Patents by Inventor William J. Clem

William J. Clem 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).

  • SURGICAL INSTRUMENT USAGE DATA MANAGEMENT
    Publication number: 20240105306
    Abstract: A surgical instrument operable to sever tissue includes a body assembly and a selectively coupleable end effector assembly. The end effector assembly may include a transmission assembly and an end effector. The body assembly includes a trigger and a casing configured to couple with the transmission assembly. An information transmission system transmits instrument information received from a sensor, for example, to a secure server via a secure gateway connected to the instrument. The instrument may be previously tested on a calibration kit to pre-determine and load surgeon-specific settings onto the instrument prior to use.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2023
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Inventors: Cory G. Kimball, Daniel W. Price, William E. Clem, Amy L. Marcotte, Danius P. Silkaitis, John B. Schulte, Michael R. Lamping, Stephen J. Balek
  • Arrangements having firmware support for different processor types
    Patent number: 6381693
    Abstract: A system, a method of operating the system and a system firmware. The system includes a processor and a system firmware including a plurality of customized firmware parts, with each firmware part performing system firmware functions required for and customized to only a subset of a plurality of types of processors which are operational when connected to the system, and a processor identification device, coupled to the system, which identifies which subset of the plurality of types of processors is connected to the system and in response to the identification of the type of connected processor, causes a customized firmware part corresponding to the identified types of processor to be executed by the processor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 1998
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2002
    Assignee: Intel Corp.
    Inventors: Andrew J. Fish, William J. Clem
  • ARRANGEMENTS HAVING FIRMWARE SUPPORT FOR DIFFERENT PROCESSOR TYPES
    Publication number: 20010042243
    Abstract: A system, a method of operating the system and a system firmware. The system includes a processor and a system firmware including a plurality of customized firmware parts, with each firmware part performing system firmware functions required for and customized to only a subset of a plurality of types of processors which are operational when connected to the system, and a processor identification device, coupled to the system, which identifies which subset of the plurality of types of processors is connected to the system and in response to the identification of the type of connected processor, causes a customized firmware part corresponding to the identified types of processor to be executed by the processor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 31, 1998
    Publication date: November 15, 2001
    Inventors: ANDREW J. FISH, WILLIAM J. CLEM