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Michael D. Auld — 6 Patents in 2020

Johnson & Johnson: 6 patents #92 of 1,282Top 8%
TMTorax Medical: 2 patents #2 of 9Top 25%
Coral Springs, FL: #2 of 126 inventorsTop 2%
Florida: #189 of 7,109 inventorsTop 3%
Overall (2020): #23,961 of 565,922Top 5%
6 Patents 2020

Issued Patents 2020

Showing 1–6 of 6 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDate
10828029 Surgical stapler with independently actuated drivers to provide varying staple heights Brett E. Swensgard, Sol A. Posada, Michael J. Vendely, Frederick E. Shelton, IV 2020-11-10
10828064 Laparoscopic sizing instrument Lauren E. Flakne, Brett E. Swensgard, Kyle P. Taylor, Celeste L. Huster, Jerome K. Grudem, Jr. 2020-11-10
10813737 MRI compatible magnetic sphincter augmentation device Brett E. Swensgard, Lauren E. Flakne, Kyle P. Taylor, Celeste L. Huster, Jerome K. Grudem, Jr. 2020-10-27
10814501 Robotic surgical system Michael P. Weir 2020-10-27
10667812 Modular powered electrical connection for surgical instrument with features to prevent electrical discharge Brett E. Swensgard, Michael J. Vendely, Sol A. Posada, Frederick E. Shelton, IV, David C. Yates 2020-06-02
D882783 Handle for surgical stapler Frederick E. Shelton, IV, Michael J. Vendely, Jason L. Harris, Brett E. Swensgard 2020-04-28