Inventor · Newark, CA, US

Thomas Neff

28Patents
9h-index
52Co-inventors
78Inventor score

Filing activity: Jul 6, 1999 → Sep 21, 2022

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US8392022B2 Device comprising a robot, medical work station, and method for registering an object Human Necessities 231 Active
US8828023B2 Medical workstation Human Necessities 208 Active
US7828733B2 Coronal and axial thick-slice ultrasound images derived from ultrasonic scans of a chestwardly-compressed breast Human Necessities 48 Active
US7614857B2 Medical pump device Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 42 Expired
US6839762B1 Ultrasound information processing system and ultrasound information exchange protocol therefor Human Necessities 28 Expired
US8096949B2 User interface for ultrasound mammographic imaging Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 19 Active
US7615008B2 Processing and displaying breast ultrasound information Human Necessities 15 Active
US8740881B2 Sterile barrier for a surgical robot with torque sensors Human Necessities 14 Active
US6129411A Powered road vehicle comprising a replaceable rear body mounting Performing Operations; Transporting 12 Expired
US8162833B2 Thick-slice ultrasound images derived from ultrasonic scans of a chestwardly-compressed breast of a supine patient Human Necessities 8 Active
US8317702B2 Full-field breast ultrasound system and architecture Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 8 Active
US8496586B2 Breast ultrasound examination including scanning through chestwardly compressing membrane and processing and displaying acquired ultrasound image information Human Necessities 8 Active
US10265869B2 Robotic surgery system Human Necessities 6 Active
US7727151B2 Navigation among multiple breast ultrasound volumes Human Necessities 4 Active
US8747317B2 Full-field breast ultrasound system and architechture Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 3 Active
US10384356B2 Robotic surgery system Human Necessities 3 Active
US10603007B2 Automated breast ultrasound equipment and methods using enhanced navigator aids Human Necessities 2 Active
US10005185B2 Flexible cycle time-optimized sharing of a working space for robots Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 2 Active
US9439621B2 Reduced image reading time and improved patient flow in automated breast ultrasound using enchanced, whole breast navigator overview images Physics 2 Active
US10251621B2 Automated breast ultrasound equipment and methods using enhanced navigator aids Human Necessities 1 Active
US10716958B2 Method for operating a medical robot, a medical robot, and a medical workstation Human Necessities 1 Active
US10518415B2 Method for safe coupling and decoupling of an input device Physics 0 Active
US12136166B2 Meshlet shading atlas Physics 0 Active
US12318944B2 Method for automatically scheduling the timing of brake tests, and associated robot Physics 0 Active
US11439362B2 Automated ultrasound equipment and methods using enhanced navigator aids Human Necessities 0 Active

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