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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 26–50 of 122 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDate
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
9826976 Motor driven surgical instruments with lockable dual drive shafts Shailendra K. Parihar, Robert L. Koch, Jr., Chester O. Baxter, III 2017-11-28
9820738 Surgical instrument comprising interactive systems Thomas W. Lytle, IV, Mark D. Overmyer, Shane R. Adams, Richard L. Leimbach, Brett E. Swensgard +1 more 2017-11-21
9814514 Electrosurgical (RF) medical instruments for cutting and coagulating tissue David C. Yates, Chester O. Baxter, III, John V. Hunt, Jennifer M. Mallow, Barry C. Worrell +2 more 2017-11-14
9814460 Modular motor driven surgical instruments with status indication arrangements John S. Kimsey, Anil K. Nalagatla, Kevin L. Houser 2017-11-14
9808308 Electrosurgical cutting and sealing instruments with cam-actuated jaws Craig N. Faller, Matthew C. Miller, Omar J. Vakharia, Robert J. Laird, Gavin M. Monson +8 more 2017-11-07
9808249 Attachment portions for surgical instrument assemblies 2017-11-07
9808246 Method of operating a powered surgical instrument David C. Yates, Jason L. Harris, Jerome R. Morgan 2017-11-07
9808247 Stapling system comprising implantable layers Katherine J. Schmid, Charles J. Scheib, Taylor W. Aronhalt, Jeffrey S. Swayze, Joseph H. Contiliano +3 more 2017-11-07
9804618 Systems and methods for controlling a segmented circuit Richard L. Leimbach, Shane R. Adams, Mark D. Overmyer, Brett E. Swensgard, Thomas W. Lytle, IV +1 more 2017-10-31
9801627 Fastener cartridge for creating a flexible staple line Jason L. Harris, Lucia M. Casella, Mark S. Zeiner, Bret W. Smith, Lawrence Crainich +2 more 2017-10-31
9801628 Surgical staple and driver arrangements for staple cartridges Jason L. Harris, Jerome R. Morgan, Mark S. Zeiner 2017-10-31
9801630 Methods and devices for reinforcing a staple line Jason L. Harris, Suzanne E. Thompson, Dennis D. Jamiolkowski, Michael J. Vendely 2017-10-31
9801626 Modular motor driven surgical instruments with alignment features for aligning rotary drive shafts with surgical end effector shafts Shailendra K. Parihar, Robert L. Koch, Jr. 2017-10-31
9801634 Tissue thickness compensator for a surgical stapler Chester O. Baxter, III 2017-10-31
9795380 Devices and methods for facilitating closing and clamping of an end effector of a surgical device Jerome R. Morgan, Emily A. Schellin, Jeffrey S. Swayze, Jason L. Harris 2017-10-24
9795381 Robotically-controlled shaft based rotary drive systems for surgical instruments 2017-10-24
9795383 Tissue thickness compensator comprising resilient members Jeffrey L. Aldridge, Chunlin Yang, Charles J. Scheib, Venkataramanan Mandakolathur Vasudevan, Taylor W. Aronhalt +5 more 2017-10-24
9795382 Fastener cartridge assembly comprising a cam and driver arrangement 2017-10-24
9795384 Fastener cartridge comprising a tissue thickness compensator and a gap setting element Lauren S. Weaner, Taylor W. Aronhalt, Michael J. Vendely, Emily A. Schellin 2017-10-24
9788835 Devices and methods for facilitating ejection of surgical fasteners from cartridges Jerome R. Morgan, Emily A. Schellin, Jeffrey S. Swayze, Gary W. Knight, Brian F. DiNardo +2 more 2017-10-17
9788834 Layer comprising deployable attachment members Katherine J. Schmid, Jeffrey S. Swayze, Cortney E. Henderson, Bret W. Smith, Michael J. Vendely +1 more 2017-10-17
9782164 Suturing instrument with multi-mode cartridges Daniel J. Mumaw, Christopher J. Hess, David T. Martin 2017-10-10
9782214 Surgical instrument with sensor and powered control Kevin L. Houser, Foster B. Stulen, William D. Dannaher, Geoffrey S. Strobl, Aaron C. Voegele +4 more 2017-10-10
9775614 Surgical stapling instruments with rotatable staple deployment arrangements Jerome R. Morgan 2017-10-03