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Frederick E. Shelton, IV — 332 Patents in 2021

CICilag Gmbh International: 191 patents #1 of 294Top 1%
Johnson & Johnson: 141 patents #1 of 1,204Top 1%
Cincinnati, OH: #1 of 867 inventorsTop 1%
Ohio: #1 of 7,535 inventorsTop 1%
Overall (2021): #1 of 548,734Top 1%
332 Patents 2021

Issued Patents 2021

Showing 1–25 of 332 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDate
11207067 Surgical stapling device with separate rotary driven closure and firing systems and firing member that engages both jaws while firing Jason L. Harris, Gregory J. Bakos 2021-12-28
11207065 Method for fabricating surgical stapler anvils Jason L. Harris, Chester O. Baxter, III, Gregory J. Bakos, Taylor W. Aronhalt, Christopher J. Hess +1 more 2021-12-28
11207064 Automated end effector component reloading system for use with a robotic system John N. Ouwerkerk, Eugene L. Timperman 2021-12-28
11207090 Surgical instruments comprising a biased shifting mechanism Chester O. Baxter, III, Jason L. Harris 2021-12-28
11207146 Surgical instrument drive systems with cable-tightening system Jason L. Harris, Daniel J. Mumaw, Kevin M. Fiebig 2021-12-28
11202628 Surgical stapler with tissue engagement features around tissue containment pin Ryan P. Posey, Nicholas D. Courtwright, Stephen D. Geresy, Kevin D. Sackett 2021-12-21
11202632 Adjunct material with mating features Jason L. Harris, Michael J. Vendely 2021-12-21
11202631 Stapling assembly comprising a firing lockout Jeffrey S. Swayze, Chester O. Baxter, III 2021-12-21
11202570 Communication hub and storage device for storing parameters and status of a surgical device to be shared with cloud based analytics systems Jason L. Harris, David C. Yates 2021-12-21
11202633 Surgical stapling buttresses and adjunct materials Jason L. Harris, Charles J. Scheib, Bret W. Smith, Lucia M. Casella, Jerome R. Morgan 2021-12-21
11197671 Stapling assembly comprising a lockout Jeffrey S. Swayze, Chester O. Baxter, III 2021-12-14
11197668 Surgical stapling assembly comprising a lockout and an exterior access orifice to permit artificial unlocking of the lockout Jason L. Harris 2021-12-14
11197670 Surgical end effectors with pivotal jaws configured to touch at their respective distal ends when fully closed Jason L. Harris, Jerome R. Morgan 2021-12-14
11191540 Protective cover arrangements for a joint interface between a movable jaw and actuator shaft of a surgical instrument Taylor W. Aronhalt, Douglas B. Hoffman, Austin E. Wise, Morgan R. Hunter, Lauren S. Weaner +1 more 2021-12-07
11191541 Atraumatic stapling head features for circular surgical stapler Christopher C. Miller 2021-12-07
11191542 Atraumatic stapling head features for circular surgical stapler Christopher C. Miller 2021-12-07
11191543 Assembly comprising a lock Mark D. Overmyer, Jeffrey S. Swayze, Andrew T. Beckman, Robert L. Koch, Jr., Jason L. Harris 2021-12-07
11191545 Staple formation detection mechanisms Michael J. Vendely, Charles J. Scheib, Jason L. Harris, Robert S. Moir, Sofia Maria Consonni +3 more 2021-12-07
11191539 Shaft assembly comprising a manually-operable retraction system for use with a motorized surgical instrument system Mark D. Overmyer, Jeffrey S. Swayze 2021-12-07
11185324 Anvil retention and release features for powered circular surgical stapler Shane R. Adams, Thomas E. Adams, Nicholas J. Ross 2021-11-30
11185325 End effector including different tissue gaps Lauren S. Weaner, Jerome R. Morgan, Michael J. Vendely, Taylor W. Aronhalt, Chester O. Baxter, III +1 more 2021-11-30
11185331 Method for controlling end effector closure for powered surgical stapler Shane R. Adams, Thomas E. Adams, Nicholas J. Ross 2021-11-30
11185327 Method of surgical stapling with end effector component having a curved tip Jason L. Harris, Gregory J. Bakos, Chester O. Baxter, III, Hilary A. Reinhardt, Christopher J. Hess +2 more 2021-11-30
11179208 Cloud-based medical analytics for security and authentication trends and reactive measures David C. Yates, Jason L. Harris 2021-11-23
11179153 Staple cartridges for forming staples having differing formed staple heights 2021-11-23