Inventor

John F. Cummings

Inventor

Madeira, OH, US

Overview

2014–2020

Patent span

Human necessities

Primary field (CPC A)

Patents· 15 as inventor

Public. Assignee & technology derived from the patent record. Each patent links to its LexDana page.

A61Bprimary

A61BDiagnosis100%

PatentTitleYear

10,631,867Feature to reengage safety switch of tissue stapler2020 10,426,467Surgical instrument with detection sensors2019 10,226,246Tissue stapler anvil feature to prevent premature jaw opening2019 9,737,358'Heat management configurations for controlling heat dissipation from electrosurgical instruments'2017 9,717,496'Surgical stapling instrument with locking feature to lock anvil actuator'2017 9,603,599'Feature to reengage safety switch of tissue stapler'2017 9,549,738'Ratcheting feature on tissue staple trigger to prevent premature jaw opening'2017 9,220,505'Surgical stapling instrument with locking feature to lock anvil actuator'2015 9,186,148'Tissue stapler anvil feature to prevent premature jaw opening'2015 9,149,324'Surgical instrument comprising an articulatable end effector'2015 9,095,340'Tissue stapler safety switch feature to prevent premature jaw opening'2015 9,005,199'Heat management configurations for controlling heat dissipation from electrosurgical instruments'2015 8,979,844'Electrosurgical cutting and sealing instrument'2015 8,834,466'Surgical instrument comprising an articulatable end effector'2014 8,764,747'Electrosurgical instrument comprising sequentially activated electrodes'2014

Career & activity timeline

Assembled from patent assignee/location history and declaration credentials.

2014–2017Patents assigned to CUMMINGS JOHN F (10)· patent assignee history

2014–2019Patents assigned to ETHICON ENDO SURGERY INC (10)· patent assignee history

2014–2017Patents assigned to KIMBALL CORY G (7)· patent assignee history

2014–2015Patents assigned to BECKMAN ANDREW T (5)· patent assignee history

2014–2020Based in Madeira, OH, US· patent location history

2015–2017Patents assigned to ALEXANDER III JOHNNY H (5)· patent assignee history

Inventor activity

Assignee and location history derived from the patent record.

Assignees

Assignee	Patents	Span
CUMMINGS JOHN Fself	10	2014–2017
ETHICON ENDO SURGERY INC	10	2014–2019
KIMBALL CORY G	7	2014–2017
ALEXANDER III JOHNNY H	5	2015–2017
BECKMAN ANDREW T	5	2014–2015

Locations

Location	Patents	Span
Madeira, OH, US	15	2014–2020