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Frederick E. Shelton, IV

Johnson & Johnson: 122 patents #1 of 1,079Top 1%
Cincinnati, OH: #1 of 733 inventorsTop 1%
Ohio: #1 of 7,013 inventorsTop 1%
Overall (2017): #23 of 506,227Top 1%
122 Patents 2017

Issued Patents 2017

Showing 1–25 of 122 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDate
9848876 Devices and methods for facilitating ejection of surgical fasteners from cartridges Emily A. Schellin, Brian F. DiNardo, Adam R. Dunki-Jacobs, Charles J. Scheib 2017-12-26
9848873 Fastener cartridge assembly comprising a driver and staple cavity arrangement 2017-12-26
9848877 Methods and devices for adjusting a tissue gap of an end effector of a surgical device Emily A. Schellin, Michael J. Vendely, Jason L. Harris, Adam R. Dunki-Jacobs 2017-12-26
9848871 Woven and fibrous materials for reinforcing a staple line Jason L. Harris, Bret W. Smith, Dennis D. Jamiolkowski 2017-12-26
9848875 Anvil layer attached to a proximal end of an end effector Taylor W. Aronhalt, Bret W. Smith, Katherine J. Schmid, Jeffrey S. Swayze, Cortney E. Henderson +1 more 2017-12-26
9844369 Surgical end effectors with firing element monitoring arrangements Thomas W. Huitema, Charles J. Scheib, Cortney E. Henderson, Jason L. Harris 2017-12-19
9844376 Staple cartridge comprising a releasable adjunct material Chester O. Baxter, III, Jerome R. Morgan 2017-12-19
9844368 Surgical system comprising first and second drive systems Chad P. Boudreaux, Chester O. Baxter, III 2017-12-19
9844372 Retainer assembly including a tissue thickness compensator Murty Vyakarnam 2017-12-19
9844373 Fastener cartridge assembly comprising a driver row arrangement Jeffrey S. Swayze, Joseph C. Hueil, Jerome R. Morgan 2017-12-19
9844374 Surgical instrument systems comprising an articulatable end effector and means for adjusting the firing stroke of a firing member Thomas W. Lytle, IV, Jerome R. Morgan 2017-12-19
9844375 Drive arrangements for articulatable surgical instruments Mark D. Overmyer, Chester O. Baxter, III, Jerome R. Morgan 2017-12-19
9844379 Surgical stapling instrument having a clearanced opening Michael E. Setser, William B. Weisenburgh, II 2017-12-19
9839420 Tissue thickness compensator comprising at least one medicament Katherine J. Schmid, Charles J. Scheib, Taylor W. Aronhalt, Matthew M. Lang, Steven G. Hall +1 more 2017-12-12
9839419 Suturing instrument with jaw having integral cartridge component Andrew C. Deck, William J. White, Daniel J. Mumaw, David T. Martin, Daniel L. Geiger +3 more 2017-12-12
9839422 Implantable layers and methods for altering implantable layers for use with surgical fastening instruments Emily A. Schellin, Michael J. Vendely, Lauren S. Weaner, Taylor W. Aronhalt, Donald L. Reynolds, II +3 more 2017-12-12
9839428 Surgical cutting and stapling instruments with independent jaw control features Chester O. Baxter, III, John R. Dugan 2017-12-12
9839429 Stapling system comprising a lockout William B. Weisenburgh, II, Jerome R. Morgan, Kyle P. Moore, Geoffrey C. Hueil, Mark S. Ortiz +4 more 2017-12-12
9839427 Fastener cartridge assembly comprising a fixed anvil and a staple driver arrangement Jeffrey S. Swayze, Joseph C. Hueil, Jerome R. Morgan 2017-12-12
9833236 Tissue thickness compensator for surgical staplers Chester O. Baxter, III 2017-12-05
9833241 Surgical fastener cartridges with driver stabilizing arrangements Thomas W. Huitema, Emily A. Schellin, Geoffrey C. Hueil 2017-12-05
9833238 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 2017-12-05
9833242 Tissue thickness compensators Chester O. Baxter, III, Katherine J. Schmid, Taylor W. Aronhalt, Gregory W. Johnson, John L. Stammen +5 more 2017-12-05
9833239 Surgical instrument battery pack with power profile emulation David C. Yates 2017-12-05
9826977 Sterilization verification circuit Richard L. Leimbach, Shane R. Adams, Mark D. Overmyer, Brett E. Swensgard, Thomas W. Lytle, IV +1 more 2017-11-28