Patents by Inventor Paul D. Robinson

Paul D. Robinson has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Robotic system providing user selectable actions associated with gaze tracking
    Patent number: 11977678
    Abstract: A medical robotic system includes a viewer for displaying an image of a work site, a gaze tracker for tracking a gaze point of a user on the viewer, and a processor. The processor is configured to: draw an area or volume defining shape, overlaid on the image of the work site, in a position determined by the gaze tracker; assign a fixed virtual constraint to the shape and constrain movement of a robotic tool according to the fixed virtual constraint; receive a user selected action command selecting an image of patient anatomy; and superimpose the selected image of the patient anatomy over the image of the work site within the shape. The selected image of the patient anatomy is registered to the image of the work site.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS, INC.
    Inventors: Wenyi Zhao, Christopher J. Hasser, Brandon D. Itkowitz, Paul E. Lilagan, David D. Scott, Simon P. DiMaio, David W. Robinson, Tao Zhao
  • Use of bioactive glass for cutting bioactive glasses
    Patent number: 7040960
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of cutting a bioactive glass object which comprises contacting the bioactive glass object with bioactive glass particles delivered using an air abrasion system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2006
    Assignees: King's College London, Imperial College Innovations Limited
    Inventors: Larry L. Hench, Ian D. Thompson, Richard J. Cook, Timothy F. Watson, Paul D. Robinson
  • Use of bioactive glass for cutting bioactive glasses
    Publication number: 20040137827
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of cutting a bioactive glass object which comprises contacting the bioactive glass object with bioactive glass particles delivered using an air abrasion system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2004
    Publication date: July 15, 2004
    Inventors: Larry L Hench, Ian D Thompson, Richard J Cook, Timothy F Watson, Paul D Robinson