Patents by Inventor Gregory Toth

Gregory Toth 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: 20060106493
    Abstract: Enhanced telepresence and telesurgery systems automatically update coordinate transformations so as to retain alignment between movement of an input device and movement of an end effector as displayed adjacent the input device. A processor maps a controller workspace with an end effector workspace, and effects movement of the end effector in response to the movement of the input device. This allows the use of kinematically dissimilar master and slave linkages. Gripping an input member near a gimbal point and appropriate input member to end effector mapping points enhance the operator's control. Dexterity is enhanced by accurately tracking orientational and/or angles of movement, even if linear movement distances of the end effector do not correspond to those of the input device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2005
    Publication date: May 18, 2006
    Applicant: Intuitive Surgical INC.
    Inventors: Gunter Niemeyer, Gary Guthart, William Nowlin, Nitish Swarup, Gregory Toth, Robert Younge
  • Publication number: 20050251156
    Abstract: Robotic devices, systems, and methods for use in robotic surgery and other robotic applications, and/or medical instrument devices, systems, and methods includes both a reusable processor and a limited-use robotic tool or medical treatment probe. A memory the limited-use component includes machine readable code with data and/or programming instructions to be implemented by the processor. Programming of the processor can be updated by shipping of new data once downloaded by the processor from a component, subsequent components can take advantage of the updated processor without repeated downloading.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2004
    Publication date: November 10, 2005
    Applicant: Intuitive Surgical, Inc.
    Inventors: Gregory Toth, Nitish Swarup, Tom Nixon, David Larkin, Steven Colton
  • Patent number: 6638383
    Abstract: A process for seaming seamed component for use in seaming members useful in electrostatographic, contact electrostatic, digital and other like machines, including: a) compounding an adhesive; b) forming the adhesive in contact with a first side of the seam and the mutually mating members; c) contacting the adhesive and first side of the seam to a first heated clamp; d) contacting the second side of the seam to a second heated clamp; e) subjecting the adhesive in contact with the mutually mating members to a first cure at a first temperature to form a cured adhesive; and f) subjecting the cured adhesive to a second cure at a second temperature to form a dual-cured adhesive, wherein the second temperature is higher than the first temperature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2001
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2003
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Ihor W. Tarnawskyj, Joseph A. Swift, Christopher P. Manos, Theodore Lovallo, Gregory Toth
  • Publication number: 20020157786
    Abstract: A process for seaming seamed component for use in seaming members useful in electrostatographic, contact electrostatic, digital and other like machines, including: a) compounding an adhesive; b) forming the adhesive in contact with a first side of the seam and the mutually mating members; c) contacting the adhesive and first side of the seam to a first heated clamp; d) contacting the second side of the seam to a second heated clamp; e) subjecting the adhesive in contact with the mutually mating members to a first cure at a first temperature to form a cured adhesive; and f) subjecting the cured adhesive to a second cure at a second temperature to form a dual-cured adhesive, wherein the second temperature is higher than the first temperature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2001
    Publication date: October 31, 2002
    Inventors: Ihor W. Tarnawskyj, Joseph A. Swift, Christopher P. Manos, Theodore Lovallo, Gregory Toth