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Nitish Swarup — 98 Patents

ISIntuitive Surgical: 93 patents #11 of 719Top 2%
ISIntuitive Surgical: 4 patents #31 of 88Top 40%
Sunnyvale, CA: #95 of 14,302 inventorsTop 1%
California: #2,324 of 386,348 inventorsTop 1%
Overall (All Time): #15,019 of 4,157,543Top 1%
98 Patents All Time

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Showing 76–98 of 98 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDate
9504527 Inter-operative switching of tools in a robotic surgical system Niels Smaby, Gregory W. Dachs, II, Nicola Diolaiti, Pushkar Hingwe, Thomas R. Nixon +1 more 2016-11-29
9468501 Systems and methods for using the null space to emphasize manipulator joint motion anisotropically Arjang M. Hourtash 2016-10-18
9452020 User initiated break-away clutching of a surgical mounting platform Paul G. Griffiths, Paul W. Mohr, Michael Hanuschik 2016-09-27
9415510 System and methods for positioning a manipulator arm by clutching within a null-perpendicular space concurrent with null-space movement Arjang M. Hourtash 2016-08-16
9345546 Tool memory-based software upgrades for robotic surgery Gregory K. Toth, Thomas R. Nixon, David Q. Larkin, Steven J. Colton 2016-05-24
9339343 User interface methods for alternate tool modes for robotic surgical tools Scott E. Manzo 2016-05-17
9308937 Surgical patient side cart with steering interface Paul G. Griffiths, Paul W. Mohr, Alan W. Petersen, David W. Robinson, Mark W. Zimmer +4 more 2016-04-12
9296104 Systems and methods for tracking a path using the null-space Arjang M. Hourtash, Paul W. Mohr 2016-03-29
9259281 Movable surgical mounting platform controlled by manual motion of robotic arms Paul G. Griffiths, Paul W. Mohr, Michael Costa, David Q. Larkin, Thomas G. Cooper +1 more 2016-02-16
9216243 Robotic surgical systems with fluid flow control for irrigation, aspiration, and blowing Paul Millman, David W. Bailey, Dean Hoornaert, David S. Mintz, David Q. Larkin +3 more 2015-12-22
9101348 Surgical patient side cart with drive system and method of moving a patient side cart Paul G. Griffiths, Arjang M. Hourtash, Paul W. Mohr, David W. Robinson, John W. Zabinski +1 more 2015-08-11
9050120 Apparatus and method of user interface with alternate tool mode for robotic surgical tools Scott E. Manzo 2015-06-09
9014856 Methods for maximum torque driving of robotic surgical tools Scott E. Manzo 2015-04-21
9005112 Articulate and swapable endoscope for a surgical robot Christopher J. Hasser, Thomas G. Cooper, S. Christopher Anderson 2015-04-14
9002518 Maximum torque driving of robotic surgical tools in robotic surgical systems Scott E. Manzo 2015-04-07
8634957 Tool memory-based software upgrades for robotic surgery Gregory K. Toth, Thomas R. Nixon, David Q. Larkin, Steven J. Colton 2014-01-21
8538615 Smart electrical wheel for electrical bikes Hsin-Chih Chen, Shu-Hsun Chiang, Paul Daniel Faucher, Ya-Fang Ke, David L. Meyer +3 more 2013-09-17
8224484 Methods of user interface with alternate tool mode for robotic surgical tools Scott E. Manzo 2012-07-17
7983793 Tool memory-based software upgrades for robotic surgery Gregory K. Toth, Thomas R. Nixon, David Q. Larkin, Steven J. Colton 2011-07-19
7379790 Tool memory-based software upgrades for robotic surgery Gregory K. Toth, Tom Nixon, David Q. Larkin, Steven J. Colton 2008-05-27
7155315 Camera referenced control in a minimally invasive surgical apparatus Gunter D. Niemeyer, Gary S. Guthart, William C. Nowlin, Gregory K. Toth, Robert G. Younge 2006-12-26
6671581 Camera referenced control in a minimally invasive surgical apparatus Gunter D. Niemeyer, Gary S. Guthart, William C. Nowlin, Gregory K. Toth, Robert G. Younge 2003-12-30
6424885 Camera referenced control in a minimally invasive surgical apparatus Gunter D. Niemeyer, Gary S. Guthart, William C. Nowlin, Gregory K. Toth, Robert G. Younge 2002-07-23