Patents by Inventor Nicholas Bernstein

Nicholas Bernstein 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).

  • Controlling roll for a device in a computer-assisted medical system
    Patent number: 10758313
    Abstract: Roll control is provided for a device by controlling the roll-angle offset about the device roll axis in correspondence to a specified rotation of a reference frame for the device. This specified rotation may correspond to a roll-free rotation of the reference frame to align a corresponding reference roll axis with the device roll axis. In applications to robotics generally, the device may be characterized as a robotic element or a robotically-supported instrument. In specific applications to robotic surgery in a computer-assisted medical system, the device may include a spar or cannula that is configured to support a surgical instrument.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2020
    Assignee: Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
    Inventor: Nicholas Bernstein
  • ROLL CONTROL BASED ON PITCH AND YAW INPUTS FOR A DEVICE IN A COMPUTER-ASSISTED MEDICAL SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20190125480
    Abstract: Roll control is provided for a device by controlling the roll-angle offset about the device roll axis in correspondence to a specified rotation of a reference frame for the device. This specified rotation may correspond to a roll-free rotation of the reference frame to align a corresponding reference roll axis with the device roll axis. In applications to robotics generally, the device may be characterized as a robotic element or a robotically-supported instrument. In specific applications to robotic surgery in a computer-assisted medical system, the device may include a spar or cannula that is configured to support a surgical instrument.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2016
    Publication date: May 2, 2019
    Inventor: Nicholas Bernstein
  • CONTROLLING ROLL FOR A DEVICE IN A COMPUTER-ASSISTED MEDICAL SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20180280105
    Abstract: Roll control is provided for a device by controlling the roll-angle offset about the device roll axis in correspondence to a specified rotation of a reference frame for the device. This specified rotation may correspond to a roll-free rotation of the reference frame to align a corresponding reference roll axis with the device roll axis. In applications to robotics generally, the device may be characterized as a robotic element or a robotically-supported instrument. In specific applications to robotic surgery in a computer-assisted medical system, the device may include a spar or cannula that is configured to support a surgical instrument.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2016
    Publication date: October 4, 2018
    Inventor: Nicholas Bernstein
  • Method for assisting the grading and recording of educational tasks in an electronic gradebook using voice recognition
    Publication number: 20050154590
    Abstract: The invention consists of a method for assisting educators in the process of evaluating, grading and recording any task-based assignment utilizing a voice recognition front-end.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2004
    Publication date: July 14, 2005
    Inventors: Mark Coffey, Steve Anderson, Nicholas Bernstein, Justin Armstrong