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Frederick E. Shelton, IV

Johnson & Johnson: 1400 patents #1 of 7,810Top 1%
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MPMegadyne Medical Products: 9 patents #8 of 36Top 25%
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Cincinnati, OH: #1 of 8,043 inventorsTop 1%
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Overall (All Time): #7 of 4,157,543Top 1%
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Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDate
10004506 Surgical system Jerome R. Morgan 2018-06-26
10004505 Detachable motor powered surgical instrument Kyle P. Moore, William B. Weisenburgh, II, Jerome R. Morgan, Mark H. Ransick, Eugene L. Timperman 2018-06-26
10004501 Surgical instruments with improved closure arrangements Jerome R. Morgan, Chester O. Baxter, III 2018-06-26
10004500 Devices and methods for manually retracting a drive shaft, drive beam, and associated components of a surgical fastening device Jerome R. Morgan 2018-06-26
10004498 Surgical instrument comprising a plurality of articulation joints Jerome R. Morgan 2018-06-26
10004497 Interface systems for use with surgical instruments Mark D. Overmyer, Brett E. Swensgard, Shane R. Adams, Thomas W. Lytle, IV, Richard L. Leimbach +1 more 2018-06-26
10004491 Suturing instrument with needle motion indicator David T. Martin, Andrew C. Deck, Daniel J. Mumaw, Mark J. Bookbinder, William J. White +1 more 2018-06-26
9999431 Surgical stapling device having supports for a flexible drive mechanism Jerome R. Morgan 2018-06-19
9999426 Detachable motor powered surgical instrument Kyle P. Moore, William B. Weisenburgh, II, Jerome R. Morgan, Mark H. Ransick, Eugene L. Timperman 2018-06-19
9993258 Adaptable surgical instrument handle Andrew T. Beckman, Christopher J. Hess, Jerome R. Morgan 2018-06-12
9993248 Smart sensors with local signal processing Jason L. Harris, Andrew T. Beckman 2018-06-12
9987003 Robotic actuator assembly Richard W. Timm 2018-06-05
9987013 Surgical staple buttress with magnetic elements Chad E. Eckert, Charles J. Scheib, John Matonick, Morgan R. Hunter 2018-06-05
9987006 Shroud retention arrangement for sterilizable surgical instruments Jerome R. Morgan 2018-06-05
9987000 Surgical instrument assembly comprising a flexible articulation system Jerome R. Morgan, Jason L. Harris, Jeffrey S. Swayze, Chester O. Baxter, III 2018-06-05
9980713 Anvil assemblies with collapsible frames for circular staplers Taylor W. Aronhalt, Christopher J. Schall, Joseph E. Young, Barry C. Worrell, Jerome R. Morgan +3 more 2018-05-29
9980729 Detachable motor powered surgical instrument Kyle P. Moore, William B. Weisenburgh, II, Jerome R. Morgan, Mark H. Ransick, Eugene L. Timperman 2018-05-29
9974538 Staple cartridge comprising a compressible layer Chester O. Baxter, III, Jeffrey S. Swayze, Taylor W. Aronhalt, Katherine J. Schmid 2018-05-22
9974539 Surgical instrument battery pack with voltage polling David C. Yates 2018-05-22
9974529 Surgical instrument Chester O. Baxter, III, Steven G. Hall, Andrew Yoo, Edward G. Chekan 2018-05-22
9968356 Surgical instrument drive systems Jeffrey S. Swayze 2018-05-15
9968354 Surgical staples and methods for making the same Chester O. Baxter, III 2018-05-15
9968412 Methods, systems, and devices for controlling a motor of a robotic surgical system Mark D. Overmyer, David C. Yates, Jason L. Harris, Jeffrey S. Swayze 2018-05-15
9968355 Surgical instruments with articulatable end effectors and improved firing beam support arrangements Chester O. Baxter, III, Jason L. Harris, Jeffrey S. Swayze 2018-05-15
9962158 Surgical stapling apparatuses with lockable end effector positioning systems Steven G. Hall, Randall J. Tanguay, Jeffrey D. Messerly, Galen C. Robertson, Andrew M. Zwolinski 2018-05-08