Christopher R. Carlson
68Patents
18h-index
65Co-inventors
87Inventor score
Filing activity: Dec 23, 1998 → Aug 4, 2023
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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.