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David B. Smith — 23 Patents

Johnson & Johnson: 10 patents #1,000 of 7,810Top 15%
The Boeing: 7 patents #1,625 of 15,756Top 15%
ATAxcelis Technologies: 1 patents #165 of 300Top 60%
LPLectron Products: 1 patents #27 of 46Top 60%
MRMagnum Research: 1 patents #2 of 4Top 50%
Renton, WA: #56 of 1,385 inventorsTop 5%
Washington: #3,876 of 76,902 inventorsTop 6%
Overall (All Time): #178,160 of 4,157,543Top 5%
23 Patents All Time
David B. Smith has been granted 23 US patents while listed as an inventor at Johnson & Johnson. The first was granted in 1988 and the most recent in June 2024. David B. Smith ranks #178,160 of 4,157,543 US inventors in our database (top 4.3%). Patent records list David B. Smith in Renton, WA, US.

Patents per Year

Patents granted per year, 1988 to 2024Bar chart with a peak of 2 patents in 1997.peak 21988: 1 patents19881997: 2 patents2001: 1 patents20012002: 1 patents2003: 1 patents20032005: 1 patents2006: 2 patents20062010: 2 patents2012: 1 patents20122013: 2 patents2014: 1 patents20142015: 1 patents2017: 1 patents20172018: 1 patents2019: 1 patents20192020: 1 patents2021: 2 patents20212024: 1 patents2024

Issued Patents All Time

Showing 1–23 of 23 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDateApprox Value ⓘ
11998200 Surgical stapling instrument with an articulatable end effector Zhifan F. Huang, Chad P. Boudreaux, Joseph C. Hueil, Dean B. Bruewer 2024-06-04
11013511 Surgical stapling instrument with an articulatable end effector Zhifan F. Huang, Chad P. Boudreaux, Joseph C. Hueil, Dean B. Bruewer 2021-05-25 $196,721,000
10973516 Surgical end effectors and adaptable firing members therefor Frederick E. Shelton, IV, Jason L. Harris, Gregory J. Bakos, Adam D. Hensel 2021-04-13 $63,321,000
10779823 Firing member pin angle Frederick E. Shelton, IV, Adam D. Hensel, Gregory J. Bakos, Jason L. Harris 2020-09-22 $93,456,000
10448950 Surgical staplers with independently actuatable closing and firing systems Frederick E. Shelton, IV, Gregory J. Bakos, Adam D. Hensel, Jason L. Harris 2019-10-22 $119,595,000
10029780 Stiffened composite panels JOSHUA A. ROSS, Shane Frank Cuda, Mark R. McLaughlin, Michael R. Rush, Colin L. Farr +3 more 2018-07-24 $48,434,000
9662110 Surgical stapling instrument with an articulatable end effector Zhifan F. Huang, Chad P. Boudreaux, Joseph C. Hueil, Dean B. Bruewer 2017-05-30 $75,658,000
9138225 Surgical stapling instrument with an articulatable end effector Zhifan F. Huang, Chad P. Boudreaux, Joseph C. Hueil, Dean B. Bruewer 2015-09-22 $148,551,000
8902560 Electrostatic chuck ground punch William D. Lee, Marvin R. LaFontaine, Ashwin M. Purohit 2014-12-02 $2,303,000
8556920 Surgical clip Thomas W. Huitema 2013-10-15 $110,462,000
8408439 Surgical stapling instrument with an articulatable end effector Zhifan F. Huang, Chad P. Boudreaux, Joseph C. Huell, Dean B. Bruewer 2013-04-02 $85,775,000
8308040 Surgical stapling instrument with an articulatable end effector Zhifan F. Huang, Chad P. Boudreaux, Joseph C. Hueil, Dean B. Bruewer, Aron O. Zingman +3 more 2012-11-13 $78,042,000
7721577 Manufacturing process for extending a length of service of component parts 2010-05-25 $17,040,000
7699860 Surgical clip Thomas W. Huitema 2010-04-20 $80,211,000
7114242 Layered wing coil for an electromagnetic dent remover Frederic P. Berg 2006-10-03 $39,197,000
7078993 Layered wing coil for an electromagnetic dent remover Frederic P. Berg 2006-07-18 $56,546,000
6954127 Layered wing coil for an electromagnetic dent remover Frederic P. Berg 2005-10-11 $41,441,000
6639781 Electromagnetic dent remover power supply Robert F. Olsen, John J. Cotter 2003-10-28 $64,878,000
6457274 Composite tube for gun barrel 2002-10-01
6230429 Composite tube for gun barrel 2001-05-15
5630683 Chip breaker drill bushing assembly 1997-05-20 $97,186,000
5600912 Composite tube for a gun barrel 1997-02-11
4728916 Solenoid operated fluid control valve Robert P. Fontecchio, Michael Slavin 1988-03-01