Patents by Inventor Keith Watza

Keith Watza 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).

  • INTERACTION BETWEEN USER-INTERFACE AND INSTRUMENT MOTION CONTROLLER
    Publication number: 20240370080
    Abstract: A method is provided to control actuation of a click event by a hand-actuated selector moveably mounted to a mount structure, comprising: in a first control state, imparting a maintaining force to the hand-actuated selector; in a second control state, imparting a haptic force to the hand-actuated selector that increases as a function of increasing displacement of the hand-actuated selector from the neutral displacement position; imparting a click event signal to cause an occurrence of the click event at a display system, in a third control state, imparting a haptic force to the hand-actuated selector that decreases in magnitude to a reduced magnitude.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 3, 2024
    Publication date: November 7, 2024
    Applicant: Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
    Inventors: Ehsan Noohi Bezanjani, Keith Watza, Ashwinram Suresh, Brandon D. Itkowitz, Sean Duffy, Sarthak Ghosh
  • Interaction between user-interface and master controller
    Patent number: 12073013
    Abstract: A method is provided to control actuation of a click event by a hand-actuated selector moveably mounted to a mount structure, comprising: in a first control state, imparting a maintaining force to the hand-actuated selector; in a second control state, imparting a haptic force to the hand-actuated selector that increases as a function of increasing displacement of the hand-actuated selector from the neutral displacement position; imparting a click event signal to cause an occurrence of the click event at a display system, in a third control state, imparting a haptic force to the hand-actuated selector that decreases in magnitude to a reduced magnitude.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2024
    Assignee: Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
    Inventors: Ehsan Noohi Bezanjani, Keith Watza, Ashwinram Suresh, Brandon D. Itkowitz, Sean Duffy, Sarthak Ghosh
  • INTERACTION BETWEEN USER-INTERFACE AND MASTER CONTROLLER
    Publication number: 20240111357
    Abstract: A method is provided to control actuation of a click event by a hand-actuated selector moveably mounted to a mount structure, comprising: in a first control state, imparting a maintaining force to the hand-actuated selector; in a second control state, imparting a haptic force to the hand-actuated selector that increases as a function of increasing displacement of the hand-actuated selector from the neutral displacement position; imparting a click event signal to cause an occurrence of the click event at a display system, in a third control state, imparting a haptic force to the hand-actuated selector that decreases in magnitude to a reduced magnitude.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2021
    Publication date: April 4, 2024
    Inventors: Ehsan Noohi Bezanjani, Keith Watza, Ashwinram Suresh, Brandon D. Itkowitz, Sean Duffy, Sarthak Ghosh