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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

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Showing 2,101–2,125 of 2,667 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDate
9901342 Signal and power communication system positioned on a rotatable shaft David C. Yates, Jason L. Harris 2018-02-27
9901344 Stapling assembly Kyle P. Moore, William B. Weisenburgh, II, Jerome R. Morgan, Mark H. Ransick, Eugene L. Timperman 2018-02-27
9901345 Stapling assembly Kyle P. Moore, William B. Weisenburgh, II, Jerome R. Morgan, Mark H. Ransick, Eugene L. Timperman 2018-02-27
9895147 End effectors for surgical staplers 2018-02-20
9895148 Monitoring speed control and precision incrementing of motor for powered surgical instruments Jerome R. Morgan, Jason L. Harris 2018-02-20
9888914 Suturing instrument with motorized needle drive David T. Martin, Daniel J. Mumaw, Daniel L. Geiger, Andrew C. Deck, Mark J. Bookbinder +3 more 2018-02-13
9883858 Suturing instrument with robotic drive interface David T. Martin, Christopher J. Hess, William J. White, Daniel J. Mumaw, Andrew C. Deck +1 more 2018-02-06
9883861 Retainer assembly including a tissue thickness compensator Katherine J. Schmid, Jerome R. Morgan, Donna L. Korvick 2018-02-06
9884456 Implantable layers and methods for altering one or more properties of implantable layers for use with fastening instruments Emily A. Schellin, Michael J. Vendely, Lauren S. Weaner, Christopher W. Widenhouse, Taylor W. Aronhalt +3 more 2018-02-06
9877721 Fastener cartridge comprising tissue control features Emily A. Schellin, Jason L. Harris 2018-01-30
9877722 Devices and methods for guiding surgical fasteners Emily A. Schellin, Jeffrey S. Swayze, Jerome R. Morgan, Gary W. Knight 2018-01-30
9877723 Surgical stapling assembly comprising a selector arrangement Steven G. Hall, Randall J. Tanguay, Jeffrey D. Messerly, Galen C. Robertson, Andrew M. Zwolinski +6 more 2018-01-30
9872682 Surgical stapling instrument having a releasable buttress material Christopher J. Hess, William B. Weisenburgh, II, Jerome R. Morgan 2018-01-23
9872684 Surgical stapling apparatus including firing force regulation Steven G. Hall, Randall J. Tanguay, Jeffrey D. Messerly, Galen C. Robertson, Andrew M. Zwolinski +6 more 2018-01-23
9867618 Surgical stapling apparatus including firing force regulation Steven G. Hall, Randall J. Tanguay, Jeffrey D. Messerly, Galen C. Robertson, Andrew M. Zwolinski +6 more 2018-01-16
9867612 Powered surgical stapler Shailendra K. Parihar, Robert L. Koch, Jr., Chester O. Baxter, III 2018-01-16
9867608 Suturing instrument with circular needle motion Trevor J. Barton, Charles J. Scheib, Andrew C. Deck, David T. Martin, William J. White +1 more 2018-01-16
9867600 Method of fitting pouch in tissue retrieval device Shailendra K. Parihar, Atul M. Godbole, Wells D. Haberstich, Gregory W. Johnson 2018-01-16
9861428 Integrated systems for electrosurgical steam or smoke control Gregory A. Trees, Susan G. Arshonsky, Jonathan T. Batross, Chad P. Boudreaux, Edward G. Chekan +12 more 2018-01-09
9861361 Releasable tissue thickness compensator and fastener cartridge having the same Taylor W. Aronhalt, Michael J. Vendely, Emily A. Schellin, Donald L. Reynolds, II 2018-01-09
9861359 Powered surgical instruments with firing system lockout arrangements Steven G. Hall 2018-01-09
9848877 Methods and devices for adjusting a tissue gap of an end effector of a surgical device Emily A. Schellin, Michael J. Vendely, Jason L. Harris, Adam R. Dunki-Jacobs 2017-12-26
9848876 Devices and methods for facilitating ejection of surgical fasteners from cartridges Emily A. Schellin, Brian F. DiNardo, Adam R. Dunki-Jacobs, Charles J. Scheib 2017-12-26
9848875 Anvil layer attached to a proximal end of an end effector Taylor W. Aronhalt, Bret W. Smith, Katherine J. Schmid, Jeffrey S. Swayze, Cortney E. Henderson +1 more 2017-12-26
9848873 Fastener cartridge assembly comprising a driver and staple cavity arrangement 2017-12-26