Inventor · Kalamazoo, MI, US

James E. Flatt

21Patents
9h-index
13Co-inventors
72Inventor score

Filing activity: Aug 17, 2004 → Feb 2, 2024

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US10357324B2 Sterile barrier assembly, mounting system, and method for coupling surgical components Human Necessities 48 Active
US9566121B2 End effector of a surgical robotic manipulator Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 44 Active
US8336818B2 Jam tolerant electromechanical actuation systems and methods of operation Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 27 Active
US8336817B2 Jam tolerant electromechanical actuation systems and methods of operation Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 24 Active
US7100870B2 Jam tolerant electromechanical actuation systems and methods of operation Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 17 Expired
US8230750B2 Electromechanical actuating assembly Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 14 Active
US10456207B2 Systems and tools for use with surgical robotic manipulators Human Necessities 12 Active
US8136418B2 Electromechanical actuating assembly Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 10 Active
US7410132B1 Jam tolerant electromechanical actuation systems and methods of operation Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 9 Active
US11806096B2 Mounting system with sterile barrier assembly for use in coupling surgical components Human Necessities 9 Active
US8616080B2 Shuttle stop force limiter Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 6 Active
US10675050B2 End effector with liquid delivery system Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 6 Active
US11504203B2 Sterile barrier assembly, mounting system, and method for coupling surgical components Human Necessities 3 Active
US11202642B2 Tool assembly with drive system comprising counterweighted clutch Human Necessities 2 Active
US11253330B2 Systems and tools for use with surgical robotic manipulators Human Necessities 1 Active
US11812984B2 End effector of a surgical robotic manipulator including a grip sensing mechanism for manual operation of the end effector Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 0 Active
US11292135B2 Rotating switch sensor for a robotic system Performing Operations; Transporting 0 Active
US11918233B2 Systems and tools for use with surgical robotic manipulators Human Necessities 0 Active
US12082895B2 Robotic surgical system with a mounting assembly for attaching an end effector to a robotic arm Human Necessities 0 Active
US12295593B2 Systems and tools for use with surgical robotic manipulators Human Necessities 0 Active
US12059812B2 Rotating switch sensor for a robotic system Performing Operations; Transporting 0 Active

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