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David C. Shafer
Also filed as: SHAFER DAVID · SHAFER DAVID C · SHAFER DAVID CHRISTOPHER
53 granted patents·6 pending applications·6,168 citations·filing 1994–2023
99Inventor score
Files withINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS22LARKIN DAVID Q8KOHLER CO5SELECT COMFORT CORP5POWER TOOL INST3
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59 records- 0199US9962069B2Endoscope with distal hermetically sealed sensorINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2016·Granted May 8, 2018·29 cites·13 claims
- 0299US9565997B2Hermetically sealed endoscope with optical component attached to inner protective windowINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2016·Granted Feb 14, 2017·32 cites·20 claims
- 0399US9271633B2Stereo camera for hermetically sealed endoscopeINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2015·Granted Mar 1, 2016·39 cites·23 claims
- 0499US7930065B2Robotic surgery system including position sensors using fiber bragg gratingsINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2006·Granted Apr 19, 2011·1.8k cites·50 claims
- 0599US5509154AAir control system for an air bedSELECT COMFORT CORP·Filed 1994·Granted Apr 23, 1996·303 cites·4 claims
- 0698US11039738B2Methods for a hermetically sealed endoscopeINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2020·Granted Jun 22, 2021·6 cites·22 claims
- 0798US9060793B2Robotic surgery system including position sensor using fiber bragg gratingsLARKIN DAVID Q·Filed 2011·Granted Jun 23, 2015·29 cites·21 claims
- 0898US9005113B2Hermetically sealed endoscopeINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2013·Granted Apr 14, 2015·36 cites·19 claims
- 0998US6483264B1Air control system for an air bedSELECT COMFORT CORP·Filed 2000·Granted Nov 19, 2002·305 cites·11 claims
- 1098US6067673ABathroom fixture using radar detector having leaky transmission line to control fluid flowKOHLER CO·Filed 1998·Granted May 30, 2000·121 cites·18 claims
- 1198US6037723AAir control system for an air bedSELECT COMFORT CORP·Filed 1999·Granted Mar 14, 2000·292 cites·25 claims
- 1298US5903941AAir control system for an air bedSELECT COMFORT CORP·Filed 1997·Granted May 18, 1999·272 cites·23 claims
- 1398US5652484AAir control system for an air bedSELECT COMFORT CORP·Filed 1995·Granted Jul 29, 1997·254 cites·26 claims
- 1497US11712312B2Robotic surgery system including position sensors using Fiber Bragg GratingsINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2021·Granted Aug 1, 2023·3 cites·20 claims
- 1597US9883914B2Robotic surgery system including position sensors using fiber bragg gratingsINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2015·Granted Feb 6, 2018·17 cites·20 claims
- 1697US9084624B2Robotic surgery system including position sensors using fiber bragg gratingsLARKIN DAVID Q·Filed 2011·Granted Jul 21, 2015·248 cites·23 claims
- 1797US8556807B2Hermetically sealed distal sensor endoscopeSCOTT DAVID D·Filed 2010·Granted Oct 15, 2013·264 cites·30 claims
- 1897US7888826B1Capacitive sensing system for power cutting toolPOWER TOOL INST·Filed 2010·Granted Feb 15, 2011·38 cites·20 claims
- 1997US6206340B1Radar devices for low power applications and bathroom fixturesKOHLER CO·Filed 1998·Granted Mar 27, 2001·128 cites·30 claims
- 2096US11135023B2Robotic surgery system including position sensors using fiber bragg gratingsINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2018·Granted Oct 5, 2021·23 cites·20 claims
- 2196US9241769B2Robotic surgery system including position sensors using fiber bragg gratingsLARKIN DAVID Q·Filed 2011·Granted Jan 26, 2016·112 cites·16 claims
- 2296US8122798B1Power cutting tool with proximity sensing systemSHAFER DAVID·Filed 2009·Granted Feb 28, 2012·61 cites·5 claims
- 2395US11850093B2Surgical system with combined laser ablation/ imaging toolINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2021·Granted Dec 26, 2023·3 cites·17 claims
- 2495US10368838B2Surgical tools for laser marking and laser cuttingWILLIAMS MATTHEW REAGAN·Filed 2008·Granted Aug 6, 2019·789 cites·9 claims
- 2595US9526583B2Robotic surgery system including position sensors using fiber Bragg gratingsINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2015·Granted Dec 27, 2016·19 cites·9 claims
- 2695US6250601B1Advanced touchless plumbing systemsKOHLER CO·Filed 1998·Granted Jun 26, 2001·343 cites·48 claims
- 2794US9039685B2Robotic surgery system including position sensors using fiber bragg gratingsLARKIN DAVID Q·Filed 2011·Granted May 26, 2015·56 cites·8 claims
- 2893US9125679B2Robotic surgery system including position sensors using fiber bragg gratingsLARKIN DAVID Q·Filed 2011·Granted Sep 8, 2015·35 cites·20 claims
- 2993US8986196B2Minimally invasive surgery instrument assembly with reduced cross sectionLARKIN DAVID Q·Filed 2007·Granted Mar 24, 2015·45 cites·19 claims
- 3092US7421932B1Power cutting tool comprising a radar sensing systemPOWER TOOL INST·Filed 2006·Granted Sep 9, 2008·44 cites·15 claims
- 3191US10682046B2Surgical system with hermetically sealed endoscopeINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2018·Granted Jun 16, 2020·4 cites·20 claims
- 3291US9101380B2Robotic surgery system including position sensors using fiber Bragg gratingsLARKIN DAVID Q·Filed 2011·Granted Aug 11, 2015·28 cites·17 claims
- 3391US9066739B2Robotic surgery system including position sensors using fiber bragg gratingsLARKIN DAVID Q·Filed 2011·Granted Jun 30, 2015·27 cites·14 claims
- 3491US8062211B2Retrograde instrumentDUVAL EUGENE F·Filed 2007·Granted Nov 22, 2011·34 cites·11 claims
- 3590US6568655B2Radar devices for low power applications and bathroom fixturesKOHLER CO·Filed 2002·Granted May 27, 2003·75 cites·20 claims
- 3687US6388609B2Radar devices for low power applications and bathroom fixturesKOHLER CO·Filed 2001·Granted May 14, 2002·61 cites·5 claims
- 3786US11671581B2Method and system for enhanced image sensor timingINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2019·Granted Jun 6, 2023·3 cites·20 claims
- 3886US7804204B1Capacitive sensing system for power cutting toolPOWER TOOL INST·Filed 2006·Granted Sep 28, 2010·12 cites·24 claims
- 3984US11382496B2Stereoscopic endoscopeINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2018·Granted Jul 12, 2022·3 cites·16 claims
- 4083US12251181B2Robotic surgery system including position sensors using fiber Bragg gratingsINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2023·Granted Mar 18, 2025·0 cites·20 claims
- 4178US9429740B2Telecentric modular zoom systemZEISS CARL MICROSCOPY GMBH·Filed 2014·Granted Aug 30, 2016·4 cites·6 claims
- 4278US9173547B2Retrograde instrumentDUVAL EUGENE F·Filed 2011·Granted Nov 3, 2015·3 cites·9 claims
- 4377US12023006B2Stereoscopic endoscopeINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2022·Granted Jul 2, 2024·0 cites·20 claims
- 4475US8814779B2Stereoscopic endoscopeSHAFER DAVID CHRISTOPHER·Filed 2006·Granted Aug 26, 2014·14 cites·20 claims
- 4574US5680208AGravity oriented laser scannerDWBH VENTURES LTD·Filed 1996·Granted Oct 21, 1997·62 cites·29 claims
- 4673US11716455B2Hermetically sealed stereo endoscope of a minimally invasive surgical systemINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2021·Granted Aug 1, 2023·0 cites·20 claims
- 4772US12439017B2Method and system for enhanced image sensor timingINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2023·Granted Oct 7, 2025·0 cites·19 claims
- 4871US6741343B2Level with angle and distance measurement apparatusTOOLZ LTD·Filed 2002·Granted May 25, 2004·22 cites·29 claims
- 4971US6459483B1Level with angle and distance measurement apparatusTOOLZ LTD·Filed 1999·Granted Oct 1, 2002·30 cites·16 claims
- 5068US5574480AComputer pointing deviceKENSINGTON MICROWAVE LTD·Filed 1995·Granted Nov 12, 1996·51 cites·15 claims
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