Inventor · Portola Valley, CA, US

Robert G. Younge

80Patents
49h-index
49Co-inventors
88Inventor score

Filing activity: Dec 29, 1980 → Jun 7, 2021

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6331181A Surgical robotic tools, data architecture, and use Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 2,842 Expired
US6491701B2 Mechanical actuator interface system for robotic surgical tools Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 2,524 Expired
US7524320B2 Mechanical actuator interface system for robotic surgical tools Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 2,396 Expired
US6866671B2 Surgical robotic tools, data architecture, and use Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 2,083 Expired
US6594552B1 Grip strength with tactile feedback for robotic surgery Physics 1,987 Expired
US7048745B2 Surgical robotic tools, data architecture, and use Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1,741 Expired
US6424885B1 Camera referenced control in a minimally invasive surgical apparatus Human Necessities 1,707 Expired
US7850642B2 Methods using a robotic catheter system Performing Operations; Transporting 1,684 Active
US7972298B2 Robotic catheter system Human Necessities 1,610 Active
US8079950B2 Autofocus and/or autoscaling in telesurgery Human Necessities 1,561 Active
US8052636B2 Robotic catheter system and methods Performing Operations; Transporting 1,361 Active
US9186046B2 Robotic instrument systems and methods utilizing optical fiber sensor Human Necessities 1,256 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
US6468265B1 Performing cardiac surgery without cardioplegia Human Necessities 770 Expired
US6879880B2 Grip strength with tactile feedback for robotic surgery Physics 714 Expired
US8409234B2 Rotational apparatus system and method for a robotic instrument system Human Necessities 555 Active
US7155315B2 Camera referenced control in a minimally invasive surgical apparatus Human Necessities 454 Expired
US6671581B2 Camera referenced control in a minimally invasive surgical apparatus Human Necessities 443 Expired
US6770081B1 In vivo accessories for minimally invasive robotic surgery and methods Human Necessities 431 Expired
US7778733B2 Grip strength with tactile feedback for robotic surgery Physics 401 Active
US7974681B2 Robotic catheter system Performing Operations; Transporting 354 Active
US8758352B2 Mechanical actuator interface system for robotic surgical tools Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 323 Active
US6858003B2 Performing cardiac surgery without cardioplegia Human Necessities 322 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
US8142447B2 Mechanical actuator interface system for robotic surgical tools Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 238 Active

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