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Wayne A. Shakal — 13 Patents

ENEndoevolution: 4 patents #11 of 22Top 50%
Intuitive Surgical: 3 patents #367 of 719Top 55%
CDCore Distribution: 2 patents #7 of 14Top 50%
Shafer, MN: #4 of 19 inventorsTop 25%
Minnesota: #5,817 of 52,454 inventorsTop 15%
Overall (All Time): #362,438 of 4,157,543Top 9%
13 Patents All Time
Wayne A. Shakal has been granted 13 US patents while listed as an inventor at Endoevolution. The first was granted in 2006 and the most recent in May 2024. Wayne A. Shakal ranks #362,438 of 4,157,543 US inventors in our database (top 8.7%). Patent records list Wayne A. Shakal in Shafer, MN, US.

Patents per Year

Patents granted per year, 2006 to 2024Bar chart with a peak of 2 patents in 2008.peak 22006: 1 patents20062008: 2 patents20082009: 1 patents20092011: 1 patents20112013: 1 patents20132017: 2 patents20172018: 1 patents20182020: 2 patents20202021: 1 patents20212024: 1 patents2024

Issued Patents All Time

Showing 1–13 of 13 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDateApprox Value ⓘ
11986179 Devices and methods for minimally invasive suturing Gerald I. Brecher, John C. Meade, John Aho, Roger Baske, James H. Bleck +6 more 2024-05-21 $112,015,000
10881392 Devices and methods for minimally invasive suturing Gerald I. Brecher, John C. Meade, John Aho, Roger Baske, James H. Bleck +6 more 2021-01-05 $87,088,000
10792031 Devices and methods for minimally invasive suturing Gerald I. Brecher, John C. Meade, John Aho, Roger Baske, James H. Bleck +6 more 2020-10-06 $99,115,000
10647156 Axle shock-load absorber and guard Benjamin Grant Shakal, Jordan L. Sedivy 2020-05-12
9962151 Devices and methods for minimally invasive suturing Gerald I. Brecher, John C. Meade, John Aho, Roger Baske, James H. Bleck +6 more 2018-05-08
9775600 Devices and methods for minimally invasive suturing Gerald I. Brecher, John C. Meade, John Aho, Roger Baske, James H. Bleck +6 more 2017-10-03
9675339 Devices and methods for minimally invasive suturing Gerald I. Brecher, John C. Meade, John Aho, Roger Baske, James H. Bleck +6 more 2017-06-13
8387753 Ergonomic extendable/retractable ladder Mitchell I. Kieffer, Craig S. Aizman, Bruce A. Hillukka, Michael J. Kelly 2013-03-05
7993354 Devices and methods for minimally invasive suturing Gerald I. Brecher, John C. Meade, John Aho, Roger Baske, James H. Bleck +6 more 2011-08-09
D593685 Telescoping ladder rung Mitchell I. Kieffer, Craig S. Aizman, Bruce A. Hillukka, Micheal J. Kelly 2009-06-02
7364683 Rotary automatic transfer rail for injection molding Thomas J. Walsh 2008-04-29
7331779 Concurrent cooling mold — 2008-02-19
7128553 Injection molding apparatus and method — 2006-10-31

Frequent Collaborators

Jonathan Towle7 shared
Michael J. Helander7 shared
James H. Bleck7 shared
John F. Carlson7 shared
Thomas Eagan7 shared
James W. Murray7 shared

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