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Thomas Nering — 6 Patents

Johnson & Johnson: 6 patents #1,617 of 7,810Top 25%
Milford, NJ: #18 of 88 inventorsTop 25%
New Jersey: #14,312 of 69,400 inventorsTop 25%
Overall (All Time): #779,687 of 4,157,543Top 20%
6 Patents All Time
Thomas Nering has been granted 6 US patents while listed as an inventor at Johnson & Johnson. The first was granted in 1999 and the most recent in March 2022. Thomas Nering ranks #779,687 of 4,157,543 US inventors in our database (top 18.8%). Patent records list Thomas Nering in Milford, NJ, US.

Issued Patents All Time

Showing 1–6 of 6 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDateApprox Value ⓘ
11272923 Systems, devices and methods for securing sutures to surgical needles made of superelastic materials Frank Richard Cichocki, Jr., Christophe Vailhe, Alexander M. Cannara, Duan Li Ou 2022-03-15 $315,027,000
10022120 Surgical needle with recessed features David T. Martin, Frank Richard Cichocki, Jr., James M. Dick 2018-07-17 $102,929,000
8821658 Thermal forming of refractory alloy surgical needles Frank Richard Cichocki, Jr., David Demarest 2014-09-02 $42,295,000
8062437 Thermal forming of refractory alloy surgical needles and fixture and apparatus Frank Richard Cichocki, Jr., David Demarest 2011-11-22 $65,144,000
5935138 Spiral needle for endoscopic surgery William McJames, Donald G. Miller, Robert Nering, Joseph W. Rollero, Lester E. Schaible 1999-08-10 $68,245,000
5913875 Taper point needle Daniel J. Smith, Surjit S. Gill, Eric Hinrichs 1999-06-22 $257,682,000