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Brian D. Hoffman

IS Intuitive Surgical: 90 patents #12 of 719Top 2%
MI Megamation Incorporated: 8 patents #1 of 9Top 15%
WP Westar Photonics: 4 patents #2 of 4Top 50%
AT AT&T: 1 patents #10,626 of 18,772Top 60%
IN Intevac: 1 patents #54 of 113Top 50%
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104
Patents All Time

Issued Patents All Time

Showing 76–100 of 104 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDate
8830224 Efficient 3-D telestration for local robotic proctoring Wenyi Zhao, Chenyu Wu, David Hirvonen, Christopher J. Hasser, Brian E. Miller +4 more 2014-09-09
8810631 Augmented stereoscopic visualization for a surgical robot using a captured visible image combined with a fluorescence image and a captured visible image David D. Scott, Wenyi Zhao, John D. Stern, Tao Zhao 2014-08-19
8808164 Controlling a robotic surgical tool with a display monitor William C. Nowlin 2014-08-19
8803955 Augmented stereoscopic visualization for a surgical robot using a camera unit with a modified prism David D. Scott, Wenyi Zhao, Ian E. McDowell, Catherine J. Mohr, John D. Stern 2014-08-12
8792963 Methods of determining tissue distances using both kinematic robotic tool position information and image-derived position information Wenyi Zhao, Christopher J. Hasser, William C. Nowlin 2014-07-29
8639000 Robust sparse image matching for robotic surgery Wenyi Zhao, Chenyu Wu, David Hirvonen, Tao Zhao, Simon Di Maio 2014-01-28
8527094 Multi-user medical robotic system for collaboration or training in minimally invasive surgical procedures Rajesh Kumar, Giuseppe Maria Prisco, David Q. Larkin, William C. Nowlin, Frederic H. Moll +9 more 2013-09-03
8228368 Augmented stereoscopic visualization for a surgical robot using a captured fluorescence image and captured stereoscopic visible images Wenyi Zhao, Catherine J. Mohr, Christopher J. Hasser, John D. Stern, Tao Zhao 2012-07-24
8184880 Robust sparse image matching for robotic surgery Wenyi Zhao, Chenyu Wu, David Hirvonen, Tao Zhao, Simon Di Maio 2012-05-22
8169468 Augmented stereoscopic visualization for a surgical robot David D. Scott, Wenyi Zhao, Christopher J. Hasser, Paul E. Lilagan, Ian E. McDowall +3 more 2012-05-01
8167793 Augmented stereoscopic visualization for a surgical robot using time duplexing David D. Scott, Wenyi Zhao, Christopher J. Hasser, Ian E. McDowall, Catherine J. Mohr +1 more 2012-05-01
8155479 Automated panning and digital zooming for robotic surgical systems Christopher J. Hasser, William C. Nowlin 2012-04-10
8147503 Methods of locating and tracking robotic instruments in robotic surgical systems Wenyi Zhao, Christopher J. Hasser, William C. Nowlin 2012-04-03
8108072 Methods and systems for robotic instrument tool tracking with adaptive fusion of kinematics information and image information Wenyi Zhao, Christopher J. Hasser, William C. Nowlin 2012-01-31
8073528 Tool tracking systems, methods and computer products for image guided surgery Wenyi Zhao, Christopher J. Hasser, William C. Nowlin 2011-12-06
7000418 Capacitance sensing for substrate cooling James Rogers 2006-02-21
6657157 Method, system and product for producing a reflective mask mirror and for ablating an object using said reflective mask mirror Zino Altman, Edward T. Polkowski, Jay J. Brandinger 2003-12-02
6605796 Laser beam shaping device and apparatus for material machining Jay J. Brandinger, Edward T. Polkowski 2003-08-12
6605799 Modulation of laser energy with a predefined pattern Jay J. Brandinger, Edward T. Polkowski 2003-08-12
6566627 Laser method for shaping of optical lenses Jay J. Brandinger, Edward T. Polkowski 2003-05-20
5352946 Linear motor suspension system Steven H. Pollack, Peter M. Smit, John Woolley 1994-10-04
5150452 Method and apparatus for anti-collision and collision protection for multiple robot system Steven H. Pollack 1992-09-22
5018266 Novel means for mounting a tool to a robot arm James Hutchinson, Steven H. Pollack 1991-05-28
4890241 Robotic system Steven H. Pollack 1989-12-26
4875275 Novel automatic tool changer James Hutchinson, Steven H. Pollack 1989-10-24