Patents by Inventor DEEPAK R. KAPOOR

DEEPAK R. KAPOOR 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).

  • CASTER
    Publication number: 20100251514
    Abstract: A caster assembly includes a primary wheel and a secondary wheel. As the caster assembly is rolled against and over an obstacle threshold, the secondary wheel is positioned to contact the obstacle threshold first. As the caster assembly begins to roll over the threshold, the secondary wheel lifts the caster assembly part way. As the caster assembly continues to roll over the threshold, the primary wheel contacts the threshold and lifts the caster assembly over the obstacle threshold. One or more secondary or primary wheels may be used. The secondary wheel or wheels may be positioned to remain within a sweep volume of the primary wheel as the caster assembly swivels around a caster swivel axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2009
    Publication date: October 7, 2010
    Applicant: Intuitive Surgical, Inc.
    Inventors: RANDAL P. GOLDBERG, DEAN F. HOORNAERT, DEEPAK R. KAPOOR, MARK W. ZIMMER