Patents by Inventor Yiming Mei

Yiming Mei 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).

  • Patent number: 11911142
    Abstract: Techniques for input control visualization include a control console. The control console includes a first input control operable by an operator and outside of a field of view of the operator, a display within the field of view of the operator, and one or more sensors. The one or more sensors acquire information about the first input control and a physical environment surrounding the first input control. A representation of the first input control and the physical environment is generated from the information. The representation is displayed on the display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS, INC.
    Inventors: Yiming Mei, Michael Ikeda
  • Publication number: 20230013503
    Abstract: Techniques for input control visualization include a control console. The control console includes a first input control operable by an operator and outside of a field of view of the operator, a display within the field of view of the operator, and one or more sensors. The one or more sensors acquire information about the first input control and a physical environment surrounding the first input control. A representation of the first input control and the physical environment is generated from the information. The representation is displayed on the display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2022
    Publication date: January 19, 2023
    Inventors: Yiming MEI, Michael IKEDA
  • Patent number: 11484220
    Abstract: A control console includes a first input control operable by an operator and outside of a field of view of the operator, a display within the field of view of the operator, and a first image capture device. The first image capture device acquires a first image of a physical environment surrounding the first input control and at least part of the first input control. The first image is output on the display. In some embodiments, a second image of a work site may also be displayed, so that the operator can locate and operate the first input control while continuously viewing the second image of the work site.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2022
    Assignee: INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS, INC.
    Inventors: Yiming Mei, Michael Ikeda
  • Publication number: 20220142721
    Abstract: A system and method of view restoration include a computer-assisted device having an imaging device and a controller coupled to the imaging device. The controller is configured to record kinematic information, imaging information, or both the kinematic information and the imaging information before movement of the imaging device from a first repositionable arm to a second repositionable arm or from a first workspace port to a second workspace port; detect the movement of the imaging device from the first repositionable arm to the second repositionable arm or from the first workspace port to the second workspace port; determine, in response to the detection, a desired position and orientation of the imaging device based on the recorded kinematic information, the recorded imaging information, or both the recorded kinematic information and the recorded imaging information; and move the imaging device based on the desired position and orientation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2020
    Publication date: May 12, 2022
    Inventors: Brandon D. ITKOWITZ, Yiming MEI
  • Publication number: 20200107749
    Abstract: A control console includes a first input control operable by an operator and outside of a field of view of the operator, a display within the field of view of the operator, and a first image capture device. The first image capture device acquires a first image of a physical environment surrounding the first input control and at least part of the first input control. The first image is output on the display. In some embodiments, a second image of a work site may also be displayed, so that the operator can locate and operate the first input control while continuously viewing the second image of the work site.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2019
    Publication date: April 9, 2020
    Applicant: INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS, INC.
    Inventors: Yiming Mei, Michael Ikeda
  • Patent number: 10542908
    Abstract: A teleoperated medical device includes a sensor that senses information that represents a position of a control input out of an operator's field of view and displays the information to the operator. The displayed information may be combined with an image of a surgical site, so that the operator can locate and operate the control input while continuously viewing the image of the surgical site.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2020
    Assignee: INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS, INC.
    Inventors: Yiming Mei, Michael Ikeda
  • Publication number: 20160066815
    Abstract: A teleoperated medical device includes a sensor that senses information that represents a position of a control input out of an operator's field of view and displays the information to the operator. The displayed information may be combined with an image of a surgical site, so that the operator can locate and operate the control input while continuously viewing the image of the surgical site.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2014
    Publication date: March 10, 2016
    Applicant: INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS, INC.
    Inventors: Yiming Mei, Michael Ikeda