Inventor · Redwood City, CA, US

Katherine Whitin

11Patents
7h-index
19Co-inventors
63Inventor score

Filing activity: Jun 30, 2000 → Jul 14, 2020

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US8888688B2 Connector device for a controllable instrument Human Necessities 1,103 Active
US9980778B2 Instrument having radio frequency identification systems and methods for use Human Necessities 317 Active
US7029481B1 Systems, devices and methods for suturing patient tissue Human Necessities 114 Expired
US6558399B1 Devices and method for handling a plurality of suture elements during a suturing procedure Human Necessities 108 Expired
US7377927B2 Systems, devices and methods for suturing patient tissue Human Necessities 74 Active
US9220398B2 System for managing Bowden cables in articulating instruments Physics 63 Active
US8882657B2 Instrument having radio frequency identification systems and methods for use Human Necessities 9 Active
US10105036B2 Connector device for a controllable instrument Human Necessities 5 Active
US10736490B2 Connector device for a controllable instrument Human Necessities 3 Active
US10959807B2 Systems and methods for determining the state of motion of an instrument Human Necessities 0 Active
US12076102B2 Connector device for a controllable instrument Human Necessities 0 Active

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