Inventor · New Richmond, OH, US

William D. Fox

61Patents
42h-index
83Co-inventors
91Inventor score

Filing activity: Nov 1, 1985 → Jan 27, 2023

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5632432A Surgical instrument Human Necessities 3,239 Expired
US5673841A Surgical instrument Human Necessities 2,904 Expired
US5205459A Surgical anastomosis stapling instrument Human Necessities 2,837 Expired
US5673840A Surgical instrument Human Necessities 2,681 Expired
US4892244A Surgical stapler cartridge lockout device Human Necessities 2,597 Expired
US5285945A Surgical anastomosis stapling instrument Human Necessities 2,505 Expired
USRE34519E Surgical stapler cartridge lockout device General 2,466 Expired
US5692668A Surgical instrument Human Necessities 2,435 Expired
US5680982A Surgical instrument Human Necessities 2,416 Expired
US5826776A Surgical instrument Human Necessities 2,408 Expired
US5876401A Electrosurgical hemostatic device with adaptive electrodes Human Necessities 2,334 Expired
US5669544A Surgical instrument Human Necessities 2,329 Expired
US5693051A Electrosurgical hemostatic device with adaptive electrodes Human Necessities 2,285 Expired
US5755717A Electrosurgical clamping device with improved coagulation feedback Human Necessities 2,217 Expired
US5271544A Surgical anastomosis stapling instrument Human Necessities 2,156 Expired
US4869415A Energy storage means for a surgical stapler Human Necessities 2,082 Expired
US5797941A Surgical instrument with expandable cutting element Human Necessities 1,724 Expired
US5275322A Surgical anastomosis stapling instrument Human Necessities 1,673 Expired
US4938408A Surgical stapler safety and sequencing mechanisms Human Necessities 1,658 Expired
US4951861A Surgical stapler pressure regulator Human Necessities 1,144 Expired
US5520634A Mechanical morcellator Human Necessities 1,137 Expired
US9962161B2 Deliverable surgical instrument Human Necessities 1,075 Active
US10478189B2 Method of applying an annular array of staples to tissue Human Necessities 930 Active
US10265065B2 Surgical staples and staple cartridges Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 878 Active
US5674220A Bipolar electrosurgical clamping device Human Necessities 777 Expired

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