Inventor
Alan W. Petersen
Inventor
Cupertino, CA, US
Overview
Patents· 12 as inventor
Public. Assignee & technology derived from the patent record. Each patent links to its LexDana page.
A61Bprimary
A61BDiagnosis38%
B62DMotor vehicles14%
H02MApparatus for conversion between ac and ac, between ac and dc, or between dc and dc, and for use with mains or similar power supply systems14%
G10KSound-producing devices10%
G01MTesting static or dynamic balance of machines or structures5%
G05FSystems for regulating electric or magnetic variables5%
H01RElectrically-conductive connections5%
H02JElectric power networks5%
H03FAmplifiers5%
PatentTitleYear
10,786,321Instrument force sensor using strain gauges in a faraday cage202010,441,372Manipulator arm having connection interface, and related devices and systems20199,840,276'Surgical patient side cart with steering interface'20179,623,902'Surgical patient side cart with steering interface'20179,308,937'Surgical patient side cart with steering interface'20166,801,325'Method and devices for inspecting and calibrating of stereoscopic endoscopes'20046,031,439'Bi-directional hall-effect control device'20005,720,285'Method and apparatus for controlling rotation of an ultrasound transducer'19985,630,417'Method and apparatus for automated control of an ultrasound transducer'19974,916,590'Series resonant magnetic amplifier power supply'19904,814,963'Modular power supply with variable input voltage and output voltage flyback power modules'19894,814,965'High power flyback, variable output voltage, variable input voltage, decoupled power supply'1989Career & activity timeline
Assembled from patent assignee/location history and declaration credentials.
1989–1990Patents assigned to SPECTRA PHYSICS (3)· patent assignee history
1989–2020Based in Cupertino, CA, US· patent location history
1997–2000Patents assigned to ACUSON (3)· patent assignee history
1997Based in Santa Clara, CA, US· patent location history
2004Patents assigned to INTUITIVE SURGICAL INC (1)· patent assignee history
2016–2020Patents assigned to INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS (5)· patent assignee history
Inventor activity
Assignee and location history derived from the patent record.
Assignees
| Assignee | Patents | Span |
|---|---|---|
| INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS | 5 | 2016–2020 |
| ACUSON | 3 | 1997–2000 |
| SPECTRA PHYSICS | 3 | 1989–1990 |
| INTUITIVE SURGICAL INC | 1 | 2004 |
Locations
| Location | Patents | Span |
|---|---|---|
| Cupertino, California, US | 11 | 1989–2020 |
| Santa Clara, California, US | 1 | 1997 |