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Jerome R. Morgan — 67 Patents in 2021

Johnson & Johnson: 35 patents #4 of 1,204Top 1%
CICilag Gmbh International: 32 patents #5 of 294Top 2%
Cincinnati, OH: #2 of 867 inventorsTop 1%
Ohio: #5 of 7,535 inventorsTop 1%
Overall (2021): #138 of 548,734Top 1%
67 Patents 2021

Issued Patents 2021

Showing 26–50 of 67 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDate
11045198 Surgical stapler with plurality of cutting elements Chester O. Baxter, III, Frederick E. Shelton, IV, Charles J. Scheib, Michael J. Vendely 2021-06-29
11045189 Robotically-controlled motorized surgical instrument with an end effector David C. Yates, Frederick E. Shelton, IV 2021-06-29
11039837 Firing system lockout arrangements for surgical instruments Frederick E. Shelton, IV, Chester O. Baxter, III, Jeffrey S. Swayze 2021-06-22
11039836 Staple cartridge for use with a surgical stapling instrument Frederick E. Shelton, IV 2021-06-22
11026681 Surgical instrument with recessed contacts and electrically insulating barriers Frederick E. Shelton, IV, John E. Brady, Austin E. Wise, Gregory J. Bakos 2021-06-08
11026677 Surgical stapling assembly Chester O. Baxter, III, Frederick E. Shelton, IV 2021-06-08
11020113 Surgical instrument having force feedback capabilities Frederick E. Shelton, IV, Richard L. Leimbach, Mark D. Overmyer 2021-06-01
11020109 Surgical stapling assembly for use with a powered surgical interface Chester O. Baxter, III, Frederick E. Shelton, IV 2021-06-01
11013563 Drive arrangements for robot-assisted surgical platforms Frederick E. Shelton, IV, Jason L. Harris, David C. Yates 2021-05-25
11006955 End effectors with positive jaw opening features for use with adapters for electromechanical surgical instruments Frederick E. Shelton, IV, Daniel J. Mumaw, Jason L. Harris 2021-05-18
11000275 Surgical instrument Frederick E. Shelton, IV, John N. Ouwerkerk 2021-05-11
10993716 Surgical anvil arrangements Frederick E. Shelton, IV, Anil K. Nalagatla, Gregory J. Bakos, Jason L. Harris 2021-05-04
10993760 Modular surgical robotic tool Jeffrey S. Swayze, Frederick E. Shelton, IV, David C. Yates, Jason L. Harris, Kevin L. Houser 2021-05-04
10980535 Motorized surgical instrument with an end effector David C. Yates, Frederick E. Shelton, IV 2021-04-20
10980539 Implantable adjunct comprising bonded layers Jason L. Harris, Frederick E. Shelton, IV, Michael J. Vendely, Dennis D. Jamiolkowski, Mark S. Zeiner 2021-04-20
10980536 No-cartridge and spent cartridge lockout arrangements for surgical staplers Lauren S. Weaner, Morgan R. Hunter, Taylor W. Aronhalt, Frederick E. Shelton, IV, Jason L. Harris 2021-04-20
10980534 Robotically-controlled motorized surgical instrument with an end effector David C. Yates, Frederick E. Shelton, IV, Brett E. Swensgard 2021-04-20
10966791 Cloud-based medical analytics for medical facility segmented individualization of instrument function Jason L. Harris, Frederick E. Shelton, IV, David C. Yates, Gregory J. Bakos 2021-04-06
10966718 Dynamic clamping assemblies with improved wear characteristics for use in connection with electromechanical surgical instruments Frederick E. Shelton, IV, Jason L. Harris 2021-04-06
10959727 Articulatable surgical end effector with asymmetric shaft arrangement Morgan R. Hunter, Austin E. Wise, James A. Vandewalle, Lauren S. Weaner, Taylor W. Aronhalt +3 more 2021-03-30
D914878 Surgical instrument anvil Frederick E. Shelton, IV, Jason L. Harris, Chester O. Baxter, III, Gregory J. Bakos 2021-03-30
10959722 Surgical instrument for deploying fasteners by way of rotational motion Frederick E. Shelton, IV 2021-03-30
10945728 Locking arrangements for detachable shaft assemblies with articulatable surgical end effectors Chester O. Baxter, III, Frederick E. Shelton, IV, Gary W. Knight 2021-03-16
10945782 Bipolar electrosurgical hand shears Chester O. Baxter, III, David C. Yates, Katherine J. Schmid, Taylor W. Aronhalt, Jeffrey S. Swayze +4 more 2021-03-16
10945727 Staple cartridge with deformable driver retention features Frederick E. Shelton, IV, Jason L. Harris 2021-03-16