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Gregory W. Johnson — 134 Patents

Johnson & Johnson: 80 patents #45 of 7,810Top 1%
CICilag Gmbh International: 27 patents #60 of 874Top 7%
GAGarmin: 9 patents #43 of 325Top 15%
ACAcclarent: 7 patents #51 of 181Top 30%
DPDevicor Medical Products: 3 patents #76 of 164Top 50%
OLOrbit Biomedical Limited: 1 patents #19 of 37Top 55%
Abbott: 1 patents #5,078 of 5,509Top 95%
Minneapolis, MN: #2 of 6,114 inventorsTop 1%
Minnesota: #105 of 52,454 inventorsTop 1%
Overall (All Time): #7,896 of 4,157,543Top 1%
134 Patents All Time
Gregory W. Johnson has been granted 134 US patents while listed as an inventor at Johnson & Johnson. The first was granted in 2000 and the most recent in December 2025. Gregory W. Johnson ranks #7,896 of 4,157,543 US inventors in our database (top 0.19%). Patent records list Gregory W. Johnson in Minneapolis, MN, US.

Patents per Year

Patents granted per year, 2000 to 2025Bar chart with a peak of 16 patents in 2019.peak 162000: 1 patents20002006: 1 patents2008: 7 patents20082009: 2 patents2010: 1 patents20102011: 2 patents2012: 3 patents20122013: 7 patents2014: 7 patents20142015: 14 patents2016: 9 patents20162017: 10 patents2018: 13 patents20182019: 16 patents2020: 10 patents20202021: 3 patents2022: 9 patents20222023: 11 patents2024: 4 patents20242025: 4 patents2025

Issued Patents All Time

Showing 1–25 of 134 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDateApprox Value ⓘ
12508065 Method of treating tissue using end effector with ultrasonic and electrosurgical features Jason R. Lesko, Frederick L. Estera, Amy M. Krumm, Catherine A. Corbett, William B. Weisenburgh, II +18 more 2025-12-30
12433631 Ultrasonic surgical instrument with movable rigidizing member William B. Weisenburgh, II, Barry C. Worrell, Jeffrey D. Messerly, Kristen L. D'Uva, Craig N. Faller +9 more 2025-10-07
12318079 Surgical instrument with locking articulation drive wheel John A. Hibner, Barry C. Worrell, Benjamin D. Dickerson, David T. Martin, Daniel J. Mumaw 2025-06-03
12268408 Haptic feedback devices for surgical robot Barry C. Worrell, Geoffrey S. Strobl, Gregory A. Trees, Jonathan T. Batross, Nicholas G. Molitor +5 more 2025-04-08
12167866 Switch arrangements for ultrasonic surgical instruments Richard W. Timm, Daniel W. Price, Jeffery T. Kirk, Jose Domingo Vasquez, Timothy G. Dietz +6 more 2024-12-17
12161356 Surgical instrument with multi-function button John A. Hibner, Kevin L. Houser, David A. Monroe, David J. Cagle, Geoffrey S. Strobl +6 more 2024-12-10
12070239 Surgical instrument use indicator Ryan M. Asher, Brian D. Black, Chad P. Boudreaux, Nathan Cummings, William D. Dannaher +15 more 2024-08-27
11883025 Tissue thickness compensator comprising a plurality of layers Hamilton E. González, Jeffrey S. Swayze, Michael S. Cropper, Charles J. Scheib, Frederick E. Shelton, IV 2024-01-30
11849934 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 2023-12-26
11832841 Surgical devices with articulating end effectors and methods of using surgical devices with articulating end effectors Frederick E. Shelton, IV, Chester O. Baxter, III, Charles J. Scheib, John R. Dugan 2023-12-05
11737750 Surgical instrument with separable shaft assembly and body Jeffrey L. Aldridge, Eitan T. Wiener, Robert A. Kemerling, James R. Giordano, Vincent P. Battaglia +10 more 2023-08-29
11712228 Surgical instrument with locking articulation drive wheel John A. Hibner, Barry C. Worrell, Benjamin D. Dickerson, David T. Martin, Daniel J. Mumaw 2023-08-01
11701190 Selectable variable response of shaft motion of surgical robotic systems Clinton Denlinger, Charles J. Scheib, Jeffrey S. Swayze 2023-07-18
11690690 Segmented control inputs for surgical robotic systems Clinton Denlinger, Charles J. Scheib, Jeffrey S. Swayze, Joshua Young, Benjamin D. Dickerson 2023-07-04
11684385 Ultrasonic surgical instrument with movable rigidizing member William B. Weisenburgh, II, Barry C. Worrell, Jeffrey D. Messerly, Kristen L. D'Uva, Craig N. Faller +9 more 2023-06-27
11672536 Layer of material for a surgical end effector Frederick E. Shelton, IV, Charles J. Scheib, Michael S. Cropper, Jeffrey S. Swayze, Hamilton E. González 2023-06-13
11666401 Input controls for robotic surgery Clinton Denlinger, Charles J. Scheib, Jeffrey S. Swayze 2023-06-06
11602394 Electrosurgical device with disposable shaft having modular subassembly Shailendra K. Parihar, David T. Martin, William J. White 2023-03-14
11602371 Ultrasonic surgical instruments with control mechanisms Jacob S. Gee, Foster B. Stulen, Kevin L. Houser, Craig N. Faller, Sora Rhee +2 more 2023-03-14
11490981 Robotic surgical controls having feedback capabilities Clinton Denlinger, Charles J. Scheib, Jeffrey S. Swayze 2022-11-08
11484333 Method of operating an articulating ultrasonic surgical instrument Barry C. Worrell, Benjamin J. Danziger, Benjamin D. Dickerson, Brian D. Black, Cara L. Shapiro +28 more 2022-11-01
11471229 Robotic surgical systems with selectively lockable end effectors Clinton Denlinger, Charles J. Scheib, Jeffrey S. Swayze, Benjamin D. Dickerson 2022-10-18
11464533 Surgical instrument use indicator Ryan M. Asher, Brian D. Black, Chad P. Boudreaux, Nathan Cummings, William D. Dannaher +15 more 2022-10-11
11452539 Surgical instrument with multi-function button John A. Hibner, Kevin L. Houser, David A. Monroe, David J. Cagle, Geoffrey S. Strobl +6 more 2022-09-27
11419626 Switch arrangements for ultrasonic surgical instruments Richard W. Timm, Daniel W. Price, Jeffery T. Kirk, Jose Domingo Vasquez, Timothy G. Dietz +6 more 2022-08-23