Patents by Inventor William E. Aldridge

William E. Aldridge has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 11925378
    Abstract: An ultrasonic surgical device is disclosed including a surgical tool including a proximal transducer mounting portion defining a surface, a distal end effector end, and a waveguide disposed therebetween, the waveguide extending along a longitudinal axis. The ultrasonic surgical device further includes a transducer is in mechanical communication with the surface of the transducer mounting portion. The transducer is configured to operate in a D31 mode with respect to the longitudinal axis of the waveguide. Upon activation by an electrical signal having a predetermined frequency component, the transducer is configured to induce a standing wave in the surgical tool to cause the end effector to vibrate, the standing wave having a wavelength proportional to the predetermined frequency component of the electrical signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: Cilag GmbH International
    Inventors: Jeffrey D. Messerly, Brian D. Black, William A. Olson, Foster B. Stulen, Frederick Estera, William E. Clem, Jerome R. Morgan, Jeffrey L. Aldridge, Stephen M. Leuck, Kevin L. Houser
  • Patent number: 11918302
    Abstract: An interactive control unit is disclosed. The interactive control unit includes an interactive touchscreen display, an interface configured to couple the control unit to a surgical hub, a processor, and a memory coupled to the processor. The memory stores instructions executable by the processor to receive input commands from the interactive touchscreen display located inside a sterile field and transmit the input commands to the surgical hub to control devices coupled to the surgical hub located outside the sterile field.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: Cilag GmbH International
    Inventors: Jeffrey D. Messerly, Peter K. Shires, Monica L. Z. Rivard, Cory G. Kimball, David C. Yates, Jeffrey L. Aldridge, Daniel W. Price, William B. Weisenburgh, II, Jason L. Harris, Frederick E. Shelton, IV, Jerome R. Morgan
  • Patent number: 4035297
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to a closure device for a roof drain comprising a generally inverted cup-shaped cap having an apex portion and a peripheral skirt terminating in a peripheral edge carrying peripheral sealing means for engaging an area outboard of a roof drain, and a threaded rod passing through the apex portion for rotationally connecting the closure device to a roof drain closure whereby upon rotation of the threaded rod the peripheral sealing means will be brought into contact with a peripheral area outboard of a roof drain to form a seal for retaining a predetermined quantity of water upon a roof for fire prevention purposes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 1975
    Date of Patent: July 12, 1977
    Inventors: Malcolm G. Aldridge, William E. Aldridge