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John F. Blanch
Also filed as: BLANCH JOHN F
26 granted patents·1,220 citations·filing 1987–2003
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26 records- 0199US6012216AStand alone swage apparatusETHICON INC·Filed 1997·Granted Jan 11, 2000·403 cites·98 claims
- 0295US6163948AStand alone swage methodETHICON INC·Filed 1999·Granted Dec 26, 2000·97 cites·12 claims
- 0395US5473810ANeedle-suture assembly and packaging systemETHICON INC·Filed 1994·Granted Dec 12, 1995·56 cites·31 claims
- 0491US6032343AAutomated swage wind and packaging machineETHICON INC·Filed 1998·Granted Mar 7, 2000·88 cites·84 claims
- 0584US5844142APull test apparatus for permanently attached suturesETHICON INC·Filed 1997·Granted Dec 1, 1998·58 cites·26 claims
- 0684US4817416AOn-line rheological measurementsRHEOMETRICS INC·Filed 1988·Granted Apr 4, 1989·53 cites·18 claims
- 0780US5983601AMachine for the automated packaging of needles and attached suturesETHICON INC·Filed 1998·Granted Nov 16, 1999·41 cites·70 claims
- 0878US5987848ANeedle transfer arrangement in a machine for the automated packaging of needles and attached suturesETHICON INC·Filed 1998·Granted Nov 23, 1999·35 cites·15 claims
- 0977US6058821ASuture cutting systemETHICON INC·Filed 1997·Granted May 9, 2000·25 cites·30 claims
- 1077US5915751AOff-load dial assembly for needles and suturesETHICON INC·Filed 1997·Granted Jun 29, 1999·38 cites·21 claims
- 1175US4730498AFixture for holding a bending test specimenRHEOMETRICS INC·Filed 1987·Granted Mar 15, 1988·35 cites·8 claims
- 1274US5511670ANeedle sorting deviceETHICON INC·Filed 1994·Granted Apr 30, 1996·32 cites·13 claims
- 1372US6997305B2Needle sorting deviceETHICON INC·Filed 2003·Granted Feb 14, 2006·13 cites·11 claims
- 1464US6800231B2Method for cutting sutureETHICON INC·Filed 2001·Granted Oct 5, 2004·6 cites·19 claims
- 1562US5918284APull test apparatus for permanently attached suturesETHICON INC·Filed 1998·Granted Jun 29, 1999·21 cites·13 claims
- 1660US6644464B1Needle sorting deviceETHICON INC·Filed 2000·Granted Nov 11, 2003·6 cites·3 claims
- 1756US6123185ANeedle sorting deviceETHICON INC·Filed 1997·Granted Sep 26, 2000·14 cites·21 claims
- 1855US5438746ANeedle threading and swaging systemETHICON INC·Filed 1994·Granted Aug 8, 1995·70 cites·97 claims
- 1952US6647803B1Operating procedures for automated needle sorting, swaging and packaging machinesETHICON INC·Filed 2000·Granted Nov 18, 2003·5 cites·14 claims
- 2050US6314705B1Operating procedures for automated needle sorting, swaging and packaging machinesETHICON INC·Filed 2000·Granted Nov 13, 2001·3 cites·10 claims
- 2148US6263558B1Method and apparatus for forming double-armed suturesETHICON INC·Filed 1999·Granted Jul 24, 2001·48 cites·30 claims
- 2243US6206677B1Suture cutting systemETHICON INC·Filed 1997·Granted Mar 27, 2001·5 cites·21 claims
- 2340US5487308ANeedle and suture automatic pull-test systemETHICON INC·Filed 1994·Granted Jan 30, 1996·25 cites·21 claims
- 2440US5487212AAssembly and packaging method for needle and suture assembliesETHICON INC·Filed 1995·Granted Jan 30, 1996·28 cites·24 claims
- 2538US5727668ANeedle sorting deviceETHICON INC·Filed 1996·Granted Mar 17, 1998·7 cites·24 claims
- 2632US6138053AOperating procedures for automated needle sorting, swaging and packaging machineETHICON INC·Filed 1997·Granted Oct 24, 2000·8 cites·20 claims
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