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2021
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Johnson & Johnson
›
Richard W. Timm
RT
Richard W. Timm
— 6 Patents in 2021
CI
Cilag Gmbh International
:
3
patents
#57
of
294
Top 20%
Johnson & Johnson
:
2
patents
#255
of
1,204
Top 25%
VS
Verb Surgical
:
1
patents
#28
of
53
Top 55%
Cincinnati, OH
:
#39
of
867
inventors
Top 5%
Ohio
:
#227
of
7,535
inventors
Top 4%
Overall
(2021):
#20,583
of
548,734
Top 4%
6
Patents 2021
Issued Patents
2021
Showing
1–6
of
6
patents
Patent #
Title
Co-Inventors
Date
Approx Value ⓘ
11154298
Stapling system for use with a robotic surgical system
Frederick E. Shelton, IV
2021-10-26
11147549
Stapling instrument including a firing system and a closure system
Frederick E. Shelton, IV
2021-10-19
11134938
Robotically-controlled shaft based rotary drive systems for surgical instruments
Frederick E. Shelton, IV
2021-10-05
11078945
Coupler to attach robotic arm to surgical table
Wayne Grout
,
David J. Cagle
,
Brendan Reese
,
Michael Schaller
,
Robert Campbell
2021-08-03
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
$128,294,000
10945783
Surgical instrument with modular shaft and end effector
Kevin L. Houser
,
Cory G. Kimball
,
Gavin M. Monson
2021-03-16
$128,294,000
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