Inventor · Kalamazoo, MI, US

John Ketchel

6Patents
5h-index
9Co-inventors
52Inventor score

Filing activity: Sep 15, 1999 → Jan 24, 2017

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US9119655B2 Surgical manipulator capable of controlling a surgical instrument in multiple modes Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 456 Active
US9226796B2 Method for detecting a disturbance as an energy applicator of a surgical instrument traverses a cutting path Physics 104 Active
US9566122B2 Robotic system and method for transitioning between operating modes Physics 65 Active
US9681920B2 Robotic system and method for reorienting a surgical instrument moving along a tool path Physics 35 Active
US10420619B2 Surgical manipulator and method for transitioning between operating modes Physics 7 Active
US6213715A Fan structure having a spherical four-bar mechanism Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 4 Expired

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