William C. Nowlin
94Patents
53h-index
66Co-inventors
91Inventor score
Filing activity: Jul 3, 1990 → May 3, 2024
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US6364888B1 | Alignment of master and slave in a minimally invasive surgical apparatus | Electricity | 2,497 | Expired |
| US7806891B2 | Repositioning and reorientation of master/slave relationship in minimally invasive telesurgery | Human Necessities | 2,348 | Active |
| US6594552B1 | Grip strength with tactile feedback for robotic surgery | Physics | 1,987 | Expired |
| US6424885B1 | Camera referenced control in a minimally invasive surgical apparatus | Human Necessities | 1,707 | Expired |
| US8108072B2 | Methods and systems for robotic instrument tool tracking with adaptive fusion of kinematics information and image information | Physics | 1,651 | Active |
| US6837883B2 | Arm cart for telerobotic surgical system | Human Necessities | 1,601 | Expired |
| US7087049B2 | Repositioning and reorientation of master/slave relationship in minimally invasive telesurgery | Human Necessities | 1,353 | Expired |
| US8808164B2 | Controlling a robotic surgical tool with a display monitor | Human Necessities | 1,196 | Active |
| US6468265B1 | Performing cardiac surgery without cardioplegia | Human Necessities | 770 | Expired |
| US6879880B2 | Grip strength with tactile feedback for robotic surgery | Physics | 714 | Expired |
| US6645196B1 | Guided tool change | Human Necessities | 669 | Expired |
| US6459926B1 | Repositioning and reorientation of master/slave relationship in minimally invasive telesurgery | Human Necessities | 647 | Expired |
| US8004229B2 | Software center and highly configurable robotic systems for surgery and other uses | Physics | 634 | Active |
| US7907166B2 | Stereo telestration for robotic surgery | Human Necessities | 603 | Active |
| US6659939B2 | Cooperative minimally invasive telesurgical system | Human Necessities | 586 | Expired |
| US8666544B2 | Cooperative minimally invasive telesurgical system | Human Necessities | 550 | Active |
| US8749190B2 | Software center and highly configurable robotic systems for surgery and other uses | Physics | 501 | Active |
| US8489235B2 | Cooperative minimally invasive telesurgical system | Human Necessities | 491 | Active |
| US8816628B2 | Software center and highly configurable robotic systems for surgery and other uses | Physics | 483 | Active |
| US8786241B2 | Software center and highly configurable robotic systems for surgery and other uses | Physics | 476 | Active |
| US8155479B2 | Automated panning and digital zooming for robotic surgical systems | Human Necessities | 461 | Active |
| US8541970B2 | Software center and highly configurable robotic systems for surgery and other uses | Physics | 456 | Active |
| US8823308B2 | Software center and highly configurable robotic systems for surgery and other uses | Physics | 454 | Active |
| US7155315B2 | Camera referenced control in a minimally invasive surgical apparatus | Human Necessities | 454 | Expired |
| US8749189B2 | Software center and highly configurable robotic systems for surgery and other uses | Physics | 445 | Active |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.