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Michael D. Auld — 57 Patents

Johnson & Johnson: 26 patents #315 of 7,810Top 5%
SYSynergetics: 16 patents #2 of 26Top 8%
CICilag Gmbh International: 9 patents #175 of 874Top 25%
TMTorax Medical: 4 patents #7 of 25Top 30%
PSPeregrine Surgical: 2 patents #4 of 6Top 70%
Genentech: 1 patents #1,597 of 2,392Top 70%
The Boeing: 1 patents #8,630 of 1,309Top 660%
The Johns Hopkins University: 1 patents #1,989 of 4,416Top 50%
Coral Springs, FL: #10 of 1,190 inventorsTop 1%
Florida: #458 of 67,251 inventorsTop 1%
Overall (All Time): #42,642 of 4,157,543Top 2%
57 Patents All Time
Michael D. Auld has been granted 57 US patents while listed as an inventor at Johnson & Johnson. The first was granted in 1994 and the most recent in December 2024. Michael D. Auld ranks #42,642 of 4,157,543 US inventors in our database (top 1.0%). Patent records list Michael D. Auld in Coral Springs, FL, US.

Patents per Year

Patents granted per year, 1994 to 2024Bar chart with a peak of 10 patents in 2019.peak 101994: 1 patents19941995: 1 patents1998: 1 patents1999: 2 patents19992002: 1 patents2003: 3 patents2006: 1 patents20062007: 2 patents2008: 2 patents2009: 1 patents20092010: 1 patents2011: 2 patents2012: 1 patents20122016: 2 patents2017: 2 patents2018: 6 patents20182019: 10 patents2020: 6 patents2021: 5 patents20212022: 2 patents2024: 5 patents2024

Issued Patents All Time

Showing 1–25 of 57 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDateApprox Value ⓘ
12171688 Ocular cannula guide Thomas E. Meyer, Mark Hedgeland, Benjamin L. Ko, Thomas Anthony Gernetzke, Olivia Enneking +4 more 2024-12-24
12161324 Surgical stapler with independently actuated drivers to provide varying staple heights Brett E. Swensgard, Sol Posada, Michael J. Vendely, Frederick E. Shelton, IV 2024-12-10
12016591 Laparoscopic sizing instrument Lauren E. Flakne, Brett E. Swensgard, Kyle P. Taylor, Celeste L. Huster, Jerome K. Grudem, Jr. 2024-06-25
11957345 Articulatable surgical instruments with conductive pathways for signal communication Gary S. Jaworek, Robert L. Koch, Jr. 2024-04-16
11944309 Powered circular stapler with reciprocating drive member to provide independent stapling and cutting of tissue Brett E. Swensgard, Sol Posada, Michael J. Vendely, Frederick E. Shelton, IV 2024-04-02
11529138 Powered surgical instrument including a rotary drive screw Gary S. Jaworek, Robert L. Koch, Jr. 2022-12-20
11439431 Laparoscopic sizing instrument Lauren E. Flakne, Brett E. Swensgard, Kyle P. Taylor, Celeste L. Huster, Jerome K. Grudem, Jr. 2022-09-13
11109859 Surgical instrument comprising a lockable battery housing Mark D. Overmyer, Shane R. Adams, Frederick E. Shelton, IV, Jason L. Harris 2021-09-07
11071548 Powered circular stapler with reciprocating drive member to provide independent stapling and cutting of tissue Brett E. Swensgard, Sol Posada, Michael J. Vendely, Frederick E. Shelton, IV 2021-07-27
11051931 Active sphincter implant to re-route flow through gastrointestinal tract Brett E. Swensgard, Celeste L. Huster 2021-07-06
10987103 Powered surgical instrument with latching feature preventing removal of battery pack Frederick E. Shelton, IV, Kevin L. Houser, Michael J. Vendely, Brett E. Swensgard 2021-04-27 $133,106,000
10945738 Tunable magnetic sphincter augmentation device Lauren E. Flakne, Kyle P. Taylor, Jerome K. Grudem, Jr., Celeste L. Huster 2021-03-16
10828029 Surgical stapler with independently actuated drivers to provide varying staple heights Brett E. Swensgard, Sol A. Posada, Michael J. Vendely, Frederick E. Shelton, IV 2020-11-10 $122,981,000
10828064 Laparoscopic sizing instrument Lauren E. Flakne, Brett E. Swensgard, Kyle P. Taylor, Celeste L. Huster, Jerome K. Grudem, Jr. 2020-11-10
10813737 MRI compatible magnetic sphincter augmentation device Brett E. Swensgard, Lauren E. Flakne, Kyle P. Taylor, Celeste L. Huster, Jerome K. Grudem, Jr. 2020-10-27
10814501 Robotic surgical system Michael P. Weir 2020-10-27 $94,368,000
10667812 Modular powered electrical connection for surgical instrument with features to prevent electrical discharge Brett E. Swensgard, Michael J. Vendely, Sol A. Posada, Frederick E. Shelton, IV, David C. Yates 2020-06-02 $119,685,000
D882783 Handle for surgical stapler Frederick E. Shelton, IV, Michael J. Vendely, Jason L. Harris, Brett E. Swensgard 2020-04-28
10500739 Robotic surgical system Michael P. Weir 2019-12-10 $108,564,000
10485616 Hybrid robotic surgery with power assisted motion Kevin D. Felder, Steven G. Hall 2019-11-26 $74,359,000
D865174 Shaft assembly for surgical stapler Brett E. Swensgard, Sol A. Posada, Michael J. Vendely, Frederick E. Shelton, IV 2019-10-29
10383650 Surgical instrument handle with adjustable actuator position Gregg D. Scheller 2019-08-20
10285695 Articulatable surgical instruments with conductive pathways Gary S. Jaworek, Robert L. Koch, Jr., John S. Kimsey, Daniel L. Baber, Richard L. Leimbach +1 more 2019-05-14 $64,781,000
10258419 Methods for hybrid robotic laparoscopic surgery Kevin D. Felder, Steven G. Hall, Eric Thompson 2019-04-16 $77,495,000
10245033 Surgical instrument comprising a lockable battery housing Mark D. Overmyer, Shane R. Adams, Frederick E. Shelton, IV, Jason L. Harris 2019-04-02 $78,786,000