Ethicon Llc Patent Portfolio Statistics

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This article summarizes the perfomance of the assignee in the recent years. The overall statistics for this portfolio help to analyze the areas where the assignee is performing well. The filing trend, perfomance across the tech centers and the perfomance of the recent applications has been mentioned below. All the stats are calculated based on the perfomance in USPTO.

How does the overall patent portfolio of Ethicon Llc look like?

Assignee Art Units
Total Applications: 4,430 1,866,539
Granted Patents: 2,941 1,078,383
Grant Index 90.63% ↑ 74.12%
Abandoned/Rejected Applications: 304 (9.37%) 376,546 (25.88%)
In-Process Applications: 1,163 411,610
Average Grant Time: 3.43 Years ↑ 2.74 Years
Average Office Actions: 1.84 ↑ 1.61

Which Technology Area Ethicon Llc is filing most patents in? (Last 10 years)

Art Unit Definition Total Applications
3731 Sheet Container Making, Package Making, Receptacles, Shoes, Apparel, and Tool Driving or Impacting 1,556
3721 Sheet Container Making, Package Making, Receptacles, Shoes, Apparel, and Tool Driving or Impacting 622
3771 Medical & Surgical Instruments, Treatment Devices, Surgery and Surgical Supplies 469
Opap Parked GAU 359
3794 Medical Instruments, Diagnostic Equipment, and Treatment Devices 294

How many patents are Ethicon Llc filing every year?

Year Total Applications Predicted
2022 0* 1270
2021 187* 1042
2020 481 1035
2019 467 467
2018 548 –
2017 477 –
2016 468 –
2015 421 –
2014 285 –
2013 263 –

*The drop in the number of applications filed in last two years compared to previous years is because applications can take up to 18 months to get published

Recently filed patent applications of Ethicon Llc in USPTO?

Publication number: US20220087761A1
Application number: 17/543,316

Abstract:
A surgical tool includes an elongate shaft, an end effector arranged at a distal end of the shaft, and a wrist that interposes the end effector and the distal end. The wrist including a proximal clevis included at the distal end, a pair of pivot discs rotatably coupled to the proximal clevis and providing a centerline extending through a center of each pivot disc, a distal wrist axle extending through the pair of pivot discs and along a pivot axis that is eccentric to the centerline, a distal plurality of pulleys mounted to the distal wrist axle, and a proximal plurality of pulleys mounted to the proximal clevis at a proximal wrist axle and offset from the distal plurality of pulleys. Rotation of the pair of pivot discs moves the distal wrist axle and thereby adjusts a distance between the proximal and distal pluralities of pulleys.

Publication date: 2022-03-24
Applicant: Ethicon Llc
Inventors: Hibner John

Publication number: US20220087769A1
Application number: 17/540,478

Abstract:
A robotic surgical tool includes a tool driver, and a drive housing inductively coupled to the tool driver when mounted to the tool driver and generating a magnetic field, the drive housing including one or more component parts made of or including a magnetically responsive material. A computer system is programmed to process an intensity of the magnetic field and a field distortion caused by the one or more component parts, and further programmed to generate a notification when the field distortion changes

Publication date: 2022-03-24
Applicant: Ethicon Llc
Inventors: D Mark Overmyer

Publication number: US20220133388A1
Application number: 17/509,555

Abstract:
An end effector for a surgical tool includes a distal clevis, first and second jaws rotatably mounted to the distal clevis at a first axle, a proximal clevis rotatably coupled to the distal clevis at a second axle, and an electrical conductor extending through and electrically bypassing the proximal clevis and terminating at the distal clevis to supply electrical energy to at least one of the first and second jaws via conduction. A portion of the electrical conductor provides a conductive spring member that allows the electrical conductor to flex as the distal clevis articulates.

Publication date: 2022-05-05
Applicant: Ethicon Llc
Inventors: Barry Christian Worrell

How are Ethicon Llc’s applications performing in USPTO?

Application Number Title Status Art Unit Examiner
17/543,316 Distally Replaceable Cable Systems In Surgical Tools Docketed New Case – Ready for Examination OPAP Central, Docket
17/540,478 Manual Knife Bailout Monitoring Using Inductive Coupling Docketed New Case – Ready for Examination OPAP Central, Docket
17/509,555 Supplying Electrical Energy To Electrosurgical Instruments Docketed New Case – Ready for Examination OPAP Central, Docket
17/225,626 Staple Cartridge Comprising Wire Staples And Stamped Staples Final Rejection Mailed 3731 Tecco, Andrew M
17/222,977 Cannula Assembly Docketed New Case – Ready for Examination OPAP Central, Docket