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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 101–125 of 332 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDate
11103244 Surgical stapling end effector jaw with tip deflecting toward other jaw Jason L. Harris, Gregory J. Bakos, Chester O. Baxter, III, Daniel L. Baber 2021-08-31
11103269 Motor-driven surgical cutting and fastening instrument with tactile position feedback Christoph L. Gillum 2021-08-31
11103241 Motor-driven surgical cutting instrument David C. Yates, Bret W. Smith, Brett E. Swensgard 2021-08-31
11103243 Curved tip surgical stapler buttress assembly applicator with compression layer pocket feature Gregory J. Bakos, Jason L. Harris, Pamela M. Ridgley, Michael J. Vendely, Mark S. Zeiner 2021-08-31
11103301 Surgical system coupleable with staple cartridge and radio frequency cartridge, and having a plurality of radio-frequency energy return paths Jeffrey D. Messerly, David C. Yates 2021-08-31
11103245 Knife for surgical stapler and associated method of manufacture with MIM and hip Anil K. Nalagatla, Chester O. Baxter, III, Jerome R. Morgan, Jason L. Harris 2021-08-31
11100631 Use of laser light and red-green-blue coloration to determine properties of back scattered light David C. Yates, Fergus P. Quigley, Jason L. Harris, Tamara Widenhouse 2021-08-24
11096688 Rotary driven firing members with different anvil and channel engagement features Jason L. Harris, Chester O. Baxter, III, Gregory J. Bakos 2021-08-24
11096689 Shaft assembly comprising a lockout Mark D. Overmyer, Jeffrey S. Swayze, Andrew T. Beckman, Robert L. Koch, Jr., Jason L. Harris 2021-08-24
11096693 Adjustment of staple height of at least one row of staples based on the sensed tissue thickness or force in closing Gregory J. Bakos, Jason L. Harris, Chester O. Baxter, III 2021-08-24
11090049 Staple forming pocket arrangements Gregory J. Bakos 2021-08-17
11090048 Method for resetting a fuse of a surgical instrument shaft Nicholas Fanelli, Jeffrey S. Swayze, Adam D. Hensel, Jason M. Rector, Bingshi Wang +1 more 2021-08-17
11090047 Surgical instrument comprising an adaptive control system Gregory J. Bakos, Jason L. Harris 2021-08-17
11090045 Staple cartridges for forming staples having differing formed staple heights 2021-08-17
11090046 Systems and methods for controlling displacement member motion of a surgical stapling and cutting instrument David C. Yates, Jason L. Harris 2021-08-17
11083455 Surgical instrument comprising an articulation system ratio Gregory J. Bakos, Jason L. Harris 2021-08-10
11083456 Articulating surgical instrument incorporating a two-piece firing mechanism Michael E. Setser, Kevin R. Doll, Jerome R. Morgan 2021-08-10
11083457 Surgical instrument system including replaceable end effectors Jerome R. Morgan 2021-08-10
11083454 Mechanisms for compensating for drivetrain failure in powered surgical instruments Jason L. Harris 2021-08-10
11083458 Powered surgical instruments with clutching arrangements to convert linear drive motions to rotary drive motions Jason L. Harris, Chester O. Baxter, III 2021-08-10
11083452 Staple cartridge including a tissue thickness compensator Katherine J. Schmid, Jerome R. Morgan, Donna L. Korvick 2021-08-10
11083453 Surgical stapling system including a flexible firing actuator and lateral buckling supports Chester O. Baxter, III, Jason L. Harris, Jeffrey S. Swayze, Jerome R. Morgan 2021-08-10
11076929 Implantable adjunct systems for determining adjunct skew Jennifer M. Nagy 2021-08-03
11076854 Smart cartridge wake up operation and data retention Daniel L. Baber, Jeffrey S. Swayze, Andrew T. Beckman 2021-08-03
11076877 Surgical devices with articulating end effectors and methods of using surgical devices with articulating end effectors Chester O. Baxter, III, Charles J. Scheib, Gregory W. Johnson, John R. Dugan 2021-08-03