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Jerome R. Morgan

Johnson & Johnson: 374 patents #3 of 7,810Top 1%
CICilag Gmbh International: 174 patents #5 of 874Top 1%
Cincinnati, OH: #2 of 8,043 inventorsTop 1%
Ohio: #4 of 73,341 inventorsTop 1%
Overall (All Time): #311 of 4,157,543Top 1%
551 Patents All Time

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Showing 1–25 of 551 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDate
12402879 Surgical instrument having force feedback capabilities Frederick E. Shelton, IV, Richard L. Leimbach, Mark D. Overmyer 2025-09-02
12383264 Evaluating operational capacity of a power surgical system Frederick E. Shelton, IV, Emily A. Schellin 2025-08-12
12376853 Staple cartridge comprising a tissue thickness compensator Frederick E. Shelton, IV, Lauren S. Weaner, Michael J. Vendely, Taylor W. Aronhalt, Chester O. Baxter, III +1 more 2025-08-05
12381936 Method of hub communication Frederick E. Shelton, IV, David C. Yates, Eitan T. Wiener, Jeffrey L. Aldridge, Jeffrey D. Messerly +2 more 2025-08-05
12369911 Firing system lockout arrangements for surgical instruments Frederick E. Shelton, IV, Chester O. Baxter, III, Jeffrey S. Swayze 2025-07-29
12364466 Implantable layer comprising a plurality of layers Katherine J. Schmid, Donna L. Korvick, Frederick E. Shelton, IV 2025-07-22
12343013 Interconnected joint segments forming drive tube for stapling assembly Frederick E. Shelton, IV, Jeffrey S. Swayze, Chester O. Baxter, III, John L. Stammen 2025-07-01
12343014 Surgical instrument with selectively disengageable threaded drive systems Frederick E. Shelton, IV, Chester O. Baxter, III, David C. Yates, Jason L. Harris 2025-07-01
12310584 Locking arrangements for detachable shaft assemblies with articulatable surgical end effectors Chester O. Baxter, III, Frederick E. Shelton, IV, Gary W. Knight 2025-05-27
12295572 Knife for surgical stapler and associated method of manufacture with MIM and HIP Anil K. Nalagatla, Frederick E. Shelton, IV, Chester O. Baxter, III, Jason L. Harris 2025-05-13
12290261 Robotically-driven surgical instrument with E-beam driver Michael E. Setser, Frederick E. Shelton, IV, Kevin R. Doll, Richard W. Timm 2025-05-06
12256930 Robotically-driven surgical instrument with E-beam driver Frederick E. Shelton, IV, Michael E. Setser, Kevin R. Doll 2025-03-25
12239316 Automated end effector component reloading system for use with a robotic system Frederick E. Shelton, IV 2025-03-04
12207820 Surgical anvil arrangements Frederick E. Shelton, IV, Anil K. Nalagatla, Gregory J. Bakos, Jason L. Harris 2025-01-28
12178434 Surgical stapling system including control circuit to monitor clamping pressure Frederick E. Shelton, IV, Michael E. Setser, Kevin R. Doll 2024-12-31
12171434 End effector coupling arrangements for a surgical cutting and stapling instrument William B. Weisenburgh, II, Kyle P. Moore, Mark H. Ransick, Steven G. Hall, Randall J. Tanguay +22 more 2024-12-24
12161326 Surgical anvil manufacturing methods Frederick E. Shelton, IV, Jason L. Harris, Gregory J. Bakos, Anil K. Nalagatla 2024-12-10
12137901 Surgical staples having compressible or crushable members for securing tissue therein and stapling instruments for deploying the same Christopher J. Hess, William B. Weisenburgh, II, James W. Voegele, Mark S. Ortiz, Michael J. Stokes +3 more 2024-11-12
12137913 Staple cartridge assembly comprising various tissue compression gaps and staple forming gaps Anil K. Nalagatla, Brian F. DiNardo, Disha V. Estera, Chester O. Baxter, III, Jeffrey S. Swayze +2 more 2024-11-12
12137906 Surgical systems comprising a control circuit Frederick E. Shelton, IV, Daniel J. Mumaw, Jason L. Harris 2024-11-12
12127741 Staple cartridges comprising driver arrangements Frederick E. Shelton, IV 2024-10-29
12114859 Articulatable surgical instrument system Chester O. Baxter, III, Frederick E. Shelton, IV 2024-10-15
12108950 Surgical instrument assembly comprising a flexible articulation system Frederick E. Shelton, IV, Jason L. Harris, Jeffrey S. Swayze, Chester O. Baxter, III 2024-10-08
12076018 Modular stapling assembly Andrew T. Beckman, Frederick E. Shelton, IV, David C. Yates, Chester O. Baxter, III, Joshua R. Uth +2 more 2024-09-03
12076017 Surgical instrument including a deployable knife Chester O. Baxter, III, Frederick E. Shelton, IV, Charles J. Scheib, Michael J. Vendely 2024-09-03