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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 501–525 of 551 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDate
8491526 Therapeutic cell applicator instrument with modular tips Michael D. Cronin, Patrick D. Dugan, Rebecca J. Mollere, John B. Schulte, David A. Witt +12 more 2013-07-23
8485412 Surgical staples having attached drivers and stapling instruments for deploying the same Frederick E. Shelton, IV, William B. Weisenburgh, II, Christopher J. Hess, Michael F. Clem 2013-07-16
8474677 Fastener system comprising a retention matrix and a cover James A. Woodard, Jr., Charles J. Scheib, Dean B. Bruewer, Richard F. Schwemberger, Christopher J. Schall +4 more 2013-07-02
8465422 Retractor with integrated wound closure William B. Weisenburgh, II, Christopher J. Hess, Carl J. Shurtleff, Frederick E. Shelton, IV 2013-06-18
8464925 Methods and apparatus for delivering tissue treatment compositions to stapled tissue Joanne Hull, Wells D. Haberstich, Steven G. Hall, John A. Hibner, Julia Hwang +6 more 2013-06-18
8444557 Methods and devices for providing access through tissue to a surgical site Patrick M. Schleitweiler, Salvatore Caldarise, Michael S. Cropper, Steven G. Hall, Theodore R. Farrell +1 more 2013-05-21
8414483 Methods and devices for providing access into a body cavity Theodore R. Farrell, Frederick E. Shelton, IV 2013-04-09
8382782 Ultrasonic surgical instruments with partially rotating blade and fixed pad arrangement Galen C. Robertson, Richard W. Timm, Craig T. Davis, Daniel J. Mumaw, Matthew C. Miller +1 more 2013-02-26
8376938 Discrete flexion head for single port device Frederick E. Shelton, IV 2013-02-19
8371491 Surgical end effector having buttress retention features Thomas W. Huitema, Frederick E. Shelton, IV, Jeffrey S. Swayze 2013-02-12
8365976 Surgical staples having dissolvable, bioabsorbable or biofragmentable portions and stapling instruments for deploying the same Christopher J. Hess, Michael A. Murray, James W. Voegele, Robert P. Gill, Michael F. Clem 2013-02-05
8357088 Methods and devices for providing access into a body cavity Frederick E. Shelton, IV, Theodore R. Farrell 2013-01-22
8353873 Methods and devices for providing access through tissue to a surgical site Kiyoto Benjamin Sakai, Jr., Shailendra K. Parihar, Theodore R. Farrell, Frederick E. Shelton, IV 2013-01-15
8323302 Methods of using ultrasonically powered surgical instruments with rotatable cutting implements Galen C. Robertson, Richard W. Timm, Daniel J. Mumaw, Foster B. Stulen, Gregory W. Johnson +9 more 2012-12-04
8322455 Manually driven surgical cutting and fastening instrument Frederick E. Shelton, IV, John N. Ouwerkerk, Jeffrey S. Swayze, Eugene L. Timperman, Leslie M. Fugikawa 2012-12-04
8292155 Motor-driven surgical cutting and fastening instrument with tactile position feedback Frederick E. Shelton, IV, John N. Ouwerkerk, Jeffrey S. Swayze 2012-10-23
8282546 Inverted conical expandable retractor with coil spring Frederick E. Shelton, IV, Eugene L. Timperman 2012-10-09
8251900 Surgical access devices and methods providing seal movement in predefined paths Mark S. Ortiz, David T. Martin, Matthew C. Miller, Mark J. Reese, Wells D. Haberstich +7 more 2012-08-28
8241209 Active seal components Frederick E. Shelton, IV, Charles J. Scheib, Carl J. Shurtleff 2012-08-14
8231570 Inverted conical expandable retractor Mark S. Ortiz, Brandon L. Livingston, Dhananjay V. Patil, Frederick E. Shelton, IV 2012-07-31
8220690 Connected surgical staples and stapling instruments for deploying the same Christopher J. Hess, William B. Weisenburgh, II, Frederick E. Shelton, IV, Leslie M. Fugikawa, Eugene L. Timperman +1 more 2012-07-17
8215531 Surgical stapling instrument having a medical substance dispenser Frederick E. Shelton, IV, Joseph C. Hueil, Leslie M. Fugikawa 2012-07-10
8196795 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 2012-06-12
8157153 Surgical instrument with force-feedback capabilities Frederick E. Shelton, IV, John N. Ouwerkerk, Jeffrey S. Swayze 2012-04-17
8033995 Inflatable retractor with insufflation and method Michael S. Cropper, Gregory W. Johnson, Kevin L. Houser, William B. Weisenburgh, II, Frederick E. Shelton, IV +2 more 2011-10-11