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2019
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Johnson & Johnson
›
Richard W. Timm
RT
Richard W. Timm
— 11 Patents in 2019
Johnson & Johnson
:
11
patents
#33
of
1,152
Top 3%
Cincinnati, OH
:
#10
of
894
inventors
Top 2%
Ohio
:
#63
of
7,781
inventors
Top 1%
Overall
(2019):
#6,883
of
560,194
Top 2%
11
Patents 2019
Issued Patents
2019
Showing
1–11
of
11
patents
Patent #
Title
Co-Inventors
Date
Approx Value ⓘ
10517627
Switch arrangements for ultrasonic surgical instruments
Emron J. Henry
,
James W. Voegele
,
Gregory W. Johnson
,
Daniel W. Price
,
Jeffery T. Kirk
+6 more
2019-12-31
$76,759,000
10507034
Surgical instrument with motorized articulation drive in shaft rotation knob
—
2019-12-17
$158,240,000
10470792
Rotation features for ultrasonic surgical instrument
Craig N. Faller
,
Elizabeth DeBenedictis
,
William D. Kelly
,
Michael R. Lamping
,
Timothy G. Dietz
+9 more
2019-11-12
$75,626,000
10441280
Robotically-controlled shaft based rotary drive systems for surgical instruments
Frederick E. Shelton, IV
2019-10-15
$88,591,000
10376304
Surgical instrument with modular shaft and end effector
Kevin L. Houser
,
Cory G. Kimball
,
Gavin M. Monson
2019-08-13
$102,137,000
10368863
Robotically-controlled shaft based rotary drive systems for surgical instruments
Frederick E. Shelton, IV
2019-08-06
$78,164,000
10363033
Robotically-controlled surgical instruments
Frederick E. Shelton, IV
2019-07-30
$95,291,000
10327796
Ultrasonic surgical instrument with dual modes
John A. Hibner
,
Jeffrey D. Messerly
,
Paul F. Riestenberg
,
Craig N. Faller
,
Richard C. Smith
+2 more
2019-06-25
$81,258,000
10327765
Drive systems for surgical instruments
Frederick E. Shelton, IV
2019-06-25
$81,258,000
10299810
Rotatable cutting implements with friction reducing material for ultrasonic surgical instruments
Galen C. Robertson
,
Kip M. Rupp
,
Kristina A. Snyder
2019-05-28
$91,812,000
10258363
Method of operating an articulating ultrasonic surgical instrument
Barry C. Worrell
,
Benjamin J. Danziger
,
Benjamin D. Dickerson
,
Brian D. Black
,
Cara L. Shapiro
+28 more
2019-04-16
$77,495,000
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