William E. Clem
80Patents
27h-index
126Co-inventors
91Inventor score
Filing activity: Dec 31, 1975 → Feb 19, 2025
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US9023071B2 | Ultrasonic device for fingertip control | Human Necessities | 1,654 | Active |
| US9572592B2 | Surgical instrument with orientation sensing | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 1,327 | Active |
| US9681884B2 | Surgical instrument with stress sensor | Human Necessities | 1,077 | Active |
| US10368892B2 | Features for coupling surgical instrument shaft assembly with instrument body | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 804 | Active |
| US10952759B2 | Tissue loading of a surgical instrument | Electricity | 475 | Active |
| US8951248B2 | Surgical generator for ultrasonic and electrosurgical devices | Electricity | 403 | Active |
| US7708751B2 | MRI biopsy device | Human Necessities | 352 | Active |
| USD695407S1 | Surgical generator | General | 344 | Active |
| USD696631S1 | Electrical connector | General | 310 | Active |
| US9877720B2 | Control features for articulating surgical device | Human Necessities | 294 | Active |
| US9364249B2 | Method and apparatus for programming modular surgical instrument | Human Necessities | 248 | Active |
| US9107688B2 | Activation feature for surgical instrument with pencil grip | Electricity | 242 | Active |
| US10842522B2 | Ultrasonic surgical instruments having offset blades | Human Necessities | 200 | Active |
| US6527674B1 | Interactive programmable fitness interface system | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 135 | Expired |
| US6053844A | Interactive programmable fitness interface system | Human Necessities | 117 | Expired |
| US6051016A | System and method of controlling pressure in a surgical tourniquet | Human Necessities | 93 | Expired |
| US6503173B2 | Interactive programmable fitness interface system | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 79 | Expired |
| US6645124B1 | Interactive programmable fitness interface system | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 75 | Expired |
| US9301772B2 | Loading cartridge for surgical instrument end effector | Human Necessities | 72 | Active |
| US4605240A | Electronically controlled bicycle transmission | Physics | 63 | Expired |
| US6063045A | Pubococcygeal training biofeedback device | Human Necessities | 57 | Expired |
| US11350959B2 | Ultrasonic transducer techniques for ultrasonic surgical instrument | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 49 | Active |
| US7711407B2 | MRI biopsy device localization fixture | Human Necessities | 48 | Active |
| US10420580B2 | Ultrasonic transducer for surgical instrument | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 44 | Active |
| USD709194S1 | Handle for surgical instrument | General | 34 | Active |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.