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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 2,376–2,400 of 2,667 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDate
8978955 Anvil assemblies with collapsible frames for circular staplers Taylor W. Aronhalt, Kreena R. Modi, Christopher J. Schall, Joseph E. Young, Barry C. Worrell +4 more 2015-03-17
8973804 Cartridge assembly having a buttressing member Christopher J. Hess, William B. Weisenburgh, II, Jerome R. Morgan, James W. Voegele, Joshua R. Uth 2015-03-10
8973803 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 +6 more 2015-03-10
8961406 Surgical access devices and methods providing seal movement in predefined movement regions Mark S. Ortiz, David T. Martin, Matthew C. Miller, Mark J. Reese, Wells D. Haberstich +7 more 2015-02-24
8931682 Robotically-controlled shaft based rotary drive systems for surgical instruments Richard W. Timm 2015-01-13
8926506 Methods and devices for providing access into a body cavity Christopher W. Widenhouse 2015-01-06
8925782 Implantable fastener cartridge comprising multiple layers 2015-01-06
8911471 Articulatable surgical device James T. Spivey, Mark S. Ortiz 2014-12-16
8905977 Surgical stapling instrument having an electroactive polymer actuated medical substance dispenser Joseph C. Hueil, Jerome R. Morgan 2014-12-09
8899463 Surgical staple cartridges supporting non-linearly arranged staples and surgical stapling instruments with common staple-forming pockets Christopher J. Schall 2014-12-02
8899465 Staple cartridge comprising drivers for deploying a plurality of staples William B. Weisenburgh, II, Christopher J. Hess, Jerome R. Morgan 2014-12-02
8893949 Surgical stapler with floating anvil Joseph E. Young, Taylor W. Aronhalt, Chester O. Baxter, III 2014-11-25
8875972 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 2014-11-04
8876761 Intestinal brake inducing intraluminal therapeutic substance eluting devices and methods Thomas Albrecht, Jeffrey L. Aldridge, Sean P. Conlon, Michael S. Cropper, Denzel Z. Herrera-Davis +19 more 2014-11-04
8875971 Surgical stapling apparatus with interlockable firing system Steven G. Hall, Randall J. Tanguay, Jeffrey D. Messerly, Galen C. Robertson, Andrew M. Zwolinski 2014-11-04
8864009 Tissue thickness compensator for a surgical stapler comprising an adjustable anvil Chester O. Baxter, III 2014-10-21
8864007 Implantable fastener cartridge having a non-uniform arrangement Tamara Widenhouse 2014-10-21
8857694 Staple cartridge loading assembly Chester O. Baxter, III, Taylor W. Aronhalt, Venkataramanan Mandakolathur Vasudevan, Israel Nur, John V. Hunt +2 more 2014-10-14
8858590 Tissue manipulation devices Gary W. Knight 2014-10-14
8858571 Hydraulically and electrically actuated articulation joints for surgical instruments Jeffrey S. Swayze 2014-10-14
8844789 Automated end effector component reloading system for use with a robotic system Jerome R. Morgan 2014-09-30
8840603 Surgical instrument with wireless communication between control unit and sensor transponders James R. Giordano, Jeffrey S. Swayze 2014-09-23
8840003 Surgical stapling instrument with compact articulation control arrangement Jerome R. Morgan 2014-09-23
8834518 Electrosurgical cutting and sealing instruments with cam-actuated jaws Craig N. Faller, Matthew C. Miller, Omar J. Vakharia, Robert J. Laird, Gavin M. Monson +8 more 2014-09-16
8834498 Method and device for effecting anastomosis of hollow organ structures using adhesive and fasteners Randal T. Byrum, Robert P. Gill, William D. Kelly, Ronald J. Kolata, Mark S. Ortiz +2 more 2014-09-16