Patents by Inventor Carinne Cecile Granchi

Carinne Cecile Granchi 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).

  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SELECTIVELY ACTIVATING HAPTIC GUIDE ZONES
    Publication number: 20130169423
    Abstract: A method for activating a virtual haptic geometry based on a position of a portion of an instrument relative to a target feature comprises detecting a presence of a reference point of an instrument within a threshold distance of a target feature. A virtual haptic geometry corresponding to the target feature is activated in response to the detected presence of the reference point of the instrument within the threshold distance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2011
    Publication date: July 4, 2013
    Inventors: Radu IORGULESCU, Carinne Cecile Granchi, Dennis Moses, Jason Robert Wojcik