Inventor · Menlo Park, CA, US

Christopher R. Carlson

68Patents
18h-index
65Co-inventors
87Inventor score

Filing activity: Dec 23, 1998 → Aug 4, 2023

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US8190238B2 Robotic catheter system and methods Performing Operations; Transporting 1,010 Active
US8498691B2 Robotic catheter system and methods Human Necessities 874 Active
US8409234B2 Rotational apparatus system and method for a robotic instrument system Human Necessities 555 Active
US8391957B2 Robotic catheter systems and methods Human Necessities 274 Active
US8409172B2 Systems and methods for performing minimally invasive procedures Human Necessities 160 Active
US8460236B2 Fiber optic instrument sensing system Human Necessities 139 Active
US10143360B2 Methods and devices for controlling a shapeable medical device Human Necessities 121 Active
US8041413B2 Systems and methods for three-dimensional ultrasound mapping Human Necessities 96 Active
US8672837B2 Methods and devices for controlling a shapeable medical device Human Necessities 81 Active
US10772485B2 Systems and methods for reducing measurement error using optical fiber shape sensors Human Necessities 68 Active
US10478162B2 Systems and methods for display of pathological data in an image guided procedure Human Necessities 68 Active
US10548679B2 Systems and methods for adaptive input mapping Human Necessities 55 Active
US6643936B2 Hand-held rotary cutter Performing Operations; Transporting 49 Expired
USD421375S Softgrip pinker General 45 Expired
USD503324S1 Scissors General 31 Expired
US7791466B2 System and method for event detection utilizing sensor based surveillance Physics 30 Active
US9066740B2 Robotic catheter systems and methods Human Necessities 28 Active
US8285364B2 Systems and methods for three-dimensional ultrasound mapping Human Necessities 27 Active
US6158133A Oval cutter Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 18 Expired
US7712614B2 Bicycle frame clamp adaptor Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 14 Active
USD505054S1 Scissors General 12 Expired
US6722051B2 Shape cutting system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 12 Expired
US8965042B2 System and method for the measurement of retail display effectiveness Physics 11 Active
US6813839B2 Cutting system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 11 Expired
US10368222B2 Self-directing node Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 11 Active

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