Surgical instrument steering inputs Human Necessities 0 Active
US12232840B2 Surgical instrument steering inputs Human Necessities 0 Active

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