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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 51–75 of 332 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDate
11155946 Knitted tissue scaffolds Michael J. Vendely, Jason L. Harris 2021-10-26
11154301 Modular stapling assembly Andrew T. Beckman, Jerome R. Morgan, David C. Yates, Chester O. Baxter, III, Joshua R. Uth +2 more 2021-10-26
11147553 Firing drive arrangements for surgical systems 2021-10-19
11147554 Surgical instrument system comprising a magnetic lockout Taylor W. Aronhalt, Austin E. Wise, Morgan R. Hunter, Jason L. Harris 2021-10-19
11147549 Stapling instrument including a firing system and a closure system Richard W. Timm 2021-10-19
11147551 Firing drive arrangements for surgical systems 2021-10-19
11147607 Bipolar combination device that automatically adjusts pressure based on energy modality David C. Yates, Jason L. Harris 2021-10-19
11147547 Surgical stapler comprising storable cartridges having different staple sizes Jason L. Harris, Jerome R. Morgan 2021-10-19
11141159 Surgical stapler end effector with multi-staple driver crossing center line Charles J. Scheib, Nicholas Fanelli 2021-10-12
11141155 Drive system for surgical tool 2021-10-12
11141156 Surgical stapling assembly comprising flexible output shaft 2021-10-12
11141150 Buttress loader for surgical staplers Jason L. Harris, Michael J. Vendely, Prudence A. Vulhop 2021-10-12
11141154 Surgical end effectors and anvils Gregory J. Bakos, Jason L. Harris 2021-10-12
11141153 Staple cartridges comprising driver arrangements Jerome R. Morgan 2021-10-12
11141160 Clip applier comprising a motor controller Chester O. Baxter, III, Jason L. Harris 2021-10-12
11141777 Multi-piece jaw assembly for surgical clip applier Anil K. Nalagatla, Chester O. Baxter, III, Amit Gupta, Mayukh Bhattacharya 2021-10-12
11134947 Fastener cartridge assembly comprising a camming sled with variable cam arrangements Joseph C. Hueil, Jeffrey S. Swayze 2021-10-05
11134943 Powered surgical instrument including a control unit and sensor James R. Giordano, Jeffrey S. Swayze 2021-10-05
11134978 Modular battery powered handheld surgical instrument with self-diagnosing control switches for reusable handle assembly David C. Yates, Kevin L. Houser, Jeffrey D. Messerly, Jason L. Harris 2021-10-05
11135352 End effector including a gradually releasable medical adjunct Joseph C. Hueil, Jerome R. Morgan, Leslie M. Fugikawa 2021-10-05
11134942 Surgical stapling instruments and staple-forming anvils Jason L. Harris, Gregory J. Bakos, Janna B. Volz, Mark S. Zeiner 2021-10-05
11134940 Surgical instrument including a variable speed firing member Emily A. Schellin, David C. Yates, Kevin L. Houser 2021-10-05
11134941 Cartridge receiving jaw for surgical stapler and associated method of manufacture with stamping Anil K. Nalagatla, Chester O. Baxter, III, Jason L. Harris 2021-10-05
11134938 Robotically-controlled shaft based rotary drive systems for surgical instruments Richard W. Timm 2021-10-05
11129636 Surgical instruments comprising an articulation drive that provides for high articulation angles Chester O. Baxter, III, Jason L. Harris 2021-09-28