Inventor · Lompoc, CA, US

Charles S. Jordan

135Patents
51h-index
53Co-inventors
93Inventor score

Filing activity: Aug 6, 1996 → May 3, 2024

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6436107B1 Method and apparatus for performing minimally invasive surgical procedures Human Necessities 2,537 Expired
US5855583A Method and apparatus for performing minimally invasive cardiac procedures Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 2,495 Expired
US6063095A Method and apparatus for performing minimally invasive surgical procedures Human Necessities 2,052 Expired
US7118582B1 Method and apparatus for performing minimally invasive cardiac procedures Physics 1,923 Expired
US6699177B1 Method and apparatus for performing minimally invasive surgical procedures Physics 1,758 Expired
US7083571B2 Medical robotic arm that is attached to an operating table Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1,708 Expired
US8170241B2 Mobile tele-presence system with a microphone system Physics 1,411 Active
US8996165B2 Telepresence robot with a camera boom Electricity 1,323 Active
US7025064B2 Method and apparatus for performing minimally invasive cardiac procedures Physics 1,235 Expired
US7914521B2 Method and apparatus for performing minimally invasive cardiac procedures Physics 911 Active
US7097640B2 Multi-functional surgical control system and switching interface Human Necessities 616 Expired
US6102850A Medical robotic system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 526 Expired
US6007550A Method and apparatus for performing minimally invasive cardiac procedures Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 396 Expired
US7053752B2 General purpose distributed operating room control system Physics 344 Expired
US6496099B2 General purpose distributed operating room control system Human Necessities 317 Expired
US6925357B2 Medical tele-robotic system Physics 313 Expired
US6905460B2 Method and apparatus for performing minimally invasive surgical procedures Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 267 Expired
US6642836B1 General purpose distributed operating room control system Human Necessities 192 Expired
US7158859B2 5 degrees of freedom mobile robot Human Necessities 173 Expired
US6646541B1 General purpose distributed operating room control system Human Necessities 160 Expired
US7171286B2 Healthcare tele-robotic system with a robot that also functions as a remote station Physics 154 Expired
US7695481B2 Medical robotic system with different scaling factors Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 143 Active
US8718837B2 Interfacing with a mobile telepresence robot Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 139 Active
US7158860B2 Healthcare tele-robotic system which allows parallel remote station observation Physics 138 Expired
US6943663B2 General purpose distributed operating room control system Human Necessities 132 Expired

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