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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 176–200 of 332 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDate
11033267 Systems and methods of controlling a clamping member firing rate of a surgical instrument Sarah A. Worthington, Jason L. Harris 2021-06-15
11033325 Electrosurgical instrument with telescoping suction port and debris cleaner David C. Yates, David A. Witt, John A. Weed, III, Chad P. Boudreaux 2021-06-15
11033323 Systems and methods for managing fluid and suction in electrosurgical systems David A. Witt, David C. Yates, Cory G. Kimball, Barry C. Worrell, Monica L. Z. Rivard 2021-06-15
11033269 Method of applying buttresses to surgically cut and stapled sites Michael J. Vendely, Trevor J. Barton, Pamela M. Ridgley, Rebecca Spatholt, Christopher J. Hess +6 more 2021-06-15
11033263 Lockout engagement features for surgical stapler Ryan J. Laurent, Jason M. Rector, Robert J. Simms, Jeffrey C. Gagel, Nicholas Fanelli +1 more 2021-06-15
11026678 Surgical stapler having motor control based on an electrical parameter related to a motor current Mark D. Overmyer, David C. Yates, Shane R. Adams, Richard L. Leimbach 2021-06-08
11026751 Display of alignment of staple cartridge to prior linear staple line Tamara Widenhouse, Jason L. Harris, David C. Yates 2021-06-08
11026713 Surgical clip applier configured to store clips in a stored state Michael J. Stokes, Chester O. Baxter, III, Jason L. Harris, John E. Brady, Matthew T. Kuhn +3 more 2021-06-08
11026712 Surgical instruments comprising a shifting mechanism Jason L. Harris, Chester O. Baxter, III 2021-06-08
11026687 Clip applier comprising clip advancing systems Michael J. Stokes, Gregory G. Scott, Nicholas M. Morgan, Disha V. Labhasetwar 2021-06-08
11026684 Surgical instrument with multiple program responses during a firing motion Jason L. Harris, Michael J. Vendely, Charles J. Scheib 2021-06-08
11026682 Surgical instrument battery pack with voltage polling David C. Yates 2021-06-08
11026681 Surgical instrument with recessed contacts and electrically insulating barriers Jerome R. Morgan, John E. Brady, Austin E. Wise, Gregory J. Bakos 2021-06-08
11026680 Surgical instrument configured to operate in different states Emily A. Schellin, David C. Yates, Kevin L. Houser 2021-06-08
11026677 Surgical stapling assembly Chester O. Baxter, III, Jerome R. Morgan 2021-06-08
11020112 Surgical tools configured for interchangeable use with different controller interfaces Jason L. Harris, Chester O. Baxter, III 2021-06-01
11020120 Motor driven rotary input circular stapler with modular end effector Jeffrey S. Swayze, Chester O. Baxter, III 2021-06-01
11020116 Surgical adjuncts with medicants affected by activators Jason L. Harris 2021-06-01
11020114 Surgical instruments with articulatable end effector with axially shortened articulation joint configurations Jason L. Harris 2021-06-01
11020113 Surgical instrument having force feedback capabilities Jerome R. Morgan, Richard L. Leimbach, Mark D. Overmyer 2021-06-01
11020109 Surgical stapling assembly for use with a powered surgical interface Chester O. Baxter, III, Jerome R. Morgan 2021-06-01
11013528 Electrically-powered surgical systems providing fine clamping control during energy delivery Joseph Isosaki, Andrew W. Carroll, David A. Monroe, Jeffery T. Kirk, David C. Yates +3 more 2021-05-25
D920513 Three dimensional adjunct Jason L. Harris, Michael J. Vendely, Chester O. Baxter, III, Mark S. Zeiner 2021-05-25
D920511 Surgical stapler Christopher C. Miller, Omar J. Vakharia, Matthew S. Corbin, Veronica J. Schlegel, Joshua R. Uth +1 more 2021-05-25
11013569 Surgical systems with interchangeable motor packs Jason L. Harris 2021-05-25