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David C. Yates — 553 Patents

Johnson & Johnson: 284 patents #4 of 7,810Top 1%
CICilag Gmbh International: 247 patents #3 of 874Top 1%
MPMegadyne Medical Products: 11 patents #6 of 36Top 20%
MSMedical Scientific: 4 patents #3 of 20Top 15%
CRCatheter Research: 1 patents #7 of 12Top 60%
ILImperial Innovations Limited: 1 patents #111 of 354Top 35%
Morrow, OH: #1 of 95 inventorsTop 2%
Ohio: #5 of 73,341 inventorsTop 1%
Overall (All Time): #316 of 4,157,543Top 1%
553 Patents All Time
David C. Yates has been granted 553 US patents while listed as an inventor at Johnson & Johnson. The first was granted in 1993 and the most recent in December 2025. David C. Yates ranks #316 of 4,157,543 US inventors in our database (top 0.01%). Patent records list David C. Yates in Morrow, OH, US.

Issued Patents All Time

Showing 1–25 of 553 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDateApprox Value ⓘ
12508025 Mechanisms for compensating for drivetrain failure in powered surgical instruments Frederick E. Shelton, IV, Mark D. Overmyer, Jason L. Harris 2025-12-30
12500948 Method of hub communication, processing, display, and cloud analytics Frederick E. Shelton, IV, Eitan T. Wiener, Jeffrey L. Aldridge, Jeffrey D. Messerly, Jason L. Harris +1 more 2025-12-16
12490980 Surgical instrument having controllable articulation velocity Frederick E. Shelton, IV, Jason L. Harris 2025-12-09
12458351 Variable output cartridge sensor assembly Frederick E. Shelton, IV, Jason L. Harris 2025-11-04
12440208 Powered surgical instrument Frederick E. Shelton, IV, Jason L. Harris, Jerome R. Morgan 2025-10-14
12433508 Surgical system having a surgical instrument controlled based on comparison of sensor and database data Jason L. Harris, Frederick E. Shelton, IV, Chad E. Eckert, Jordan B. Wong, Tamara Widenhouse +1 more 2025-10-07
12426879 Surgical system comprising control circuit to set velocity of closure driver based on sensor data Frederick E. Shelton, IV, Jason L. Harris, Gregory J. Bakos, Sarah A. Worthington, Chester O. Baxter, III 2025-09-30
12408968 Smoke evacuation device Shawn K. Horner, Jason L. Harris, Frederick E. Shelton, IV, Chad S. Frampton, Steven D. Andrews +4 more 2025-09-09
12402906 Modular battery powered handheld surgical instrument and methods therefor Frederick E. Shelton, IV, Kevin L. Houser, Jeffrey D. Messerly, Jason L. Harris, Geoffrey S. Strobl +1 more 2025-09-02
12396806 Adjustment of a surgical device function based on situational awareness Frederick E. Shelton, IV, Jason L. Harris 2025-08-26
12390264 Systems and methods for managing fluid and suction in electrosurgical systems David A. Witt, Frederick E. Shelton, IV, Cory G. Kimball, Barry C. Worrell, Monica L. Z. Rivard 2025-08-19
12383115 Method for smart energy device infrastructure Cameron R. Nott, Kevin L. Houser, Frederick E. Shelton, IV, Jason L. Harris, Verne E. Kreger, Jr. 2025-08-12
12376855 Safety systems for smart powered surgical stapling Frederick E. Shelton, IV, Jason L. Harris 2025-08-05
12376917 Method for producing a surgical instrument comprising a smart electrical system Frederick E. Shelton, IV, Jason L. Harris 2025-08-05
12381936 Method of hub communication Frederick E. Shelton, IV, Eitan T. Wiener, Jeffrey L. Aldridge, Jeffrey D. Messerly, Jason L. Harris +2 more 2025-08-05
12376851 Surgical instrument comprising flex circuit Frederick E. Shelton, IV, Chester O. Baxter, III, Jason L. Harris, Michael J. Vendely 2025-08-05
12349961 Electrosurgical instrument with electrodes operable in bipolar and monopolar modes Frederick E. Shelton, IV, Jeffrey D. Messerly, Kevin M. Fiebig, Taylor W. Aronhalt 2025-07-08
12343014 Surgical instrument with selectively disengageable threaded drive systems Frederick E. Shelton, IV, Chester O. Baxter, III, Jerome R. Morgan, Jason L. Harris 2025-07-01
12336705 Continuous use self-propelled stapling instrument Frederick E. Shelton, IV, Jason L. Harris 2025-06-24
12331748 Noise and vibration management for smoke evacuation system Chad S. Frampton, Shawn K. Horner, Darcy W. Greep, Frederick E. Shelton, IV, Jason L. Harris +1 more 2025-06-17
12324579 Mechanisms for compensating for battery pack failure in powered surgical instruments Jason L. Harris, Frederick E. Shelton, IV 2025-06-10
12318152 Computer implemented interactive surgical systems Eitan T. Wiener, Frederick E. Shelton, IV, Jason L. Harris, Daniel W. Price 2025-06-03
12295644 Electrosurgical instrument with fluid diverter David A. Witt, Frederick E. Shelton, IV, Chad P. Boudreaux, Eric M. Roberson, Kevin L. Houser +1 more 2025-05-13
12295639 Estimating state of ultrasonic end effector and control system therefor Cameron R. Nott, Foster B. Stulen, Fergus P. Quigley, John E. Brady, Gregory A. Trees +13 more 2025-05-13
12290231 Method of hub communication, processing, storage and display Frederick E. Shelton, IV, Eitan T. Wiener, Jeffrey L. Aldridge, Jeffrey D. Messerly, Jason L. Harris +1 more 2025-05-06