Inventor

David C. Yates

Inventor

West Chester, OH, US

Overview

43→

Patents

1988–2021

Patent span

Electricity

Primary field (CPC H)

Patents· 43 as inventor

Public. Assignee & technology derived from the patent record. Each patent links to its LexDana page.

A61Bprimary

A61BDiagnosis29%

H02JElectric power networks13%

G16HHealthcare informatics, i.e. information and communication technology [ict] specially adapted for the handling or processing of medical or healthcare data6%

H02MApparatus for conversion between ac and ac, between ac and dc, or between dc and dc, and for use with mains or similar power supply systems5%

G06FElectric digital data processing4%

Y02BClimate change mitigation technologies related to buildings, e.g. housing, house appliances or related end-user applications4%

G09GArrangements or circuits for control of indicating devices using static means to present variable information3%

G16ZInformation and communication technology [ict] specially adapted for specific application fields, not otherwise provided for3%

H01FMagnets3%

H04LTransmission of digital information, e.g. telegraphic communication3%

PatentTitleYear

11,056,276Inductive power transfer coil and method for making the same for use in wireless power transfer systems2021 11,000,274Powered surgical instrument2021 10,993,760Modular surgical robotic tool2021 10,987,178Surgical hub control arrangements2021 10,980,535Motorized surgical instrument with an end effector2021 10,980,537Closed loop feedback control of motor velocity of a surgical stapling and cutting instrument based on measured time over a specified number of shaft rotations2021 10,980,534Robotically-controlled motorized surgical instrument with an end effector2021 10,973,563Surgical instrument with charging devices2021 10,966,791Cloud-based medical analytics for medical facility segmented individualization of instrument function2021 10,945,798Methods, systems, and devices for causing end effector motion with a robotic surgical system2021 10,945,782Bipolar electrosurgical hand shears2021 10,944,728Interactive surgical systems with encrypted communication capabilities2021 10,932,772Methods for closed loop velocity control for robotic surgical instrument2021 10,932,806Reactive algorithm for surgical system2021 10,932,808Methods, systems, and devices for controlling electrosurgical tools2021 10,932,872Cloud-based medical analytics for linking of local usage trends with the resource acquisition behaviors of larger data set2021 10,932,847Detecting short circuits in electrosurgical medical devices2021 10,925,659Electrosurgical (RF) medical instruments for cutting and coagulating tissue2021 10,925,682Electrically-powered surgical systems employing variable compression during treatment2021 10,912,581Electrically-powered surgical systems with articulation-compensated ultrasonic energy delivery2021 10,905,493Methods, systems, and devices for controlling electrosurgical tools2021 10,898,256Surgical system with user adaptable techniques based on tissue impedance2021 10,903,685Surgical shaft assemblies with slip ring assemblies forming capacitive channels2021 10,898,622Surgical evacuation system with a communication circuit for communication between a filter and a smoke evacuation device2021 10,898,219Electrically-powered surgical systems for cutting and welding solid organs2021 10,898,184Motor-driven surgical cutting instrument2021 10,898,183Robotic surgical instrument with closed loop feedback techniques for advancement of closure member during firing2021 10,898,190Secondary battery arrangements for powered surgical instruments2021 D0908216Surgical instrument2021 10,888,369Systems and methods for controlling control circuits for independent energy delivery over segmented sections2021 10,888,321Systems and methods for controlling velocity of a displacement member of a surgical stapling and cutting instrument2021 10,892,899Self describing data packets generated at an issuing instrument2021 10,888,370Methods, systems, and devices for controlling electrosurgical tools2021 10,881,399Techniques for adaptive control of motor velocity of a surgical stapling and cutting instrument2021 10,881,396Surgical instrument with variable duration trigger arrangement2021 10,644,613Inverter for inductive power transfer2020 10,615,709Rectifier for wireless power transfer2020 10,381,876Inductive power transfer system2019 10,170,940Wireless power transfer system2019 9,966,801RF energy harvester2018 9,899,877'Inductive power transfer system'2018 9,837,865RF energy harvester2017 4,742,424'Power status monitor for electronic system'1988

Career & activity timeline

Assembled from patent assignee/location history and declaration credentials.

1988Patents assigned to GEN ELECTRIC (1)· patent assignee history

1988Based in Waukesha, WI, US· patent location history

2017Patents assigned to DRAYSON TECH (EUROPE) LIMITED (1)· patent assignee history

2017–2021Based in London, GB· patent location history

2018–2021Patents assigned to DRAYSON TECH EUROPE LTD (6)· patent assignee history

2021Patents assigned to ETHICON LLC (34)· patent assignee history

2021Patents assigned to ETHICON ENDO SURGERY LLC (2)· patent assignee history

2021Based in West Chester, OH, US· patent location history

2021Based in Morrow, OH, US· patent location history

Inventor activity

Assignee and location history derived from the patent record.

Assignees

Assignee	Patents	Span
ETHICON LLC	34	2021
DRAYSON TECH EUROPE LTD	6	2018–2021
ETHICON ENDO SURGERY LLC	2	2021
DRAYSON TECH (EUROPE) LIMITED	1	2017
GEN ELECTRIC	1	1988

Locations

Location	Patents	Span
West Chester, OH, US	33	2021
London, GB	8	2017–2021
Morrow, OH, US	1	2021
Waukesha, WI, US	1	1988