J. Kenneth Salisbury, Jr.
61Patents
42h-index
58Co-inventors
91Inventor score
Filing activity: Dec 12, 1984 → May 24, 2019
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US5792135A | Articulated surgical instrument for performing minimally invasive surgery with enhanced dexterity and sensitivity | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 3,068 | Expired |
| US6587750B2 | Removable infinite roll master grip handle and touch sensor for robotic surgery | Physics | 2,415 | Expired |
| US7806891B2 | Repositioning and reorientation of master/slave relationship in minimally invasive telesurgery | Human Necessities | 2,348 | Active |
| US6786896B1 | Robotic apparatus | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 2,287 | Expired |
| US6837883B2 | Arm cart for telerobotic surgical system | Human Necessities | 1,601 | Expired |
| US5797900A | Wrist mechanism for surgical instrument for performing minimally invasive surgery with enhanced dexterity and sensitivity | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 1,465 | Expired |
| US7087049B2 | Repositioning and reorientation of master/slave relationship in minimally invasive telesurgery | Human Necessities | 1,353 | Expired |
| US5976122A | Articulated surgical instrument for performing minimally invasive surgery with enhanced dexterity and sensitivity | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 1,183 | Expired |
| US6991627B2 | Articulated surgical instrument for performing minimally invasive surgery with enhanced dexterity and sensitivity | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 1,012 | Expired |
| US7780651B2 | Articulated surgical instrument for performing minimally invasive surgery with enhanced dexterity and sensitivity | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 997 | Active |
| US6522906B1 | Devices and methods for presenting and regulating auxiliary information on an image display of a telesurgical system to assist an operator in performing a surgical procedure | Human Necessities | 790 | Expired |
| US6459926B1 | Repositioning and reorientation of master/slave relationship in minimally invasive telesurgery | Human Necessities | 647 | Expired |
| US5807377A | Force-reflecting surgical instrument and positioning mechanism for performing minimally invasive surgery with enhanced dexterity and sensitivity | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 617 | Expired |
| US6659939B2 | Cooperative minimally invasive telesurgical system | Human Necessities | 586 | Expired |
| US6371952B1 | Articulated surgical instrument for performing minimally invasive surgery with enhanced dexterity and sensitivity | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 552 | Expired |
| US8666544B2 | Cooperative minimally invasive telesurgical system | Human Necessities | 550 | Active |
| US8489235B2 | Cooperative minimally invasive telesurgical system | Human Necessities | 491 | Active |
| US8527094B2 | Multi-user medical robotic system for collaboration or training in minimally invasive surgical procedures | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 412 | Active |
| US6111577A | Method and apparatus for determining forces to be applied to a user through a haptic interface | Physics | 371 | Expired |
| US5587937A | Force reflecting haptic interface | Physics | 361 | Expired |
| US5625576A | Force reflecting haptic interface | Physics | 345 | Expired |
| US6714839B2 | Master having redundant degrees of freedom | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 343 | Expired |
| US7865266B2 | Cooperative minimally invasive telesurgical system | Human Necessities | 302 | Expired |
| US6684129B2 | Master having redundant degrees of freedom | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 284 | Expired |
| US7107090B2 | Devices and methods for presenting and regulating auxiliary information on an image display of a telesurgical system to assist an operator in performing a surgical procedure | Human Necessities | 258 | Expired |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.