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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 476–500 of 551 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDate
8763877 Surgical instruments with reconfigurable shaft segments Christopher J. Schall, Frederick E. Shelton, IV 2014-07-01
8763875 End effector for use with a surgical fastening instrument Frederick E. Shelton, IV 2014-07-01
8757465 Fastener system comprising a retention matrix and an alignment matrix James A. Woodard, Jr., Charles J. Scheib, Chad P. Boudreaux, Dean B. Bruewer, Richard F. Schwemberger +4 more 2014-06-24
8752749 Robotically-controlled disposable motor-driven loading unit Kyle P. Moore, Frederick E. Shelton, IV, William B. Weisenburgh, II, Mark H. Ransick, Eugene L. Timperman 2014-06-17
8752699 Implantable fastener cartridge comprising bioabsorbable layers Charles J. Scheib, Frederick E. Shelton, IV 2014-06-17
8746530 Surgical instrument with wireless communication between control unit and remote sensor James R. Giordano, Jeffrey S. Swayze, Frederick E. Shelton, IV, John N. Ouwerkerk 2014-06-10
8747238 Rotary drive shaft assemblies for surgical instruments with articulatable end effectors Frederick E. Shelton, IV, Jeffrey S. Swayze, John L. Stammen, Chester O. Baxter, III 2014-06-10
8740037 Compressible fastener cartridge Frederick E. Shelton, IV, Jeffrey S. Swayze, Steven G. Hall, Charles J. Scheib 2014-06-03
8740034 Surgical stapling instrument with interchangeable staple cartridge arrangements Frederick E. Shelton, IV 2014-06-03
8740038 Staple cartridge comprising a releasable portion Frederick E. Shelton, IV, Chester O. Baxter, III, Taylor W. Aronhalt, Joseph E. Young 2014-06-03
8720766 Surgical stapling instruments and staples Christopher J. Hess, William B. Weisenburgh, II, James W. Voegele, Frederick E. Shelton, IV, Joshua R. Uth 2014-05-13
8708213 Surgical instrument having a feedback system Frederick E. Shelton, IV, Kevin R. Doll, Jeffrey S. Swayze, Eugene L. Timperman 2014-04-29
8701958 Curved end effector for a surgical stapling device Frederick E. Shelton, IV, Stephen J. Balek, Douglas J. Siebenaler 2014-04-22
8646674 Methods and apparatus for delivering tissue treatment compositions to stapled tissue John B. Schulte, Rebecca J. Mollere, Patrick D. Dugan, Michael D. Cronin, Stuart Morgan +7 more 2014-02-11
8641641 Instrument for applying therapeutic cells, with proximal portion for processing therapeutic cells Michael D. Cronin, Patrick D. Dugan, Shelby L. Cook Kornbluth, Donna L. Korvick, Rebecca J. Mollere +3 more 2014-02-04
8636187 Surgical stapling systems that produce formed staples having different lengths Joseph C. Hueil, Jeffrey S. Swayze, Frederick E. Shelton, IV 2014-01-28
8631987 Pneumatically powered surgical cutting and fastening instrument with a variable control of the actuating rate of firing with mechanical power assist Frederick E. Shelton, IV, Eugene L. Timperman, Leslie M. Fugikawa 2014-01-21
8567656 Staple cartridges for forming staples having differing formed staple heights Frederick E. Shelton, IV, Darrel M. Powell, Michael A. Murray, Christopher J. Hess, William B. Weisenburgh, II +1 more 2013-10-29
8540128 Surgical stapling device with a curved end effector Frederick E. Shelton, IV, Stephen J. Balek 2013-09-24
8540130 Disposable motor-driven loading unit for use with a surgical cutting and stapling apparatus Kyle P. Moore, Frederick E. Shelton, IV, William B. Weisenburgh, II, Mark H. Ransick, Eugene L. Timperman 2013-09-24
8531064 Ultrasonically powered surgical instruments with rotating cutting implement Galen C. Robertson, Richard W. Timm, Daniel J. Mumaw, Foster B. Stulen, Gregory W. Johnson +9 more 2013-09-10
8529600 Fastener system comprising a retention matrix James A. Woodard, Jr., Charles J. Scheib, Chad P. Boudreaux, Dean B. Bruewer, Richard F. Schwemberger +5 more 2013-09-10
8517244 Surgical stapling instrument having a medical substance dispenser Frederick E. Shelton, IV, Joseph C. Hueil, Leslie M. Fugikawa 2013-08-27
8499993 Surgical staple cartridge Frederick E. Shelton, IV, William B. Weisenburgh, II, Christopher J. Hess 2013-08-06
8500633 Methods and devices for providing surgical access through tissue to a surgical site Mark S. Ortiz, Brandon L. Livingston, Dhananjay V. Patil, Theodore R. Farrell, Frederick E. Shelton, IV 2013-08-06