Inventor · Seattle, WA, US

Blake Hannaford

38Patents
17h-index
46Co-inventors
81Inventor score

Filing activity: Apr 4, 1988 → Feb 28, 2022

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US9833254B1 Controlled dissection of biological tissue Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 243 Active
US9104271B1 Gloved human-machine interface Physics 226 Active
US10695134B2 Motion execution of a robotic system Human Necessities 226 Active
US5642469A Direct-drive manipulator for pen-based force display Physics 202 Expired
US10092355B1 Biophotonic surgical probe Human Necessities 185 Active
US9538962B1 Heads-up displays for augmented reality network in a medical environment Physics 124 Active
US5528955A Five axis direct-drive mini-robot having fifth actuator located at non-adjacent joint Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 96 Expired
US9026247B2 Motion and video capture for tracking and evaluating robotic surgery and associated systems and methods Human Necessities 81 Active
US5785926A Precision small volume fluid processing apparatus Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 68 Expired
US9474580B2 Surgical cockpit comprising multisensory and multimodal interfaces for robotic surgery and methods related thereto Human Necessities 50 Active
US9895063B1 Sensing and avoiding surgical equipment Human Necessities 36 Active
US9645785B1 Heads-up displays for augmented reality network in a medical environment Physics 33 Active
US6437770B1 Flat-coil actuator having coil embedded in linkage Electricity 26 Expired
US11315438B1 Surgical training systems and methods Physics 23 Active
US8617197B2 Introducer device Human Necessities 20 Active
US4884070A Method and apparatus for multiplexing switch signals Electricity 19 Expired
US9486128B1 Sensing and avoiding surgical equipment Human Necessities 17 Active
US9001252B2 Image matching to augment reality Physics 16 Active
US10353219B1 Device, method and system to provide accommodation during a stereoscopic display Electricity 14 Active
US10639104B1 Surgery guidance system Human Necessities 12 Active
USRE37528E1 Direct-drive manipulator for pen-based force display General 12 Expired
US7027965B2 Time domain passivity control of haptic interfaces Physics 11 Expired
US8986201B2 Surgical tissue protection sheath Human Necessities 7 Active
US10416624B2 Methods and systems for selecting surgical approaches Human Necessities 6 Active
US9471142B2 Methods and systems for haptic rendering and creating virtual fixtures from point clouds Physics 5 Active

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.