Inventor

David L. Brock

Inventor
Natick, MA, US

Overview

38→
Patents
1987–2016
Patent span
Human necessities
Primary field (CPC A)

Patents· 38 as inventor

Public. Assignee & technology derived from the patent record. Each patent links to its LexDana page.

A61Bprimary
A61BDiagnosis43%
B25JManipulators26%
A61FFilters implantable into blood vessels13%
G06FElectric digital data processing4%
A61CDentistry3%
G16HHealthcare informatics, i.e. information and communication technology [ict] specially adapted for the handling or processing of medical or healthcare data3%
G01LMeasuring force, stress, torque, work, mechanical power, mechanical efficiency, or fluid pressure1%
G05BControl or regulating systems in general1%
H01HElectric switches1%
H04LTransmission of digital information, e.g. telegraphic communication1%
PatentTitleYear
9,420,519'Network elements, wireless communication system and methods therefor'20168,671,950'Robotic medical instrument system'20148,414,598'Flexible instrument'20138,303,576'Interchangeable surgical instrument'20128,114,097'Flexible instrument'20128,007,511'Surgical instrument design'20117,959,557'Robotic medical instrument system'20117,931,586'Flexible instrument'20117,918,861'Flexible instrument'20117,905,828'Flexible instrument'20117,901,399'Interchangeable surgical instrument'20117,867,241'Flexible instrument'20117,789,875'Surgical instruments'20107,775,972'Flexible instrument'20107,765,253'Object name system'20107,758,569'Interchangeable surgical instrument'20107,744,622'Surgical instrument'20107,713,190'Flexible instrument'20107,604,642'Interchangeable instrument'20097,594,918'Implant placement locator instrument'20097,371,210'Flexible instrument'20087,297,142'Interchangeable surgical instrument'20077,225,404'Method and apparatus for determining forces to be applied to a user through a haptic interface'20077,214,230'Flexible instrument'20077,169,141'Surgical instrument'20077,090,683'Flexible instrument'20066,949,106'Surgical instrument'20056,860,878'Interchangeable instrument'20056,843,793'Surgical instrument'20056,810,281'Medical mapping system'20046,692,485'Articulated apparatus for telemanipulator system'20046,554,844'Surgical instrument'20036,432,112'Articulated apparatus for telemanipulator system'20026,369,834'Method and apparatus for determining forces to be applied to a user through a haptic interface'20026,197,017'Articulated apparatus for telemanipulator system'20016,111,577'Method and apparatus for determining forces to be applied to a user through a haptic interface'20005,000,683'Periodontal probe'19914,635,479'Force sensing apparatus'1987

Career & activity timeline

Assembled from patent assignee/location history and declaration credentials.

1987–2010Patents assigned to MASSACHUSETTS INST TECHNOLOGY (5)· patent assignee history
1987Based in Lexington, MA, US· patent location history
1991–2014Patents assigned to BROCK DAVID L (6)· patent assignee history
1991–2009Based in Long Valley, NJ, US· patent location history
2000–2014Based in Natick, MA, US· patent location history
2003–2005Patents assigned to ENDOVIA MEDICAL INC (6)· patent assignee history
2006–2014Patents assigned to HANSEN MEDICAL INC (22)· patent assignee history
2012–2014Patents assigned to LEE WOOJIN (3)· patent assignee history
2016Based in Cambridge, GB· patent location history

Inventor activity

Assignee and location history derived from the patent record.

Assignees
AssigneePatentsSpan
HANSEN MEDICAL INC222006–2014
BROCK DAVID Lself61991–2014
ENDOVIA MEDICAL INC62003–2005
MASSACHUSETTS INST TECHNOLOGY51987–2010
LEE WOOJIN32012–2014
Locations
LocationPatentsSpan
Natick, Massachusetts, US342000–2014
Long Valley, New Jersey, US21991–2009
Cambridge, GB12016
Lexington, Massachusetts, US11987