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Frederick E. Shelton, IV

Johnson & Johnson: 1400 patents #1 of 7,810Top 1%
CICilag Gmbh International: 1245 patents #1 of 874Top 1%
MPMegadyne Medical Products: 9 patents #8 of 36Top 25%
CICllag Gmbh International: 5 patents #1 of 36Top 3%
DPDevicor Medical Products: 1 patents #120 of 164Top 75%
Cincinnati, OH: #1 of 8,043 inventorsTop 1%
Ohio: #1 of 73,341 inventorsTop 1%
Overall (All Time): #7 of 4,157,543Top 1%
2667 Patents All Time

Issued Patents All Time

Showing 1,976–2,000 of 2,667 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDate
10159482 Fastener cartridge assembly comprising a fixed anvil and different staple heights Jeffrey S. Swayze, Joseph C. Hueil, Jerome R. Morgan 2018-12-25
10159483 Surgical apparatus configured to track an end-of-life parameter Andrew T. Beckman, Anil K. Nalagatla, Robert L. Koch, Jr., John A. Hibner 2018-12-25
D836199 End effector for a surgical stapler Joseph P. Schowalter, Daniel L. Baber, Gregory J. Bakos, Jason L. Harris 2018-12-18
D836198 Staple cartridge for a surgical stapler Jason L. Harris, Gregory J. Bakos 2018-12-18
10149732 Surgical tool and robotic surgical system interfaces Mark D. Overmyer, Jeffrey S. Swayze, Jason L. Harris, Joshua Young, David C. Yates +1 more 2018-12-11
10149679 Surgical instrument comprising drive systems Jeffrey S. Swayze 2018-12-11
10149678 Suturing instrument with elastomeric cleat David T. Martin, Christopher J. Hess, William J. White, Aaron J. Brickner, Daniel J. Prenger +1 more 2018-12-11
10149727 Surgical tool and robotic surgical system interfaces Mark D. Overmyer, Jeffrey S. Swayze, Jason L. Harris, Joshua Young, David C. Yates +1 more 2018-12-11
10149683 Powered surgical cutting and stapling apparatus with manually retractable firing system Bret W. Smith, Daniel J. Abbott, Richard F. Schwemberger, Chad P. Boudreaux, Brett E. Swensgard +1 more 2018-12-11
D835785 Handle for surgical stapler Michael J. Vendely, Jason L. Harris, Brett E. Swensgard, Michael D. Auld 2018-12-11
10149682 Stapling system including an actuation system Chester O. Baxter, III, Taylor W. Aronhalt, Joseph E. Young 2018-12-11
10136890 Staple cartridge comprising a variable thickness compressible portion Chester O. Baxter, III, Jeffrey S. Swayze, Jerome R. Morgan, Sora Rhee, Taylor W. Aronhalt 2018-11-27
10136891 Naturally derived bioabsorbable polymer gel adhesive for releasably attaching a staple buttress to a surgical stapler Christopher W. Widenhouse, Charles J. Scheib, Jason L. Harris, Prudence A. Turner 2018-11-27
10136887 Drive system decoupling arrangement for a surgical instrument Michael J. Stokes, Shailendra K. Parihar, Chester O. Baxter, III 2018-11-27
10136889 Systems and methods for controlling a segmented circuit Brett E. Swensgard, Richard L. Leimbach, Shane R. Adams, Mark D. Overmyer, Kevin L. Houser 2018-11-27
10130361 Robotically-controller motorized surgical tool with an end effector David C. Yates, Thomas W. Huitema 2018-11-20
10130352 Surgical bowel retractor devices Tamara Widenhouse 2018-11-20
10130359 Method for forming a staple Christopher J. Hess, Jerome R. Morgan, William B. Weisenburgh, II, James W. Voegele, Mark S. Ortiz +5 more 2018-11-20
10130366 Automated reloading devices for replacing used end effectors on robotic surgical systems Jerome R. Morgan 2018-11-20
10130738 Adjunct material to promote tissue growth Chad E. Eckert, Michael J. Vendely, Jason L. Harris 2018-11-20
10135242 Smart cartridge wake up operation and data retention Daniel L. Baber, Jeffrey S. Swayze, Andrew T. Beckman 2018-11-20
D833608 Stapling head feature for surgical stapler Christopher C. Miller 2018-11-13
10123798 Tissue thickness compensator comprising controlled release and expansion Chester O. Baxter, III, Charles J. Scheib, Christopher W. Widenhouse, William B. Weisenburgh, II, John L. Stammen +6 more 2018-11-13
D833010 Stapling head feature for a surgical stapler Jason L. Harris, Gregory J. Bakos 2018-11-06
10117649 Surgical instrument assembly comprising a lockable articulation system Chester O. Baxter, III, Adam R. Dunki-Jacobs, Jeffrey S. Swayze, Daniel L. Baber 2018-11-06