CONTROL SYSTEM ARRANGEMENTS FOR A MODULAR SURGICAL INSTRUMENT

Inventors: Frederick E. Shelton IV, David C. Yates, Jason L. Harris

Applicant: Ethicon LLC

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	Code	Description	Pages	PDF
2025-10-28	`N570`	Communication - Re: Power of Attorney (PTOL-308)	1	View
2025-10-28	`N570`	Communication - Re: Power of Attorney (PTOL-308)	1	View
2025-10-16	`N417`	Electronic Filing System Acknowledgment Receipt	2	View
2025-10-16	`PA..`	Power of Attorney	2	View
2024-04-10	`ABN`	Abandonment	2	View
2023-08-31	`CTNF`	Non-Final Rejection	26	View
2023-08-31	`892`	List of references cited by examiner	1	View
2023-08-31	`SRFW`	Search information including classification, databases and other search related notes	2	View
2023-08-31	`SRNT`	Examiner's search strategy and results	231	View
2023-08-31	`1449`	List of References cited by applicant and considered by examiner	12	View
2023-07-28	`RCEX`	Request for Continued Examination (RCE)	3	View
2023-07-28	`TRAN.LET`	Transmittal Letter	2	View
2023-07-28	`IDS`	Information Disclosure Statement (IDS) Form (SB08)	12	View
2023-07-28	`WFEE`	Fee Worksheet (SB06)	2	View
2023-07-28	`N417`	Electronic Filing System Acknowledgment Receipt	3	View
2023-07-28	`TRAN.LET`	Transmittal Letter	4	View
2023-07-28	`AMSB`	Amendment Submitted/Entered with Filing of Continued Prosecution Application (CPA)/Request for Continued Examination(RCE)	1	View
2023-07-28	`CLM`	Claims	5	View
2023-07-28	`REM`	Applicant Arguments/Remarks Made in an Amendment	3	View
2023-07-28	`FOR`	Foreign Reference	158	View
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2023-07-28	`FOR`	Foreign Reference	52	View
2023-07-28	`FOR`	Foreign Reference	25	View
2023-07-28	`N417`	Electronic Filing System Acknowledgment Receipt	9	View
2023-07-28	`WFEE`	Fee Worksheet (SB06)	1	View
2023-01-30	`CTFR`	Final Rejection	27	View
2023-01-30	`892`	List of references cited by examiner	1	View
2023-01-30	`SRFW`	Search information including classification, databases and other search related notes	2	View
2023-01-30	`SRNT`	Examiner's search strategy and results	211	View
2023-01-30	`1449`	List of References cited by applicant and considered by examiner	9	View
2022-12-20	`FOR`	Foreign Reference	14	View
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2022-12-20	`FOR`	Foreign Reference	42	View
2022-12-20	`FOR`	Foreign Reference	36	View
2022-12-20	`N417`	Electronic Filing System Acknowledgment Receipt	4	View
2022-12-20	`IDS`	Information Disclosure Statement (IDS) Form (SB08)	9	View
2022-12-20	`WFEE`	Fee Worksheet (SB06)	2	View
2022-12-20	`N417`	Electronic Filing System Acknowledgment Receipt	3	View
2022-12-20	`TRAN.LET`	Transmittal Letter	4	View
2022-12-20	`A...`	Amendment/Request for Reconsideration-After Non-Final Rejection	1	View
2022-12-20	`CLM`	Claims	4	View
2022-12-20	`REM`	Applicant Arguments/Remarks Made in an Amendment	5	View
2022-12-20	`TRAN.LET`	Transmittal Letter	2	View
2022-12-20	`WFEE`	Fee Worksheet (SB06)	1	View
2022-07-20	`CTNF`	Non-Final Rejection	27	View
2022-07-20	`SRFW`	Search information including classification, databases and other search related notes	2	View
2022-07-20	`1449`	List of References cited by applicant and considered by examiner	2	View
2022-07-20	`1449`	List of References cited by applicant and considered by examiner	9	View
2022-07-20	`SRNT`	Examiner's search strategy and results	195	View
2022-05-12	`FOR`	Foreign Reference	25	View
2022-05-12	`FOR`	Foreign Reference	15	View
2022-05-12	`FOR`	Foreign Reference	98	View
2022-05-12	`N417`	Electronic Filing System Acknowledgment Receipt	2	View
2022-05-12	`RCEX`	Request for Continued Examination (RCE)	1	View
2022-05-12	`IDS`	Information Disclosure Statement (IDS) Form (SB08)	2	View
2022-05-12	`IDS`	Information Disclosure Statement (IDS) Form (SB08)	9	View
2022-05-12	`WFEE`	Fee Worksheet (SB06)	2	View
2022-05-12	`N417`	Electronic Filing System Acknowledgment Receipt	3	View
2022-05-12	`TRAN.LET`	Transmittal Letter	4	View
2022-05-12	`AMSB`	Amendment Submitted/Entered with Filing of Continued Prosecution Application (CPA)/Request for Continued Examination(RCE)	1	View
2022-05-12	`CLM`	Claims	4	View
2022-05-12	`REM`	Applicant Arguments/Remarks Made in an Amendment	3	View
2022-05-12	`WFEE`	Fee Worksheet (SB06)	1	View
2022-05-12	`WFEE`	Fee Worksheet (SB06)	1	View
2022-01-12	`CTFR`	Final Rejection	23	View
2022-01-12	`SRFW`	Search information including classification, databases and other search related notes	2	View
2022-01-12	`SRNT`	Examiner's search strategy and results	151	View
2022-01-12	`1449`	List of References cited by applicant and considered by examiner	17	View
2021-11-03	`WFEE`	Fee Worksheet (SB06)	1	View
2021-11-03	`IDS`	Information Disclosure Statement (IDS) Form (SB08)	17	View
2021-11-03	`WFEE`	Fee Worksheet (SB06)	2	View
2021-11-03	`N417`	Electronic Filing System Acknowledgment Receipt	3	View
2021-11-03	`TRAN.LET`	Transmittal Letter	4	View
2021-11-03	`A...`	Amendment/Request for Reconsideration-After Non-Final Rejection	1	View
2021-11-03	`CLM`	Claims	4	View
2021-11-03	`REM`	Applicant Arguments/Remarks Made in an Amendment	4	View
2021-11-03	`TRAN.LET`	Transmittal Letter	2	View
2021-11-03	`FOR`	Foreign Reference	31	View
2021-11-03	`FOR`	Foreign Reference	7	View
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2021-11-03	`FOR`	Foreign Reference	26	View
2021-11-03	`N417`	Electronic Filing System Acknowledgment Receipt	4	View
2021-08-03	`CTNF`	Non-Final Rejection	21	View
2021-08-03	`892`	List of references cited by examiner	1	View
2021-08-03	`SRFW`	Search information including classification, databases and other search related notes	2	View
2021-08-03	`1449`	List of References cited by applicant and considered by examiner	18	View
2021-08-03	`SRNT`	Examiner's search strategy and results	106	View
2021-07-09	`IDS`	Information Disclosure Statement (IDS) Form (SB08)	18	View
2021-07-09	`WFEE`	Fee Worksheet (SB06)	2	View
2021-07-09	`N417`	Electronic Filing System Acknowledgment Receipt	3	View
2021-07-09	`TRAN.LET`	Transmittal Letter	4	View
2021-07-09	`RCEX`	Request for Continued Examination (RCE)	1	View
2021-07-09	`REM`	Applicant Arguments/Remarks Made in an Amendment	4	View
2021-07-09	`CLM`	Claims	4	View
2021-07-09	`AMSB`	Amendment Submitted/Entered with Filing of Continued Prosecution Application (CPA)/Request for Continued Examination(RCE)	1	View
2021-07-09	`TRAN.LET`	Transmittal Letter	2	View
2021-07-09	`FOR`	Foreign Reference	18	View
2021-07-09	`FOR`	Foreign Reference	118	View
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2021-07-09	`FOR`	Foreign Reference	28	View
2021-07-09	`N417`	Electronic Filing System Acknowledgment Receipt	3	View
2021-07-09	`WFEE`	Fee Worksheet (SB06)	1	View
2021-04-09	`CTFR`	Final Rejection	14	View
2021-04-09	`SRFW`	Search information including classification, databases and other search related notes	2	View
2021-04-09	`SRNT`	Examiner's search strategy and results	67	View
2021-04-09	`1449`	List of References cited by applicant and considered by examiner	95	View
2021-01-22	`WFEE`	Fee Worksheet (SB06)	1	View
2021-01-22	`N417`	Electronic Filing System Acknowledgment Receipt	7	View
2021-01-22	`FOR`	Foreign Reference	72	View
2021-01-22	`FOR`	Foreign Reference	57	View
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2021-01-22	`FOR`	Foreign Reference	79	View
2021-01-22	`FOR`	Foreign Reference	26	View
2021-01-22	`N417`	Electronic Filing System Acknowledgment Receipt	10	View
2021-01-22	`IDS`	Information Disclosure Statement (IDS) Form (SB08)	95	View
2021-01-22	`WFEE`	Fee Worksheet (SB06)	2	View
2021-01-22	`N417`	Electronic Filing System Acknowledgment Receipt	2	View
2021-01-22	`TRAN.LET`	Transmittal Letter	2	View
2021-01-19	`A...`	Amendment/Request for Reconsideration-After Non-Final Rejection	1	View
2021-01-19	`WFEE`	Fee Worksheet (SB06)	2	View
2021-01-19	`N417`	Electronic Filing System Acknowledgment Receipt	3	View
2021-01-19	`TRAN.LET`	Transmittal Letter	4	View
2021-01-19	`REM`	Applicant Arguments/Remarks Made in an Amendment	5	View
2021-01-19	`CLM`	Claims	3	View
2020-09-18	`CTNF`	Non-Final Rejection	13	View
2020-09-18	`892`	List of references cited by examiner	1	View
2020-09-18	`SRFW`	Search information including classification, databases and other search related notes	1	View
2020-09-18	`BIB`	Bibliographic Data Sheet	2	View
2020-09-18	`SRNT`	Examiner's search strategy and results	14	View
2019-05-02	`NTC.PUB`	Notice of Publication	1	View
2018-10-04	`OATH`	Oath or Declaration filed	8	View
2018-09-12	`APP.FILE.REC`	Filing Receipt	4	View
2018-09-12	`WFEE`	Fee Worksheet (SB06)	1	View
2018-09-12	`M327`	Miscellaneous Communication to Applicant - No Action Count	1	View
2018-08-24	`PA..`	Power of Attorney	2	View
2018-08-24	`SPEC`	Specification	130	View
2018-08-24	`CLM`	Claims	3	View
2018-08-24	`ABST`	Abstract	1	View
2018-08-24	`DRW`	Drawings-only black and white line drawings	79	View
2018-08-24	`WFEE`	Fee Worksheet (SB06)	2	View
2018-08-24	`N417`	Electronic Filing System Acknowledgment Receipt	3	View
2018-08-24	`TRNA`	Transmittal of New Application	2	View
2018-08-24	`ADS`	Application Data Sheet	10	View
2018-08-24	`WFEE`	Fee Worksheet (SB06)	1	View

Inventors

Frederick E. Shelton IV Hillsboro, OH

David C. Yates West Chester, OH

Jason L. Harris Lebanon, OH

Attorneys & Agents of Record

JOEL ROTHFUS Reg. 33277 Attorney · KENVUE INC

RAYMOND SCOTT Reg. 48666 Attorney · FLASTER GREENBERG PC

MU YANG Reg. 73103 Attorney · CONDO ROCCIA KOPTIW LLP

MICHAEL GHOBRIAL Reg. 65915 Attorney · CONDO ROCCIA LLP

JON CHIODO Reg. 52739 Attorney · JOHNSON & JOHNSON

BRIAN HUBBARD Reg. 45873 Attorney · CONDO ROCCIA KOPTIW LLP

MOHAMMAD HAMEED Reg. 84162 Attorney · CONDO ROCCIA KOPTIW LLP

SHUANG ZHAO Reg. 74529 Attorney · ZHONG LAW, LLC

HILARY REINHARDT Reg. 61945 Attorney · JOHNSON & JOHNSON

EDWARD DAVIS Reg. 77532 Attorney · CONDO ROCCIA KOPTIW LLP

JOSEPH CONDO Reg. 42431 Attorney · CONDO ROCCIA LLP

HAROLD FULLMER Reg. 42560 Attorney · CONDO ROCCIA AND KOPTIW

JINGSHI SHI Reg. 81548 Attorney · CONDO ROCCIA KOPTIW LLP

CHLOE DIXON Reg. 79927 Attorney · CONDO ROCCIA KOPTIW LLP

JOHN MCGLYNN Reg. 42863 Attorney · CONDO ROCCIA KOPTIW LLP

BRIAN TOMKO Reg. 41349 Attorney · JOHNSON AND JOHNSON, CORP.

CHITRA KALYANARAMAN Reg. 68585 Attorney · MAYNARD COOPER & GALE

ARSHID SHEIKH Reg. 70729 Attorney · CONDO ROCCIA LLP

ALISON JIMERSON Reg. 61099 Attorney · JOHNSON & JOHNSON

DEAN GARNER Reg. 35877 Attorney · JOHNSON & JOHNSON

VINCENT ROCCIA Reg. 43887 Attorney · CONDO ROCCIA LLP

TIMOTHY WILLIS Reg. 80830 Attorney · CONDO ROCCIA KOPTIW

MATTHEW VOOG Reg. 71870 Attorney · CONDO ROCCIA KOPTIW

JEREMY MCKOWN Reg. 47785 Attorney · JOHNSON & JOHNSON

STUART SCHANBACHER Reg. 61895 Attorney · CONDO ROCCIA LLP

DAVID LANE Reg. 39261 Attorney · JOHNSON & JOHNSON

MICHAEL KOPTIW Reg. 57900 Attorney · CONDO ROCCIA LLP

VICTOR MORENO Reg. 40732 Attorney · JOHNSON & JOHNSON

WAYNE JAESCHKE Reg. 38503 Attorney · JOHNSON & JOHNSON

JEUNG HUH Reg. 76913 Attorney · CONDO ROCCIA KOPTIW

JOHN MCGOWEN Reg. 79311 Agent · CONDO ROCCIA & KOPTIW LLP

Classification

USPC 606/205

A61B17/2909 B33Y80/00 A61B34/30 A61B34/76 A61B90/03 A61B2090/035 A61B2090/0811 A61B90/98 A61B17/00 A61B17/0469 A61B17/0482 A61B17/0483 A61B17/0491 A61B17/06004 A61B17/06066 A61B17/06114 A61B17/06133 A61B17/062 A61B17/0625 A61B17/068 A61B17/105 A61B17/128 A61B17/1285 A61B17/282 A61B17/2833 A61B17/2841 A61B17/285 A61B17/29 A61B17/295 A61B17/3201 A61B17/3421 A61B17/3468 A61B18/1206 A61B18/1445 A61B2017/00017 A61B2017/00026 A61B2017/0003 A61B2017/00039 A61B2017/00057 A61B2017/00061 A61B2017/00075 A61B2017/00115 A61B2017/00119 A61B2017/00128 A61B2017/00212 A61B2017/00221 A61B2017/00327 A61B2017/00367 A61B2017/00393 A61B2017/00398 A61B2017/00407 A61B2017/00424 A61B2017/00438 A61B2017/0046 A61B2017/00464 A61B2017/00473 A61B2017/00477 A61B2017/00526 A61B2017/00734 A61B2017/06052 A61B2017/06076 A61B2017/2825 A61B2017/2845 A61B2017/2902 A61B2017/2903 A61B2017/2911 A61B2017/2923 A61B2017/2925 A61B2017/2926 A61B2017/2927 A61B2017/2929 A61B2017/2931 A61B2017/2943 A61B2017/2945 A61B2017/320044 A61B2018/00077 A61B2018/00083 A61B2018/00136 A61B2018/00178 A61B2018/00208 A61B2018/00404 A61B2018/00577 A61B2018/00595 A61B2018/00601 A61B2018/0063 A61B2018/00642 A61B2018/00672 A61B2018/00678 A61B2018/00696 A61B2018/00702 A61B2018/00708 A61B2018/0072 A61B2018/00767 A61B2018/00827 A61B2018/00875 A61B2018/00892 A61B2018/1253 A61B2018/126 A61B2018/1266 A61B2018/1452 A61B2018/1457 A61B2018/146 F16D27/004 F16D27/108 F16D27/12 G06F3/147 G09G3/344 G09G3/3648 G09G3/38 G09G2380/08

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