Patents by Inventor Johnathan M. Sorger

Johnathan M. Sorger 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).

  • System and method for coordinated motion among heterogeneous devices using a movement token
    Patent number: 11120907
    Abstract: A system and method of coordinated motion includes a device with one or more movable elements and one or more processors. The device is configured to discover a second device, determine a desired type of coordinated motion based on the discovery of the second device, request a movement token of a first type from a token service, the first type being selected based on the desired type of coordinated motion, receive the movement token from the token service, receive configuration data, kinematic data, or planned motion data for the second device, plan a first motion for a movable element of the movable elements based on the first type of the movement token and the configuration data, the kinematic data, or the planned motion data for the second device, and execute the first motion while the device holds the movement token. The device and the second device are different heterogeneous devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2021
    Assignee: INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS, INC.
    Inventors: Mahdi Azizian, Johnathan M. Sorger, Simon P. Dimaio
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR COORDINATED MOTION AMONG HETEROGENEOUS DEVICES
    Publication number: 20190214132
    Abstract: A system and method of coordinated motion includes a device with one or more movable elements and one or more processors. The device is configured to discover a second device, determine a desired type of coordinated motion based on the discovery of the second device, request a movement token of a first type from a token service, the first type being selected based on the desired type of coordinated motion, receive the movement token from the token service, receive configuration data, kinematic data, or planned motion data for the second device, plan a first motion for a movable element of the movable elements based on the first type of the movement token and the configuration data, the kinematic data, or the planned motion data for the second device, and execute the first motion while the device holds the movement token.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2019
    Publication date: July 11, 2019
    Inventors: Mahdi Azizian, Johnathan M. Sorger, Simon P. Dimaio