Inventor

John S. Kimsey

Inventor

Florence, KY, US

Overview

2017–2021

Patent span

Human necessities

Primary field (CPC A)

Patents· 13 as inventor

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

A61Bprimary

A61BDiagnosis72%

Y02ATechnologies for adaptation to climate change22%

G05GControl devices or systems insofar as characterised by mechanical features only6%

PatentTitleYear

11,123,075Circular surgical stapler2021 10,966,719Method of applying staples in lower anterior bowel resection2021 10,786,316Robotic surgical tools with latching mechanism2020 10,405,857Powered linear surgical stapler2019 10,285,693Surgical stapler with locking translatable pin2019 10,285,695Articulatable surgical instruments with conductive pathways2019 10,226,249Articulatable surgical instruments with conductive pathways for signal communication2019 10,149,680Surgical instrument comprising a gap setting system2018 10,045,780Method of applying staples in lower anterior bowel resection2018 9,943,312Methods and devices for locking a surgical device based on loading of a fastener cartridge in the surgical device2018 9,814,460'Modular motor driven surgical instruments with status indication arrangements'2017 9,782,169'Rotary powered articulation joints for surgical instruments'2017 9,700,320'Devices and methods for removably coupling a cartridge to an end effector of a surgical device'2017

Career & activity timeline

Assembled from patent assignee/location history and declaration credentials.

2017–2021Patents assigned to ETHICON LLC (13)· patent assignee history

2017–2019Patents assigned to ETHICON ENDO SURGERY INC (5)· patent assignee history

2017–2019Based in Florence, KY, US· patent location history

2017–2021Based in Hebron, KY, US· patent location history

2018–2019Patents assigned to ETHICON ENDO SURGERY LLC (2)· patent assignee history

2020–2021Based in Walton, KY, US· patent location history

2021Patents assigned to CILAG GMBH INT (1)· patent assignee history

Inventor activity

Assignee and location history derived from the patent record.

Assignees

Assignee	Patents	Span
ETHICON LLC	13	2017–2021
ETHICON ENDO SURGERY INC	5	2017–2019
ETHICON ENDO SURGERY LLC	2	2018–2019
CILAG GMBH INT	1	2021

Locations

Location	Patents	Span
Florence, KY, US	6	2017–2019
Hebron, KY, US	5	2017–2021
Walton, KY, US	2	2020–2021