Patents by Inventor Zhifu You

Zhifu You 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).

  • Publication number: 20230329813
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and guidance techniques for guiding placement of a robotic manipulator relative to an anatomy. A localizer tracks the robotic manipulator and the anatomy. Controller(s) obtain workspace parameters of the robotic manipulator and capture, from the localizer, a current state of the robotic manipulator relative to the anatomy. The controller(s) capture, from the localizer, states of the anatomy in response to movement of the anatomy according to a prescribed manner or a predetermined manner and determine operative parameters of the anatomy based on the captured states. The controller(s) compare the workspace parameters to the operative parameters to determine a desired state for the robotic manipulator relative to the anatomy, whereby the workspace parameters of the robotic manipulator have an acceptable relationship with respect to the operative parameters of the anatomy. The controller(s) guide placement of the robotic manipulator from the current state to the desired state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2023
    Publication date: October 19, 2023
    Applicant: MAKO Surgical Corp.
    Inventors: Abdullah Zafar Abbasi, Amin Eldemerdash, Steven Polomski, Zhifu You, Jason Karl Otto
  • Publication number: 20230047388
    Abstract: A magnetic induction circuit, a magnetic-controlled switch circuit, a magnetic-controlled device and a magnetic-controlled lamp. The magnetic induction circuit includes a magnetic induction module, a voltage comparison module and a voltage output module. The magnetic induction module is configured to sense an external magnetic field to generate a first voltage signal. The voltage comparison module is configured to receive the first voltage signal, and output a second voltage signal. The voltage output module is configured to process the second voltage signal and output a third voltage signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2022
    Publication date: February 16, 2023
    Inventors: Guogang PENG, Zhifu YOU
  • Publication number: 20220134569
    Abstract: A surgical system includes a robotic arm extending from a base, a tracking system configured to track at least one of a first marker attached to a distal end of the robotic arm and a second marker attached to the base, and a controller. The controller is configured to obtain an indication that the base is in position for performing a surgical operation, determine a starting pose for a registration routine for the robotic arm, control the robotic arm to automatically move to the starting pose for the registration or calibration routine, and in response to successful automatic movement to the starting pose for the registration or calibration routine, perform the registration or calibration routine for the robotic arm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2021
    Publication date: May 5, 2022
    Inventors: Zhifu You, Steve Polomski, Curtis McClarin, Jason Otto, Abdullah Abbasi