David L. Brock
40Patents
28h-index
32Co-inventors
85Inventor score
Filing activity: Jan 15, 1986 → May 25, 2022
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US7090683B2 | Flexible instrument | Human Necessities | 1,986 | Expired |
| US7371210B2 | Flexible instrument | Human Necessities | 1,531 | Expired |
| US6843793B2 | Surgical instrument | Human Necessities | 1,524 | Expired |
| US7789875B2 | Surgical instruments | Human Necessities | 1,469 | Active |
| US7775972B2 | Flexible instrument | Human Necessities | 1,329 | Active |
| US6554844B2 | Surgical instrument | Human Necessities | 1,286 | Expired |
| US8007511B2 | Surgical instrument design | Human Necessities | 1,274 | Active |
| US7713190B2 | Flexible instrument | Human Necessities | 1,019 | Active |
| US7918861B2 | Flexible instrument | Human Necessities | 1,014 | Active |
| US8414598B2 | Flexible instrument | Human Necessities | 895 | Active |
| US6197017A | Articulated apparatus for telemanipulator system | Human Necessities | 729 | Expired |
| US6810281B2 | Medical mapping system | Physics | 625 | Expired |
| US7169141B2 | Surgical instrument | Human Necessities | 542 | Expired |
| US7214230B2 | Flexible instrument | Human Necessities | 541 | Expired |
| US6432112B1 | Articulated apparatus for telemanipulator system | Human Necessities | 453 | Expired |
| US6860878B2 | Interchangeable instrument | Human Necessities | 421 | Expired |
| US6111577A | Method and apparatus for determining forces to be applied to a user through a haptic interface | Physics | 371 | Expired |
| US8303576B2 | Interchangeable surgical instrument | Human Necessities | 317 | Active |
| US6692485B1 | Articulated apparatus for telemanipulator system | Human Necessities | 306 | Expired |
| US7297142B2 | Interchangeable surgical instrument | Human Necessities | 227 | Expired |
| US7225404B1 | Method and apparatus for determining forces to be applied to a user through a haptic interface | Physics | 122 | Expired |
| US6369834B1 | Method and apparatus for determining forces to be applied to a user through a haptic interface | Physics | 117 | Expired |
| US6949106B2 | Surgical instrument | Human Necessities | 95 | Expired |
| US7905828B2 | Flexible instrument | Human Necessities | 72 | Active |
| US7867241B2 | Flexible instrument | Human Necessities | 56 | Active |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.