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Frederick E. Shelton, IV

Johnson & Johnson: 74 patents #1 of 988Top 1%
Cincinnati, OH: #1 of 727 inventorsTop 1%
Ohio: #1 of 6,556 inventorsTop 1%
Overall (2016): #69 of 481,213Top 1%
74 Patents 2016

Issued Patents 2016

Showing 26–50 of 74 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDate
9393015 Motor driven surgical fastener device with cutting member reversing mechanism Ryan J. Laurent, Brett E. Swensgard, Bret W. Smith, Richard F. Schwemberger, Daniel J. Abbott +2 more 2016-07-19
9386988 Retainer assembly including a tissue thickness compensator Chester O. Baxter, III, Katherine J. Schmid, Jerome R. Morgan, Charles J. Scheib, Michael S. Cropper +4 more 2016-07-12
9386983 Robotically-controlled motorized surgical instrument Brett E. Swensgard, David C. Yates 2016-07-12
9381058 Recharge system for medical devices Kevin L. Houser, Gavin M. Monson, Foster B. Stulen, Daniel W. Price, Ashvani K. Madan +9 more 2016-07-05
9375255 Surgical instrument handpiece with resiliently biased coupling to modular shaft and end effector Kevin L. Houser, Barry C. Worrell, Stephen J. Balek, Galen C. Robertson, Richard W. Timm +4 more 2016-06-28
9370364 Powered surgical cutting and stapling apparatus with manually retractable firing system Bret W. Smith, Daniel J. Abbott, Richard F. Schwemberger, Chad P. Boudreaux, Brett E. Swensgard +1 more 2016-06-21
9370358 Motor-driven surgical cutting and fastening instrument with tactile position feedback John N. Ouwerkerk, Jerome R. Morgan, Jeffrey S. Swayze 2016-06-21
9364230 Surgical stapling instruments with rotary joint assemblies Jeffrey S. Swayze, Chester O. Baxter, III 2016-06-14
9364279 User feedback through handpiece of surgical instrument Kevin L. Houser, William D. Dannaher, Timothy G. Dietz, Foster B. Stulen, David C. Yates +1 more 2016-06-14
9364233 Tissue thickness compensators for circular surgical staplers Johnny H. Alexander, III, Cortney E. Henderson, Christopher C. Miller, John P. Measamer, Katherine J. Schmid +3 more 2016-06-14
9358005 End effector layer including holding features Katherine J. Schmid, Jerome R. Morgan, Donna L. Korvick 2016-06-07
9351730 Tissue thickness compensator comprising channels Katherine J. Schmid, Jerome R. Morgan, Donna L. Korvick 2016-05-31
9351717 Methods and devices for providing access into a body cavity Christopher W. Widenhouse 2016-05-31
9345477 Tissue stapler having a thickness compensator comprising incorporating a hemostatic agent Jacqueline A. Anim, Samardh Onukuri, Anthony R. Silvestri, Jr., Michael F. Clem, Tamara S. Vetro-Widenhouse 2016-05-24
9332984 Fastener cartridge assemblies Lauren S. Weaner, Taylor W. Aronhalt, Michael J. Vendely, Emily A. Schellin 2016-05-10
9326768 Staple cartridges for forming staples having differing formed staple heights 2016-05-03
9326770 Surgical instrument John N. Ouwerkerk, Jerome R. Morgan 2016-05-03
9326769 Surgical instrument John N. Ouwerkerk, Jerome R. Morgan 2016-05-03
9320520 Surgical instrument system James R. Giordano, Jeffrey S. Swayze 2016-04-26
9320523 Tissue thickness compensator comprising tissue ingrowth features Murty Vyakarnam 2016-04-26
9320521 Surgical instrument Jeffrey S. Swayze, Eugene L. Timperman 2016-04-26
9320518 Tissue stapler having a thickness compensator incorporating an oxygen generating agent Cortney E. Henderson, Taylor W. Aronhalt, Chunlin Yang, Charles J. Scheib, Venkataramanan Mandakolathur Vasudevan +1 more 2016-04-26
9314247 Tissue stapler having a thickness compensator incorporating a hydrophilic agent Rao S. Bezwada, Mark S. Ortiz 2016-04-19
9314246 Tissue stapler having a thickness compensator incorporating an anti-inflammatory agent Tamara S. Vetro-Widenhouse, Andrew Yoo 2016-04-19
9307988 Staple cartridges for forming staples having differing formed staple heights 2016-04-12