Eugene F. Duval
77Patents
23h-index
58Co-inventors
91Inventor score
Filing activity: Aug 8, 1980 → Sep 30, 2024
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US6587750B2 | Removable infinite roll master grip handle and touch sensor for robotic surgery | Physics | 2,415 | Expired |
| US8551076B2 | Retrograde instrument | Human Necessities | 1,589 | Active |
| US8603077B2 | Force transmission for robotic surgical instrument | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 1,264 | Active |
| US8746252B2 | Surgical system sterile drape | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 390 | Active |
| US6714839B2 | Master having redundant degrees of freedom | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 343 | Expired |
| US6684129B2 | Master having redundant degrees of freedom | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 284 | Expired |
| US5509154A | Air control system for an air bed | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 252 | Expired |
| US8347757B2 | Method and apparatus for reducing at least one friction force opposing an axial force exerted through an actuator element | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 97 | Active |
| US10918449B2 | Surgical system instrument manipulator | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 85 | Active |
| US8852208B2 | Surgical system instrument mounting | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 76 | Active |
| US8784435B2 | Surgical system entry guide | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 75 | Active |
| US9295524B2 | Redundant axis and degree of freedom for hardware-constrained remote center robotic manipulator | Human Necessities | 65 | Active |
| US8083667B2 | Side looking minimally invasive surgery instrument assembly | Physics | 61 | Active |
| US9757149B2 | Surgical system entry guide | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 57 | Active |
| US10022193B2 | Actuator interface to instrument sterile adapter | Human Necessities | 48 | Active |
| US5680208A | Gravity oriented laser scanner | Physics | 41 | Expired |
| US8986196B2 | Minimally invasive surgery instrument assembly with reduced cross section | Physics | 37 | Active |
| US4944481A | Balanced monitor stand | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 35 | Expired |
| US10456166B2 | Surgical system entry guide | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 34 | Active |
| US9949620B2 | Minimally invasive surgical system | Physics | 30 | Active |
| US6542304B2 | Laser beam device with apertured reflective element | Physics | 30 | Expired |
| US8062211B2 | Retrograde instrument | Physics | 28 | Active |
| US6878954B2 | Detecting tool orientation, alignment, depth, and leveling | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 23 | Expired |
| US8939963B2 | Surgical instruments with sheathed tendons | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 21 | Active |
| US7428855B2 | Counter balance system and method with one or more mechanical arms | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 21 | Expired |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.