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Eric E. Sanborn
Also filed as: SANBORN ERIC · SANBORN ERIC E
21 granted patents·5 pending applications·217 citations·filing 2012–2025
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26 records- 0198US10823627B2Shape sensing with multi-core fiber sensorINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2017·Granted Nov 3, 2020·76 cites·20 claims
- 0295US11761754B2Micro optic assemblies and optical interrogation systemsINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2022·Granted Sep 19, 2023·2 cites·19 claims
- 0395US11499818B2Micro optic assemblies and optical interrogation systemsINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2021·Granted Nov 15, 2022·3 cites·20 claims
- 0495US10739529B2Interferometric alignment of optical multicore fibers to be connectedINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2019·Granted Aug 11, 2020·11 cites·20 claims
- 0595US10480926B2Apparatus and method for generating 3-D data for an anatomical target using optical fiber shape sensingINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2016·Granted Nov 19, 2019·73 cites·20 claims
- 0693US11035699B2Methods and apparatus for determining shape parameter(s) using a sensing fiber having a single core with multiple light propagating modesINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2017·Granted Jun 15, 2021·4 cites·20 claims
- 0793US10775157B2Methods and apparatus for calibration for a fiber optic shape sensorINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2017·Granted Sep 15, 2020·10 cites·20 claims
- 0893US10416391B2Interferometric alignment of optical multicore fibers to be connectedINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2016·Granted Sep 17, 2019·11 cites·23 claims
- 0993US10132614B2Dissimilar cores in multicore optical fiber for strain and temperature separationINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2015·Granted Nov 20, 2018·12 cites·7 claims
- 1090US10976155B2Micro optic assemblies and optical interrogation systemsINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2017·Granted Apr 13, 2021·4 cites·26 claims
- 1184US2024183691A1Methods and apparatus for determining shape parameter(s) using a sensing fiber having a single core with multiple light propagating modesINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2024·Application pending·0 cites
- 1283US2025347904A1Directing light into an optical fiberINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2025·Application pending·0 cites
- 1380US11940305B2Methods and apparatus for determining shape parameter(s) using a sensing fiber having a single core with multiple light propagating modesINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2022·Granted Mar 26, 2024·0 cites·20 claims
- 1478US11324393B2Augmented accuracy using large diameter shape fiberINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2017·Granted May 10, 2022·3 cites·10 claims
- 1576US10492871B2Fiber management in medical instrument backendINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2016·Granted Dec 3, 2019·2 cites·18 claims
- 1675US2025082208A1System and method for distributed heat flux sensing of body tissueINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2024·Application pending·0 cites
- 1772US11473941B2Methods and apparatus for determining shape parameter(s) using a sensing fiber having a single core with multiple light propagating modesINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2021·Granted Oct 18, 2022·0 cites·21 claims
- 1869US10245115B2Fiber optic sensing of tool strain or tool angleINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2017·Granted Apr 2, 2019·1 cites·20 claims
- 1967US12399357B2Directing light into an optical fiberINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2021·Granted Aug 26, 2025·0 cites·20 claims
- 2064US11076753B2Fiber management in medical instrument backendINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2019·Granted Aug 3, 2021·0 cites·18 claims
- 2162US9329401B2Variable polarization separation via beam splitter rotationSANBORN ERIC E·Filed 2012·Granted May 3, 2016·2 cites·19 claims
- 2261US9797795B2Distributed pressure measurement by embedded fiber optic strain sensorINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2014·Granted Oct 24, 2017·3 cites·18 claims
- 2356US2023344191A1Tunable transmission-grating laser with feedbackINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2021·Application pending·0 cites
- 2455US12178550B2System and method for distributed heat flux sensing of body tissueINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2017·Granted Dec 31, 2024·0 cites·20 claims
- 2545US11016316B2Polarization control with low polarization-mode dispersionINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2017·Granted May 25, 2021·0 cites·16 claims
- 2642US2020209466A1Optical fiber with integrated absorber materialINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2018·Application pending·0 cites
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