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Citations to U.S. patents by U.S. patents granted in 2020

Top 10   [Cited by Examiner | Cited by Applicant]

Related WIPO fields:[Medical technology | Other special machines | Control | Transport | Mechanical elements | Furniture, games | Other consumer goods All WIPO fields

[Cited by Examiner | Cited by Applicant]
Most Cited by Examiners

  1. 13 3343864    NA
  Inventors: Inventors not available

  2. 12 9102055    Detection and reconstruction of an environment to facilitate robotic interaction with the environment
  Inventors: Kurt Konolige; Ethan Rublee; Stefan Hinterstoisser; Troy Straszheim; Gary Bradski; Hauke Strasdat

  3. 9 6164044    Method and apparatus for assembling and packaging medical devices
  Inventors: Donald J. Porfano; James C. Kropatsch; Mark A. German; Robert B. Odell

  4. 8 4456093    Control system for aerial work platform machine and method of controlling an aerial work platform machine
  Inventors: David R. Finley; Laurence A. Beck

  4. 8 4831549    Device and method for correction of robot inaccuracy
  Inventors: Walter Edward Red; Brady Davies; Xuguang Wang; Edgar R. Turner

  4. 8 9227323    Methods and systems for recognizing machine-readable information on three-dimensional objects
  Inventors: Kurt Konolige; Ethan Rublee; Gary Bradski

  4. 8 9486921    Methods and systems for distributing remote assistance to facilitate robotic object manipulation
  Inventors: Troy Straszheim; Stefan Nusser; Kevin William Watts; Ethan Rublee; John Zevenbergen

  4. 8 9751693    Automated shipment set item consolidation
  Inventors: Jon Stuart Battles; Samuel Gardner Garrett; Jayson Michael Jochim

  4. 8 9785911    System and method for piece-picking or put-away with a mobile manipulation robot
  Inventors: Thomas Galluzzo; Jean-Sebastien Valois; Vladimir Altman

  10. 7 3085695    NA
  Inventors: Inventors not available

  10. 7 4375864    Container for holding and dispensing fluid
  Inventors: Chester Savage

  10. 7 4454999    Cable dispensing device and method
  Inventors: Harold F. Woodruff

  10. 7 4784042    Method and system employing strings of opposed gaseous-fluid inflatable tension actuators in jointed arms, legs, beams and columns for controlling their movements
  Inventors: Henry M. Paynter

  10. 7 5501571    Automated palletizing system
  Inventors: William Van Durrett; Gerald W. Hieronymus; Marguerite A. Pond; Todd D. Price; Margaret L. S. Scurry; William C. Steene

  10. 7 6786896    Robotic apparatus
  Inventors: Akhil J. Madhani; J. Kenneth Salisbury, Jr.; Gunter D. Niemeyer

  10. 7 8442661    Remotely controlled self-balancing robot including a stabilized laser pointer
  Inventors: Trevor Blackwell; Daniel Casner; Scott C. Wiley; Benjamin Nelson

  10. 7 9827683    Collaborative inventory monitoring
  Inventors: Christopher Hance; Daniel Shaffer

[Cited by Examiner | Cited by Applicant]
Most Cited by Applicants

  1. 33 4678390    Automated self-powered material handling truck
  Inventors: Marc Bonneton; Dominique Janvier

  2. 29 6331181    Surgical robotic tools, data architecture, and use
  Inventors: Michael J. Tierney; Thomas G. Cooper; Chris Julian; Stephen J. Blumenkranz; Gary S. Guthart; Robert G. Younge

  2. 29 9120622    Autonomous order fulfillment and inventory control robots
  Inventors: Lior Elazary; Daniel Frank Parks, II; Randolph Charles Voorhies

  4. 27 6594552    Grip strength with tactile feedback for robotic surgery
  Inventors: William C. Nowlin; Gary S. Guthart; Robert G. Younge; Thomas G. Cooper; Craig Gerbi; Steven J. Blumenkranz; Dean Hoornaert

  5. 26 6659939    Cooperative minimally invasive telesurgical system
  Inventors: Frederic H. Moll; David J. Rosa; Andris D. Ramans; Steven J. Blumenkranz; Gary S. Guthart; Gunter D. Niemeyer; William C. Nowlin; J. Kenneth Salisbury, Jr.; Michael J. Tierney

  5. 26 6786896    Robotic apparatus
  Inventors: Akhil J. Madhani; J. Kenneth Salisbury, Jr.; Gunter D. Niemeyer

  7. 25 5876325    Surgical manipulation system
  Inventors: Hitoshi Mizuno; Yuuichi Ikeda; Akihiro Horii; Shuichi Takayama; Akio Nakada; Naoki Uchiyama; Yasuhiro Ueda; Koichi Umeyama; Sakae Takehana

  7. 25 6587750    Removable infinite roll master grip handle and touch sensor for robotic surgery
  Inventors: Craig Gerbi; Eugene F. Duval; Don S. Minami; Bob Hager; J. Kenneth Salisbury, Jr.; Akhil J. Madhani; John D. Stern; Gary S. Guthart

  9. 24 6424885    Camera referenced control in a minimally invasive surgical apparatus
  Inventors: Gunter D. Niemeyer; Gary S. Guthart; William C. Nowlin; Nitish Swarup; Gregory K. Toth; Robert G. Younge

  9. 24 6459926    Repositioning and reorientation of master/slave relationship in minimally invasive telesurgery
  Inventors: William C. Nowlin; Gary S. Guthart; J. Kenneth Salisbury, Jr.; Gunter D. Niemeyer

 
 
References:
Raw data from: U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. "Data Download Tables." PatentsView. Accessed October 30, 2025. https://patentsview.org/download/data-download-tables.

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