Inventor
Rex Wesley Shores
Inventor
The Colony, TX, US
Overview
Patents· 16 as inventor
Public. Assignee & technology derived from the patent record. Each patent links to its LexDana page.
A61Bprimary
A61BDiagnosis58%
Y10TTechnical subjects covered by former us classification17%
A61CDentistry8%
B23BTurning4%
B65CLabelling or tagging machines, apparatus, or processes4%
B65HHandling thin or filamentary material, e.g. sheets, webs, cables4%
G06KGraphical data reading4%
PatentTitleYear
9,872,736Surgical apparatus including a hand-activated, cable assembly and method of using same20189,066,729'Surgical instrument with telescoping attachment'20158,657,808'Surgical apparatus including a hand-activated, cable assembly and method of using same'20148,518,065'Surgical instrument with telescoping attachment'20137,984,838'Recycled helium gas surgical instrument'20117,658,740'Surgical attachment instrument and method'20107,641,655'Coupling system for surgical instrument'20107,598,696'Surgical apparatus including a hand-activated, control assembly and method of using same'20097,559,927'Surgical instrument with telescoping attachment'20097,549,992'Surgical instrument with angled attachment'20097,066,940'Surgical instrument with rotary cutting member and quick release coupling arrangement'20067,011,661'Surgical instrument with rotary cutting member and quick release coupling arrangement'20067,001,391'Surgical instrument with rotary cutting member and quick release coupling arrangement'20066,780,189'Surgical instrument with a collet locking and indexing system'20045,807,457'Encodable strip attachment and removal apparatus'19984,662,626'Paper document pocket for receiving and stacking sorted documents'1987Career & activity timeline
Assembled from patent assignee/location history and declaration credentials.
1987–1998Patents assigned to BANCTEC INC (2)· patent assignee history
1987Based in Oklahoma City, OK, US· patent location history
1998Based in Norman, OK, US· patent location history
2004–2018Patents assigned to MEDTRONIC INC (12)· patent assignee history
2004–2013Based in The Colony, TX, US· patent location history
2009–2018Based in Norfolk, MA, US· patent location history
2013Patents assigned to ESKRIDGE DANA A (1)· patent assignee history
2013Patents assigned to FOSTER DENNIS L (1)· patent assignee history
2013Patents assigned to HAIGHT DOUGLAS W (1)· patent assignee history
Inventor activity
Assignee and location history derived from the patent record.
Assignees
| Assignee | Patents | Span |
|---|---|---|
| MEDTRONIC INC | 12 | 2004–2018 |
| BANCTEC INC | 2 | 1987–1998 |
| ESKRIDGE DANA A | 1 | 2013 |
| FOSTER DENNIS L | 1 | 2013 |
| HAIGHT DOUGLAS W | 1 | 2013 |
Locations
| Location | Patents | Span |
|---|---|---|
| The Colony, Texas, US | 8 | 2004–2013 |
| Norfolk, Massachusetts, US | 6 | 2009–2018 |
| Norman, OK, US | 1 | 1998 |
| Oklahoma City, OK, US | 1 | 1987 |