Inventor · Loveland, OH, US

Charles J. Scheib

376Patents
136h-index
242Co-inventors
93Inventor score

Filing activity: Oct 24, 2000 → Mar 19, 2024

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US7980443B2 End effectors for a surgical cutting and stapling instrument Human Necessities 2,458 Active
US7861906B2 Surgical stapling apparatus with articulatable components Human Necessities 2,407 Active
US7857185B2 Disposable loading unit for surgical stapling apparatus Human Necessities 2,400 Active
US7913891B2 Disposable loading unit with user feedback features and surgical instrument for use therewith Human Necessities 2,199 Active
US7959051B2 Closure systems for a surgical cutting and stapling instrument Human Necessities 2,134 Active
US8758391B2 Interchangeable tools for surgical instruments Human Necessities 2,010 Active
US9044227B2 Collapsible fastener cartridge Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1,968 Active
US7819297B2 Surgical stapling apparatus with reprocessible handle assembly Human Necessities 1,952 Active
US8474677B2 Fastener system comprising a retention matrix and a cover Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1,927 Active
US8757465B2 Fastener system comprising a retention matrix and an alignment matrix Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1,896 Active
US8485413B2 Surgical stapling instrument comprising an articulation joint Human Necessities 1,883 Active
US8875972B2 End effector coupling arrangements for a surgical cutting and stapling instrument Human Necessities 1,856 Active
US8517239B2 Surgical stapling instrument comprising a magnetic element driver Human Necessities 1,785 Active
US9386988B2 Retainer assembly including a tissue thickness compensator Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1,747 Active
US9301753B2 Expandable tissue thickness compensator Human Necessities 1,715 Active
US8529600B2 Fastener system comprising a retention matrix Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1,665 Active
US9211120B2 Tissue thickness compensator comprising a plurality of medicaments Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1,638 Active
US8814024B2 Fastener system comprising a plurality of connected retention matrix elements Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1,635 Active
US8926598B2 Surgical instruments with articulatable and rotatable end effector Human Necessities 1,609 Active
US8746535B2 Tissue thickness compensator comprising detachable portions Human Necessities 1,596 Active
US8857693B2 Surgical instruments with lockable articulating end effector Human Necessities 1,592 Active
US9033203B2 Fastening instrument for deploying a fastener system comprising a retention matrix Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1,553 Active
US9232941B2 Tissue thickness compensator comprising a reservoir Human Necessities 1,535 Active
US9044228B2 Fastener system comprising a plurality of fastener cartridges Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1,524 Active
US9757128B2 Multiple sensors with one sensor affecting a second sensor's output or interpretation Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1,501 Active

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.