Inventor
David W. Robinson
Inventor
Mountain View, CA, US
Overview
Patents· 59 as inventor
Public. Assignee & technology derived from the patent record. Each patent links to its LexDana page.
A61Bprimary
A61BDiagnosis29%
B25JManipulators10%
B60LPropulsion of electrically-propelled vehicles6%
B62DMotor vehicles6%
B62KCycles6%
Y02TClimate change mitigation technologies related to transportation6%
A63CSkates4%
G05BControl or regulating systems in general4%
G06FElectric digital data processing4%
Y10STechnical subjects covered by former uspc cross-reference art collections [xracs] and digests4%
PatentTitleYear
10,799,306Reconfigurable end effector architecture202010,779,902Active and semi-active damping in a telesurgical system202010,758,226Methods and systems for controlling staple firing202010,668,633Wheeled cart with vibration reduction device, and related systems and methods202010,624,706Methods and systems for assigning input devices to teleoperated surgical instrument functions2020D0880291Clamshell-type package for a sensing pad202010,575,909Adaptable integrated energy control system for electrosurgical tools in robotic surgical systems202010,507,066Providing information of tools by filtering image areas adjacent to or on displayed images of the tools201910,464,219Wheeled cart with vibration reduction device, and related systems and methods201910,251,717Damping a telesurgical system201910,201,390Command shaping to dampen vibrations in mode transitions201910,194,992Indicator for knife location in a stapling or vessel sealing instrument201910,136,947Surgical patient side cart with drive system and method of moving a patient side cart201810,092,344Surgical system with user interfaces for electrosurgical tools201810,071,488Wheeled cart with vibration reduction device, and related systems and methods201810,058,395Active and semi-active damping in a telesurgical system20189,999,472Methods and systems for indicating a clamping prediction20189,877,718'Methods and systems for detecting clamping or firing failure'20189,840,276'Surgical patient side cart with steering interface'20179,827,059Adaptable integrated energy control system for electrosurgical tools in robotic surgical systems20179,814,530'Methods and systems for indicating a clamping prediction'20179,814,536'Methods and systems for assigning input devices to teleoperated surgical instrument functions'20179,662,177'Methods and systems for indicating a clamping prediction'20179,623,902'Surgical patient side cart with steering interface'20179,615,883'Surgical patient side cart with suspension system'20179,375,288'Adaptable integrated energy control system for electrosurgical tools in robotic surgical systems'20169,308,937'Surgical patient side cart with steering interface'20169,301,811'Methods and systems for assigning input devices to teleoperated surgical instrument functions'20169,226,750'Methods and systems for detecting clamping or firing failure'20169,101,348'Surgical patient side cart with drive system and method of moving a patient side cart'20158,989,903'Methods and systems for indicating a clamping prediction'20158,892,224'Method for graphically providing continuous change of state directions to a user of a medical robotic system'20148,862,268'Adaptable integrated energy control system for electrosurgical tools in robotic surgical systems'20148,638,057'Selective additional control in a control console for surgical instruments'20148,638,056'Control panel for an adjustable ergonomic control console'20148,583,274'Method for graphically providing continuous change of state directions to a user of medical robotic system'20138,508,173'Adjustable ergonomic control console with user login'20138,423,182'Adaptable integrated energy control system for electrosurgical tools in robotic surgical systems'20138,418,073'User interfaces for electrosurgical tools in robotic surgical systems'20138,335,590'System and method for adjusting an image capturing device attribute using an unused degree-of-freedom of a master control device'20128,315,720'Method for graphically providing continuous change of state directions to a user of a medical robotic system'20128,120,301'Ergonomic surgeon control console in robotic surgical systems'20127,962,256'Speed limiting in electric vehicles'20117,900,725'Vehicle control by pitch modulation'20117,757,794'Vehicle control by pitch modulation'20107,263,453'Shaft feedback sensor error detection'20077,157,875'Method and system for fail-safe motor operation'20076,965,206'Method and system for fail-safe motor operation'2005D0508838'Utility knife'20056,874,591'Speed limiting for a balancing transporter'20056,868,931'Speed limiting for a balancing transporter accounting for variations in system capability'20056,866,107'Method and device for battery load sharing'20056,789,640'Yaw control for a personal transporter'20046,494,039'Force-controlled hydro-elastic actuator'20025,323,310'Analyzing textual documents'1994D0313360'Electronic distance measuring instrument'1991D0313361'Electronic distance measuring instrument'19914,678,171'Positioning lift for surgical table'19874,480,593'Method and composition to avoid ash build-up'1984Career & activity timeline
Assembled from patent assignee/location history and declaration credentials.
1991Based in Jersey City, NJ, US· patent location history
2002–2011Based in Manchester, NH, US· patent location history
2004–2007Patents assigned to DEKA PRODUCTS LP (7)· patent assignee history
2011–2020Based in Los Altos, CA, US· patent location history
2012–2020Patents assigned to INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS (41)· patent assignee history
2012–2019Patents assigned to ROBINSON DAVID (10)· patent assignee history
2012–2014Patents assigned to GOLDBERG RANDAL P (7)· patent assignee history
2012–2014Patents assigned to HANUSCHIK MICHAEL (6)· patent assignee history
2012–2019Based in Mountain View, CA, US· patent location history
2020Based in Sunnyvale, CA, US· patent location history
Inventor activity
Assignee and location history derived from the patent record.
Assignees
| Assignee | Patents | Span |
|---|---|---|
| INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS | 41 | 2012–2020 |
| ROBINSON DAVIDself | 10 | 2012–2019 |
| DEKA PRODUCTS LP | 7 | 2004–2007 |
| GOLDBERG RANDAL P | 7 | 2012–2014 |
| HANUSCHIK MICHAEL | 6 | 2012–2014 |
Locations
| Location | Patents | Span |
|---|---|---|
| Mountain View, California, US | 26 | 2012–2019 |
| Los Altos, California, US | 15 | 2011–2020 |
| Manchester, NH, US | 10 | 2002–2011 |
| Jersey City, New Jersey, US | 2 | 1991 |
| Sunnyvale, California, US | 1 | 2020 |