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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

Issued Patents All Time

Showing 401–425 of 551 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDate
9717496 Surgical stapling instrument with locking feature to lock anvil actuator Venkataramanan Mandakolathur Vasudevan, Edward G. Chekan, Kevin D. Felder, Carl J. Shurtleff, Johnny H. Alexander, III +2 more 2017-08-01
9706991 Staple cartridge comprising staples including a lateral base Christopher J. Hess, Frederick E. Shelton, IV, William B. Weisenburgh, II 2017-07-18
9700310 Firing member retraction devices for powered surgical instruments Jeffrey S. Swayze, Frederick E. Shelton, IV, Emily A. Schellin, Steven G. Hall 2017-07-11
9700320 Devices and methods for removably coupling a cartridge to an end effector of a surgical device Brian F. DiNardo, Mark D. Overmyer, John S. Kimsey, Sol A. Posada, Frederick E. Shelton, IV 2017-07-11
9700321 Surgical stapling device having supports for a flexible drive mechanism Frederick E. Shelton, IV 2017-07-11
9687232 Surgical staples Frederick E. Shelton, IV, Chester O. Baxter, III 2017-06-27
9681870 Articulatable surgical instruments with separate and distinct closing and firing systems Chester O. Baxter, III, Frederick E. Shelton, IV 2017-06-20
9675355 Surgical stapling device with a curved end effector Frederick E. Shelton, IV, Stephen J. Balek 2017-06-13
9655624 Surgical stapling device with a curved end effector Frederick E. Shelton, IV, Stephen J. Balek 2017-05-23
9615826 Multiple thickness implantable layers for surgical stapling devices Frederick E. Shelton, IV, Chester O. Baxter, III 2017-04-11
9610114 Bipolar electrosurgical hand shears Chester O. Baxter, III, David C. Yates, Katherine J. Schmid, Taylor W. Aronhalt, Jeffrey S. Swayze +5 more 2017-04-04
9603991 Surgical stapling instrument having a medical substance dispenser Frederick E. Shelton, IV, Joseph C. Hueil, Leslie M. Fugikawa 2017-03-28
9603598 Surgical stapling device with a curved end effector Frederick E. Shelton, IV, Stephen J. Balek 2017-03-28
9603595 Surgical instrument comprising an adjustable system configured to accommodate different jaw heights Frederick E. Shelton, IV 2017-03-28
9592053 Staple cartridge comprising multiple regions Frederick E. Shelton, IV, Chester O. Baxter, III, Taylor W. Aronhalt, Joseph E. Young 2017-03-14
9585657 Actuator for releasing a layer of material from a surgical end effector Frederick E. Shelton, IV, Jeffrey S. Swayze, Michael J. Vendely, Taylor W. Aronhalt 2017-03-07
9561032 Staple cartridge comprising a staple driver arrangement Frederick E. Shelton, IV, Michael A. Murray, Christopher J. Hess, William B. Weisenburgh, II, Steven G. Hall 2017-02-07
9549738 Ratcheting feature on tissue staple trigger to prevent premature jaw opening Venkataramanan Mandakolathur Vasudevan, Adam R. Dunki-Jacobs, Chester O. Baxter, III, Cortney E. Henderson, Christopher C. Miller +13 more 2017-01-24
9538997 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 2017-01-10
9517068 Surgical instrument with automatically-returned firing member Frederick E. Shelton, IV, John N. Ouwerkerk, Jeffrey S. Swayze 2016-12-13
9498219 Detachable motor powered surgical instrument Kyle P. Moore, Frederick E. Shelton, IV, William B. Weisenburgh, II, Mark H. Ransick, Eugene L. Timperman 2016-11-22
9451958 Surgical instrument with firing actuator lockout Frederick E. Shelton, IV, John N. Ouwerkerk, Jeffrey S. Swayze 2016-09-27
9408604 Surgical instrument comprising a firing system including a compliant portion Frederick E. Shelton, IV 2016-08-09
9386988 Retainer assembly including a tissue thickness compensator Chester O. Baxter, III, Frederick E. Shelton, IV, Katherine J. Schmid, Charles J. Scheib, Michael S. Cropper +4 more 2016-07-12
9381058 Recharge system for medical devices Kevin L. Houser, Gavin M. Monson, Foster B. Stulen, Daniel W. Price, Ashvani K. Madan +9 more 2016-07-05