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Matthew Otten — 13 Patents

Johnson & Johnson: 12 patents #827 of 7,810Top 15%
Cincinnati, OH: #728 of 8,043 inventorsTop 10%
Ohio: #5,928 of 73,341 inventorsTop 9%
Overall (All Time): #362,438 of 4,157,543Top 9%
13 Patents All Time
Matthew Otten has been granted 13 US patents while listed as an inventor at Johnson & Johnson. The first was granted in 1994 and the most recent in August 2018. Matthew Otten ranks #362,438 of 4,157,543 US inventors in our database (top 8.7%). Patent records list Matthew Otten in Cincinnati, OH, US.

Patents per Year

Patents granted per year, 1994 to 2018Bar chart with a peak of 7 patents in 1996.peak 71994: 2 patents19941996: 7 patents19961997: 1 patents19971998: 1 patents19981999: 1 patents19992018: 1 patents2018

Issued Patents All Time

Showing 1–13 of 13 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDateApprox Value ⓘ
10039442 Anti-fog film for an endoscope 2018-08-07
5855311 Reloadable surgical instrument Steven W. Hamblin, David A. Witt, Thomas J. Sierocuk, Kirk M. Nicola, Craig B. Berky 1999-01-05 $140,125,000
5794834 Surgical stapling instrument with remotely articulated stapling head assembly on rotatable support shaft Steven W. Hamblin, David A. Witt, Thomas J. Sierocuk, Kirk M. Nicola, Craig B. Berky 1998-08-18 $87,787,000
5605273 Surgical instrument having staple head adapted for rib insertion Steven W. Hamblin, David A. Witt, Thomas J. Sierocuk, Kirk M. Nicola, Craig B. Berky 1997-02-25 $170,632,000
5580067 Handle actuator for surgical instrument having flexible cable Steven W. Hamblin, David A. Witt, Thomas J. Sierocuk, Kirk M. Nicola, Craig B. Berky 1996-12-03 $106,631,000
5562700 Cable-actuated jaw assembly for surgical instruments Thomas W. Huitema, Warren P. Williamson, IV, Kenneth S. Wales, Mark J. Fogelberg, James H. Chambers 1996-10-08 $18,447,000
5562702 Cable-actuated jaw assembly for surgical instruments Thomas W. Huitema, Warren P. Williamson, IV, Kenneth S. Wales, Mark J. Fogelberg, James H. Chambers 1996-10-08 $18,447,000
5562701 Cable-actuated jaw assembly for surgical instruments Thomas W. Huitema, Warren P. Williamson, IV, Kenneth S. Wales, Mark J. Fogelberg, James H. Chambers 1996-10-08 $18,447,000
5547117 Handle actuator for surgical instrument having clamp lock and emergency release Steven W. Hamblin, David A. Witt, Thomas J. Sierocuk, Kirk M. Nicola, Craig B. Berky 1996-08-20 $81,895,000
5507773 Cable-actuated jaw assembly for surgical instruments Thomas W. Huitema, Warren P. Williamson, IV, Kenneth S. Wales, Mark J. Fogelberg, James H. Chambers 1996-04-16 $39,125,000
5485947 Linear stapling mechanism with cutting means Todd J. Olson, Dan Meiser, Gary Steed, Eric C. Huffman, Ronald VanOverloop +5 more 1996-01-23 $64,330,000
5332142 Linear stapling mechanism with cutting means Stephen C. Robinson, Todd J. Olson, Dan Meiser, Gary Steed, Eric C. Huffman +6 more 1994-07-26 $30,266,000
5307976 Linear stapling mechanism with cutting means Todd J. Olson, Dan Meiser, Gary Steed, Eric C. Huffman, Ronald VanOverloop +5 more 1994-05-03 $68,863,000