Patents by Inventor Amy Swanson

Amy Swanson 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: 11944399
    Abstract: A computer-assisted medical device includes a first articulated arm, a second articulated arm, an arm stabilizer, and a control system. The arm stabilizer includes first and second clamps and one or more sensors. The first and second clamps are configured to couple the arm stabilizer to the first and second articulated arms. At least one of a distance or a relative orientation between the first and second clamps is adjustable and the one or more sensors are configured to determine the distance or relative orientation. The control system is configured to implement a following mode in which the control system drives movement of the second articulated arm in response to movements of the first articulated arm and the arm stabilizer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS, INC.
    Inventors: Amy E. Kerdok, Margaret M. Nixon, Douglas S. Langley, Wesley Swanson, Mahdi Azizian
  • Patent number: 7085590
    Abstract: Mobile terminal with ergonomic imaging functions. The present invention, by way of example embodiments, provides for a mobile terminal with ergonomic imaging or camera functions. A single display can be used, for example in portrait mode while terminal functions are being used and in landscape mode while imaging functions are being used. The change between the two orientations can be accomplished automatically. In some embodiments, the capability is also provided to process an image for assignment to a terminal function, where the image has at least one display attribute that makes it at least partly unsuitable for use with the terminal function. The processing may include resizing, cropping, and/or rotating the image. This processing can be accomplished for example, so that a landscape image can be viewed conveniently in a portrait orientation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2006
    Assignee: Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB
    Inventors: Peter J Kennedy, Laurie A. Gray, Elisabeth Gibbons, David Desmond Middleton, James Cunningham, Stacy Smith, Amy Swanson, David C. Bates
  • Publication number: 20050143124
    Abstract: Mobile terminal with ergonomic imaging functions. The present invention, by way of example embodiments, provides for a mobile terminal with ergonomic imaging or camera functions. A single display can be used, for example in portrait mode while terminal functions are being used and in landscape mode while imaging functions are being used. The change between the two orientations can be accomplished automatically. In some embodiments, the capability is also provided to process an image for assignment to a terminal function, where the image has at least one display attribute that makes it at least partly unsuitable for use with the terminal function. The processing may include resizing, cropping, and/or rotating the image. This processing can be accomplished for example, so that a landscape image can be viewed conveniently in a portrait orientation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2004
    Publication date: June 30, 2005
    Applicant: SONY ERICSSON MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS AB
    Inventors: Peter Kennedy, Laurie Gray, Charles Hunt, Elisabeth Gibbons, David Middleton, James Cunningham, Stacy Smith, Amy Swanson, David Bates