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David C. Yates — 87 Patents in 2021

CICilag Gmbh International: 46 patents #3 of 294Top 2%
Johnson & Johnson: 40 patents #3 of 1,204Top 1%
MPMegadyne Medical Products: 1 patents #5 of 6Top 85%
Morrow, OH: #1 of 14 inventorsTop 8%
Ohio: #3 of 7,535 inventorsTop 1%
Overall (2021): #79 of 548,734Top 1%
87 Patents 2021

Issued Patents 2021

Showing 26–50 of 87 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDate
11103241 Motor-driven surgical cutting instrument Frederick E. Shelton, IV, Bret W. Smith, Brett E. Swensgard 2021-08-31
11100631 Use of laser light and red-green-blue coloration to determine properties of back scattered light Fergus P. Quigley, Frederick E. Shelton, IV, Jason L. Harris, Tamara Widenhouse 2021-08-24
11090046 Systems and methods for controlling displacement member motion of a surgical stapling and cutting instrument Frederick E. Shelton, IV, Jason L. Harris 2021-08-17
11076921 Adaptive control program updates for surgical hubs Frederick E. Shelton, IV, Jason L. Harris 2021-08-03
11069012 Interactive surgical systems with condition handling of devices and data capabilities Frederick E. Shelton, IV, Eitan T. Wiener, Jeffrey L. Aldridge 2021-07-20
11065048 Flexible circuit arrangement for surgical fastening instruments Jeffrey D. Messerly, Jason L. Harris, Frederick E. Shelton, IV 2021-07-20
11058448 Modular battery powered handheld surgical instrument with multistage generator circuits Frederick E. Shelton, IV 2021-07-13
11058477 Surgical cutting and fastening instruments with dual power sources Jeffrey D. Messerly, Jason L. Harris, Frederick E. Shelton, IV, Mark A. Davison 2021-07-13
11058475 Method and apparatus for selecting operations of a surgical instrument based on user intention Eitan T. Wiener, Ryan M. Asher, John A. Hibner 2021-07-13
11058422 Mechanisms for compensating for battery pack failure in powered surgical instruments Jason L. Harris, Frederick E. Shelton, IV 2021-07-13
11051840 Modular battery powered handheld surgical instrument with reusable asymmetric handle housing Frederick E. Shelton, IV, Kevin L. Houser, Jeffrey D. Messerly, Jason L. Harris 2021-07-06
11051876 Surgical evacuation flow paths Frederick E. Shelton, IV, Kevin L. Houser, Jason L. Harris 2021-07-06
11051873 Surgical system with user adaptable techniques employing multiple energy modalities based on tissue parameters Eitan T. Wiener, Benjamin J. Danziger, Kevin L. Houser, Ryan M. Asher, Frederick E. Shelton, IV +3 more 2021-07-06
11051813 Powered surgical instruments with firing system lockout arrangements Frederick E. Shelton, IV, Steven G. Hall, Bret W. Smith, Daniel J. Abbott, Richard F. Schwemberger +1 more 2021-07-06
11045189 Robotically-controlled motorized surgical instrument with an end effector Frederick E. Shelton, IV, Jerome R. Morgan 2021-06-29
11045591 Dual in-series large and small droplet filters Frederick E. Shelton, IV, Kevin L. Houser 2021-06-29
11039896 Robotic visualization and collision avoidance Jason L. Harris, Frederick E. Shelton, IV, Chad E. Eckert 2021-06-22
11033323 Systems and methods for managing fluid and suction in electrosurgical systems David A. Witt, Frederick E. Shelton, IV, Cory G. Kimball, Barry C. Worrell, Monica L. Z. Rivard 2021-06-15
11033322 Circuit topologies for combined generator Eitan T. Wiener, John E. Hein 2021-06-15
11033325 Electrosurgical instrument with telescoping suction port and debris cleaner David A. Witt, Frederick E. Shelton, IV, John A. Weed, III, Chad P. Boudreaux 2021-06-15
11026678 Surgical stapler having motor control based on an electrical parameter related to a motor current Mark D. Overmyer, Frederick E. Shelton, IV, Shane R. Adams, Richard L. Leimbach 2021-06-08
11026751 Display of alignment of staple cartridge to prior linear staple line Frederick E. Shelton, IV, Tamara Widenhouse, Jason L. Harris 2021-06-08
11026682 Surgical instrument battery pack with voltage polling Frederick E. Shelton, IV 2021-06-08
11026680 Surgical instrument configured to operate in different states Frederick E. Shelton, IV, Emily A. Schellin, Kevin L. Houser 2021-06-08
11013528 Electrically-powered surgical systems providing fine clamping control during energy delivery Joseph Isosaki, Andrew W. Carroll, David A. Monroe, Jeffery T. Kirk, Frederick E. Shelton, IV +3 more 2021-05-25