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Douglas B. Hoffman — 60 Patents

Johnson & Johnson: 44 patents #124 of 7,810Top 2%
CICilag Gmbh International: 14 patents #124 of 874Top 15%
MEMedex: 1 patents #25 of 66Top 40%
Harrison, OH: #2 of 26 inventorsTop 8%
Ohio: #525 of 73,341 inventorsTop 1%
Overall (All Time): #38,820 of 4,157,543Top 1%
60 Patents All Time
Douglas B. Hoffman has been granted 60 US patents while listed as an inventor at Johnson & Johnson. The first was granted in 1991 and the most recent in May 2025. Douglas B. Hoffman ranks #38,820 of 4,157,543 US inventors in our database (top 0.93%). Patent records list Douglas B. Hoffman in Harrison, OH, US.

Issued Patents All Time

Showing 1–25 of 60 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDateApprox Value ⓘ
12303127 Lockout engagement features for surgical stapler Ryan J. Laurent, Jason M. Rector, Robert J. Simms, Jeffrey C. Gagel, Nicholas Fanelli +1 more 2025-05-20
12185950 Method of using lockout features for surgical stapler cartridge Jason M. Rector, Robert J. Simms, John C. Schuckmann, Ryan J. Laurent, Frederick E. Shelton, IV +2 more 2025-01-07
12171434 End effector coupling arrangements for a surgical cutting and stapling instrument William B. Weisenburgh, II, Jerome R. Morgan, Kyle P. Moore, Mark H. Ransick, Steven G. Hall +22 more 2024-12-24
12016554 Lockout engagement features for surgical stapler Ryan J. Laurent, Jason M. Rector, Robert J. Simms, Jeffrey C. Gagel, Nicholas Fanelli +1 more 2024-06-25
11963681 Method of using lockout features for surgical stapler cartridge Jason M. Rector, Robert J. Simms, John C. Schuckmann, Ryan J. Laurent, Frederick E. Shelton, IV +2 more 2024-04-23
11730471 Articulatable surgical instruments with single articulation link arrangements Sarah A. Worthington, Morgan R. Hunter, Frederick E. Shelton, IV, Lauren S. Weaner, Michael J. Vendely 2023-08-22
11684363 Integrated tissue positioning and jaw alignment features for surgical stapler Robert J. Simms, Jason E. Zerkle, Charles J. Scheib, Janna B. Volz 2023-06-27
11432819 Method of using lockout features for surgical stapler cartridge Jason M. Rector, Robert J. Simms, John C. Schuckmann, Ryan J. Laurent, Frederick E. Shelton, IV +2 more 2022-09-06
11278288 Method of using lockout features for surgical stapler cartridge Jason M. Rector, Robert J. Simms, John C. Schuckmann, Ryan J. Laurent, Frederick E. Shelton, IV +2 more 2022-03-22
11213293 Articulatable surgical instruments with single articulation link arrangements Sarah A. Worthington, Morgan R. Hunter, Frederick E. Shelton, IV, Lauren S. Weaner, Michael J. Vendely 2022-01-04
11191540 Protective cover arrangements for a joint interface between a movable jaw and actuator shaft of a surgical instrument Taylor W. Aronhalt, Austin E. Wise, Morgan R. Hunter, Lauren S. Weaner, Adam D. Hensel +1 more 2021-12-07
11147559 Staple height indicator for powered surgical stapler Austin E. Wise, Nicholas J. Ross, Shane R. Adams, Thomas E. Adams 2021-10-19
11123075 Circular surgical stapler Austin E. Wise, Scott A. Jenkins, Daniel Pucke, Thomas E. Adams, John S. Kimsey +2 more 2021-09-21
11033263 Lockout engagement features for surgical stapler Ryan J. Laurent, Jason M. Rector, Robert J. Simms, Jeffrey C. Gagel, Nicholas Fanelli +1 more 2021-06-15
10966719 Method of applying staples in lower anterior bowel resection Thomas E. Adams, Hector Chow, Steven Dickinson, Barry T. Jamison, John S. Kimsey +4 more 2021-04-06 $118,870,000
10835250 End effector coupling arrangements for a surgical cutting and stapling instrument William B. Weisenburgh, II, Jerome R. Morgan, Kyle P. Moore, Mark H. Ransick, Steven G. Hall +22 more 2020-11-17 $95,463,000
10716568 Surgical stapling apparatus with control features operable with one hand Steven G. Hall, Randall J. Tanguay, Jeffrey D. Messerly, Galen C. Robertson, Andrew M. Zwolinski +22 more 2020-07-21 $165,174,000
10687807 Integrated tissue positioning and jaw alignment features for surgical stapler Robert J. Simms, Jason E. Zerkle, Charles J. Scheib, Janna B. Volz 2020-06-23 $86,532,000
10582928 Articulation lock arrangements for locking an end effector in an articulated position in response to actuation of a jaw closure system Morgan R. Hunter, Austin E. Wise, Jeffrey S. Swayze, Frederick E. Shelton, IV 2020-03-10 $159,224,000
10335147 Method of using lockout features for surgical stapler cartridge Jason M. Rector, Robert J. Simms, John C. Schuckmann, Ryan J. Laurent, Frederick E. Shelton, IV +2 more 2019-07-02 $95,731,000
10314577 Lockout engagement features for surgical stapler Ryan J. Laurent, Jason M. Rector, Robert J. Simms, Jeffrey C. Gagel, Nicholas Fanelli +1 more 2019-06-11 $57,272,000
10285693 Surgical stapler with locking translatable pin John S. Kimsey, Anil K. Nalagatla, Hector Chow, Sudhir B. Patel, Thomas E. Adams 2019-05-14 $64,781,000
10092292 Staple forming features for surgical stapling instrument Chad P. Boudreaux, Charles J. Scheib, Janna B. Volz, Megan O'Connor, Adam R. Dunki-Jacobs +1 more 2018-10-09 $152,253,000
10058327 End effector coupling arrangements for a surgical cutting and stapling instrument William B. Weisenburgh, II, Jerome R. Morgan, Kyle P. Moore, Geoffrey C. Hueil, Mark S. Ortiz +4 more 2018-08-28 $180,250,000
10045780 Method of applying staples in lower anterior bowel resection Thomas E. Adams, Hector Chow, Steven Dickinson, Barry T. Jamison, John S. Kimsey +4 more 2018-08-14 $104,041,000