US Patent Issued to Cilag GmbH International on July 29 for "Fastener cartridge and fastener cartridge layer" (Ohio Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,369,914, issued on July 29, was assigned to Cilag GmbH International (Zug, Switzerland).

"Fastener cartridge and fastener cartridge layer" was invented by Thomas W. Huitema (West Chester, Ohio), Kevin R. Doll (Mason, Ohio), Frederick E. Shelton IV (Lebanon, Ohio), Emily A Schellin (Cincinnati), Jason L. Harris (Lebanon, Ohio) and Geoffrey C. Hueil (Cincinnati).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A fastener cartridge can comprise fastener cavities arranged in longitudinal rows. A first fastener having a first configuration and a second fastener having a second configuration can be stored within a longitudinal row. First fasteners having a first...