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John W. Hill
Also filed as: HILL JOHN · HILL JOHN W · HILL JOHN WILLIAM
24 granted patents·2 pending applications·10,999 citations·filing 1975–2018
98Inventor score
Files withSTANFORD RES INST INT9MICROBOT INC3INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS2JULIAN CHRISTOPHER A2CEPHEA VALVE TECH INC1
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26 records- 0199US6461372B1System and method for releasably holding a surgical instrumentSTANFORD RES INST INT·Filed 2000·Granted Oct 8, 2002·526 cites·13 claims
- 0299US6080181ASystem and method for releasably holding a surgical instrumentSTANFORD RES INST INT·Filed 1998·Granted Jun 27, 2000·1.9k cites·11 claims
- 0399US5807378ASurgical manipulator for a telerobotic systemSTANFORD RES INST INT·Filed 1997·Granted Sep 15, 1998·1.8k cites·8 claims
- 0499US5649956ASystem and method for releasably holding a surgical instrumentSTANFORD RES INST INT·Filed 1995·Granted Jul 22, 1997·1.8k cites·23 claims
- 0598US7125403B2In vivo accessories for minimally invasive robotic surgeryINTUITIVE SURGICAL·Filed 2002·Granted Oct 24, 2006·1.4k cites·25 claims
- 0697US8551116B2In vivo accessories for minimally invasive robotic surgeryJULIAN CHRISTOPHER A·Filed 2012·Granted Oct 8, 2013·349 cites·10 claims
- 0797US8182476B2In vivo accessories for minimally invasive robotic surgeryJULIAN CHRISTOPHER A·Filed 2010·Granted May 22, 2012·273 cites·4 claims
- 0897US6309397B1Accessories for minimally invasive robotic surgery and methodsSTANFORD RES INST INT·Filed 1999·Granted Oct 30, 2001·1.5k cites·44 claims
- 0993US5814038ASurgical manipulator for a telerobotic systemSTANFORD RES INST INT·Filed 1997·Granted Sep 29, 1998·393 cites·22 claims
- 1091US6620174B2Surgical manipulator for a telerobotic systemSTANFORD RES INST INT·Filed 2002·Granted Sep 16, 2003·173 cites·24 claims
- 1191US5810880ASystem and method for releasably holding a surgical instrumentSTANFORD RES INST INT·Filed 1997·Granted Sep 22, 1998·329 cites·8 claims
- 1291US3952880AForce and torque sensing method and means for manipulators and the likeSTANFORD RESEARCH INST·Filed 1975·Granted Apr 27, 1976·72 cites·1 claims
- 1390US4806066ARobotic armMICROBOT INC·Filed 1985·Granted Feb 21, 1989·188 cites·25 claims
- 1485US7722599B2In vivo accessories for minimally invasive robotic surgeryINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2006·Granted May 25, 2010·27 cites·9 claims
- 1581US7669371B2Modular underfloor distribution systemWIREMOLD CO·Filed 2003·Granted Mar 2, 2010·33 cites·15 claims
- 1681US6413264B1Surgical manipulator for a telerobotic systemSTANFORD RES INST INT·Filed 1998·Granted Jul 2, 2002·149 cites·18 claims
- 1778US5641235AComposite encased ball jointDANA CORP·Filed 1995·Granted Jun 24, 1997·33 cites·10 claims
- 1875US4535405AControl and force-sensing method and apparatus for motorsMICROBOT INC·Filed 1982·Granted Aug 13, 1985·33 cites·9 claims
- 1972US9381067B2In vivo accessories for minimally invasive surgeryINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2013·Granted Jul 5, 2016·3 cites·6 claims
- 2067US4281564APower train or transmissionHILL GWENDOLYN K·Filed 1979·Granted Aug 4, 1981·20 cites·12 claims
- 2162US4631657AControl and force-sensing method and apparatus for motorsMICROBOT INC·Filed 1985·Granted Dec 23, 1986·25 cites·24 claims
- 2249US12318288B2Insert for distal end capCEPHEA VALVE TECH INC·Filed 2018·Granted Jun 3, 2025·0 cites·18 claims
- 2347US2011060346A1Surgical manipulator for a telerobotic systemSRI INTERNATIONAL INC·Filed 2010·Application pending·0 cites
- 2446US4077268AGarage door operatorHILL JOHN W·Filed 1976·Granted Mar 7, 1978·12 cites·2 claims
- 2543US4535716AMinesweepingCOMMW OF AUSTRALIA·Filed 1982·Granted Aug 20, 1985·7 cites·19 claims
- 2642US2002042620A1In vivo accessories for minimally invasive robotic surgeryINTUITIVE SURGICAL INC·Filed 2001·Application pending·0 cites
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