William E. Robinson
35Patents
7h-index
50Co-inventors
72Inventor score
Filing activity: Jun 13, 1994 → May 2, 2022
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US9326812B2 | Portable surgical instrument | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 1,075 | Active |
| US7104834B2 | System and method for connecting an electrosurgical instrument to a generator | Human Necessities | 340 | Expired |
| US9023032B2 | Shaped circuit boards suitable for use in electrosurgical devices and rotatable assemblies including same | Human Necessities | 184 | Active |
| US8968285B2 | Portable surgical instruments | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 26 | Active |
| US9713493B2 | Method of switching energy modality on a cordless RF device | Human Necessities | 12 | Active |
| US5580589A | Apparatus for bending plastic pipe | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 8 | Expired |
| US8753341B2 | Thermal barrier for suction coagulator | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 7 | Active |
| US10368939B2 | Non-stick coated electrosurgical instruments and method for manufacturing the same | Human Necessities | 6 | Active |
| US6171435A | Method of installing pipes | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 6 | Expired |
| US5935371A | Apparatus and method for joining webs | Performing Operations; Transporting | 5 | Expired |
| US5900090A | Apparatus and method for setting a gap between strips of web | Performing Operations; Transporting | 4 | Expired |
| US5797432A | Pipe repair clamp | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 4 | Expired |
| US10441349B2 | Non-stick coated electrosurgical instruments and method for manufacturing the same | Human Necessities | 2 | Active |
| US10973569B2 | Electrosurgical tissue sealing device with non-stick coating | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 2 | Active |
| US11298179B2 | Non-stick coated electrosurgical instruments and method for manufacturing the same | Human Necessities | 1 | Active |
| US10709497B2 | Electrosurgical tissue sealing device with non-stick coating | Performing Operations; Transporting | 1 | Active |
| US9974527B2 | Shaped circuit boards suitable for use in electrosurgical devices and rotatable assemblies including same | Human Necessities | 1 | Active |
| US11135007B2 | Non-stick coated electrosurgical instruments and method for manufacturing the same | Human Necessities | 1 | Active |
| US11903636B2 | Energy-based tissue specimen removal | Human Necessities | 0 | Active |
| US11737811B2 | Electrosurgical forceps | Human Necessities | 0 | Active |
| US12027243B2 | System and method for determining healthcare relationships | Physics | 0 | Active |
| US12295690B2 | Systems and methods leveraging audio sensors to facilitate surgical procedures | Human Necessities | 0 | Active |
| US11432869B2 | Method for coating electrosurgical tissue sealing device with non-stick coating | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 0 | Active |
| US12053229B2 | Vessel sealing instrument with seal plates for directing the flow of energy | Human Necessities | 0 | Active |
| US11969204B2 | Non-stick coated electrosurgical instruments and method for manufacturing the same | Human Necessities | 0 | Active |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.