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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 2,451–2,475 of 2,667 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDate
8631987 Pneumatically powered surgical cutting and fastening instrument with a variable control of the actuating rate of firing with mechanical power assist Jerome R. Morgan, Eugene L. Timperman, Leslie M. Fugikawa 2014-01-21
8628553 Expanding adhesive foam structure to reduce stomach volume James W. Voegele, Douglas J. Turner, Mark S. Ortiz 2014-01-14
8622274 Motorized cutting and fastening instrument having control circuit for optimizing battery usage David C. Yates, Thomas W. Huitema 2014-01-07
8616431 Shiftable drive interface for robotically-controlled surgical tool Richard W. Timm 2013-12-31
8617049 Symmetrical drive system for an implantable restriction device Daniel F. Dlugos, Jr., Toralf Bork, Christine H. Chen, Rocco Crivelli, Donna L. Korvick +11 more 2013-12-31
8608044 Feedback and lockout mechanism for surgical instrument Geoffrey C. Hueil, Mark S. Ortiz, Douglas B. Hoffman, Patrick A. Weizman, Dean B. Bruewer 2013-12-17
8608045 Powered surgical cutting and stapling apparatus with manually retractable firing system Bret W. Smith, Daniel J. Abbott, Richard F. Schwemberger, Chad P. Boudreaux, Brelt E. Swensgard +1 more 2013-12-17
8603023 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 +20 more 2013-12-10
8602287 Motor driven surgical cutting instrument David C. Yates, Bret W. Smith, Brett E. Swensgard, Ryan J. Laurent 2013-12-10
8603138 Use of an adhesive to treat intraluminal bleeding Craig N. Faller, Wells D. Haberstitch, Donna L. Korvick, Bennie Thompson, Douglas J. Turner +1 more 2013-12-10
8602288 Robotically-controlled motorized surgical end effector system with rotary actuated closure systems having variable actuation speeds Gary W. Knight 2013-12-10
8591459 Use of biomarkers and therapeutic agents with surgical devices Jeffrey W. Clymer, Prasanna Malaviya, Donna L. Korvick, Kevin L. Houser, Cory G. Kimball +3 more 2013-11-26
8584919 Surgical stapling apparatus with load-sensitive firing mechanism Geoffrey C. Hueil, Mark S. Ortiz, Douglas B. Hoffman, Patrick A. Weizman, Dean B. Bruewer +2 more 2013-11-19
8573461 Surgical stapling instruments with cam-driven staple deployment arrangements Chester O. Baxter, III 2013-11-05
8573465 Robotically-controlled surgical end effector system with rotary actuated closure systems 2013-11-05
8567656 Staple cartridges for forming staples having differing formed staple heights Darrel M. Powell, Michael A. Murray, Christopher J. Hess, William B. Weisenburgh, II, Jerome R. Morgan +1 more 2013-10-29
8540128 Surgical stapling device with a curved end effector Jerome R. Morgan, Stephen J. Balek 2013-09-24
8540130 Disposable motor-driven loading unit for use with a surgical cutting and stapling apparatus Kyle P. Moore, William B. Weisenburgh, II, Jerome R. Morgan, Mark H. Ransick, Eugene L. Timperman 2013-09-24
8534528 Surgical instrument having a multiple rate directional switching mechanism 2013-09-17
8529465 Biopsy marker delivery devices and methods Trevor W. V. Speeg, Daniel J. Mumaw, Kyle P. Moore, Harold W. Craig 2013-09-10
8523885 Implantable restriction system with load monitor Daniel F. Dlugos, Jr., Wells D. Haberstich, Geoffrey C. Hueil, Donna L. Korvick, Jeffrey D. Messerly +6 more 2013-09-03
8517244 Surgical stapling instrument having a medical substance dispenser Joseph C. Hueil, Jerome R. Morgan, Leslie M. Fugikawa 2013-08-27
8517243 Surgical instrument with wireless communication between control unit and remote sensor James R. Giordano, Jeffrey S. Swayze 2013-08-27
8499993 Surgical staple cartridge William B. Weisenburgh, II, Christopher J. Hess, Jerome R. Morgan 2013-08-06
8500756 Quick load mechanism for a surgical suturing apparatus Christopher A. Papa, Michael J. Stokes, Mark S. Ortiz 2013-08-06