Inventor
James A. Craft
Inventor
Lexington, KY, US
Overview
Patents· 21 as inventor
Public. Assignee & technology derived from the patent record. Each patent links to its LexDana page.
A61Bprimary
A61BDiagnosis33%
B41JTypewriters33%
G03GElectrography21%
B65HHandling thin or filamentary material, e.g. sheets, webs, cables8%
Y10STechnical subjects covered by former uspc cross-reference art collections [xracs] and digests4%
PatentTitleYear
8,211,143'Suturing device'20127,815,565'Endcap for use with an endoscope'20107,615,005'Medical apparatus for use with an endoscope'20097,431,694'Method of guiding medical devices'20087,261,728'Biopsy forceps device and method'20077,060,024'Apparatus for guiding an instrument used with an endoscope'20066,187,019'Surgical anastomosis instrument'20016,015,416'Surgical anastomosis instrument'20005,136,333'Electrophotographic printer and cartridge arrangement'19925,012,289'Toner metering apparatus'19914,943,815'Laser printer with light-exposure prevention'1990D0309323'Cartridge for an electrophotographic printer'19904,772,143'Reloadable ribbon cartridge'19884,661,004'Ribbon feed tension mechanism'19874,449,837'Ribbon cartridge with back check'19844,402,621'Ribbon cartridge with ribbon guide arms'19834,353,658'Ribbon feed mode shift mechanism'19824,339,210'Ribbon cartridge loading mechanism'19824,329,073'Single use ribbon cartridge with frangible resistive element for restraining the takeup spool'19823,980,296'Duplicating machine employing image reversing optical paths with front edge document alignment on document input and output'19763,957,264'Collator bins'1976Career & activity timeline
Assembled from patent assignee/location history and declaration credentials.
1976–1991Patents assigned to IBM (11)· patent assignee history
1976–2012Based in Lexington, KY, US· patent location history
1984–2012Patents assigned to CRAFT JAMES A (2)· patent assignee history
1992Patents assigned to LEXMARK INT INC (1)· patent assignee history
2000–2010Patents assigned to ETHICON ENDO SURGERY INC (7)· patent assignee history
2012Patents assigned to STEFANCHIK DAVID (1)· patent assignee history
Inventor activity
Assignee and location history derived from the patent record.
Assignees
| Assignee | Patents | Span |
|---|---|---|
| IBM | 11 | 1976–1991 |
| ETHICON ENDO SURGERY INC | 7 | 2000–2010 |
| CRAFT JAMES Aself | 2 | 1984–2012 |
| LEXMARK INT INC | 1 | 1992 |
| STEFANCHIK DAVID | 1 | 2012 |
Locations
| Location | Patents | Span |
|---|---|---|
| Lexington, KY, US | 21 | 1976–2012 |