Inventor

Kip M. Rupp

Inventor

New Richmond, OH, US

Overview

1998–2020

Patent span

Human necessities

Primary field (CPC A)

Patents· 18 as inventor

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

A61Bprimary

A61BDiagnosis58%

A61NElectrotherapy15%

A61LMethods or apparatus for sterilising materials or objects in general12%

LOC2412%

A61MDevices for introducing media into, or onto, the body4%

PatentTitleYear

10,828,059Ergonomic surgical instruments2020 10,639,092Electrode configurations for surgical instruments2020 10,299,810Rotatable cutting implements with friction reducing material for ultrasonic surgical instruments2019 10,117,706Electrosurgical instrument with integral tissue removal feature2018 9,848,902Ergonomic surgical instruments2017 9,763,690'Surgical instrument with transducer carrier assembly'2017 9,743,947'End effector with a clamp arm assembly and blade'2017 9,486,236'Ergonomic surgical instruments'2016 9,427,249'Rotatable cutting implements with friction reducing material for ultrasonic surgical instruments'2016 8,623,027'Ergonomic surgical instruments'2014 8,469,981'Rotatable cutting implement arrangements for ultrasonic surgical instruments'2013 D0631965'Handle assembly for surgical instrument'2011 D0618797'Handle assembly for surgical instrument'2010 D0594983'Handle assembly for surgical instrument'2009 6,508,786'Needle position lock'2003 5,951,587'Needle holder with suture filament grasping abilities'1999 5,871,490'Suture cartridge assembly for a surgical knot'1999 5,797,938'Self protecting knife for curved jaw surgical instruments'1998

Career & activity timeline

Assembled from patent assignee/location history and declaration credentials.

1998–2020Patents assigned to ETHICON ENDO SURGERY INC (13)· patent assignee history

1998–2020Based in New Richmond, OH, US· patent location history

2013–2017Patents assigned to RUPP KIP M (4)· patent assignee history

2013–2016Patents assigned to ROBERTSON GALEN C (3)· patent assignee history

2016–2019Patents assigned to ETHICON ENDO SURGERY LLC (4)· patent assignee history

2017–2020Patents assigned to ETHICON LLC (6)· patent assignee history

Inventor activity

Assignee and location history derived from the patent record.

Assignees

Assignee	Patents	Span
ETHICON ENDO SURGERY INC	13	1998–2020
ETHICON LLC	6	2017–2020
ETHICON ENDO SURGERY LLC	4	2016–2019
RUPP KIP Mself	4	2013–2017
ROBERTSON GALEN C	3	2013–2016

Locations

Location	Patents	Span
New Richmond, OH, US	18	1998–2020