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Arjang M. Hourtash
Also filed as: HOURTASH ARJANG · HOURTASH ARJANG M
60 granted patents·7 pending applications·2,758 citations·filing 1996–2025
99Inventor score
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67 records- 0198US11660154B2System and method for breakaway clutching in an articulated armINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2021·Granted May 30, 2023·8 cites·20 claims
- 0298US11213360B2Systems and methods for utilizing augmented jacobian to control manipulator joint movementINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2019·Granted Jan 4, 2022·63 cites·20 claims
- 0398US10071479B2Systems and methods for tracking a path using the null-spaceINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2017·Granted Sep 11, 2018·30 cites·20 claims
- 0498US10052167B2Phantom degrees of freedom in joint estimation and controlINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2017·Granted Aug 21, 2018·88 cites·20 claims
- 0598US10034717B2System and method for breakaway clutching in an articulated armINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2015·Granted Jul 31, 2018·308 cites·23 claims
- 0698US9757203B2Manipulator arm-to-patient collision avoidance using a null-spaceINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2016·Granted Sep 12, 2017·295 cites·20 claims
- 0798US9492235B2Manipulator arm-to-patient collision avoidance using a null-spaceINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2013·Granted Nov 15, 2016·337 cites·35 claims
- 0898US9345544B2Systems and methods for avoiding collisions between manipulator arms using a null-spaceINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2013·Granted May 24, 2016·182 cites·66 claims
- 0998US9272416B2Phantom degrees of freedom for manipulating the movement of mechanical bodiesINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2013·Granted Mar 1, 2016·77 cites·18 claims
- 1097US10398521B2System and method for recentering imaging devices and input controlsINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2015·Granted Sep 3, 2019·253 cites·19 claims
- 1197US10327855B2Systems and methods for utilizing augmented Jacobian to control manipulator joint movementINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2015·Granted Jun 25, 2019·28 cites·31 claims
- 1297US9675422B2Systems and methods for avoiding collisions between manipulator arms using a null-spaceINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2016·Granted Jun 13, 2017·88 cites·20 claims
- 1397US9415510B2System and methods for positioning a manipulator arm by clutching within a null-perpendicular space concurrent with null-space movementINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2014·Granted Aug 16, 2016·92 cites·35 claims
- 1497US9296104B2Systems and methods for tracking a path using the null-spaceINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2014·Granted Mar 29, 2016·75 cites·30 claims
- 1596US9468501B2Systems and methods for using the null space to emphasize manipulator joint motion anisotropicallyINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2014·Granted Oct 18, 2016·50 cites·29 claims
- 1696US9375284B2Systems and methods for facilitating access to edges of cartesian-coordinate space using the null spaceINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2014·Granted Jun 28, 2016·70 cites·31 claims
- 1795US10029367B2System and method for managing multiple null-space objectives and constraintsINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2016·Granted Jul 24, 2018·34 cites·23 claims
- 1895US9510911B2System and methods for managing multiple null-space objectives and SLI behaviorsINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2014·Granted Dec 6, 2016·37 cites·31 claims
- 1994US10561470B2Software configurable manipulator degrees of freedomINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2014·Granted Feb 18, 2020·109 cites·20 claims
- 2094US9949799B2Phantom degrees of freedom for manipulating the movement of surgical systemsINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2016·Granted Apr 24, 2018·26 cites·12 claims
- 2193US9259280B2Phantom degrees of freedom in joint estimation and controlINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2013·Granted Feb 16, 2016·29 cites·26 claims
- 2293US8271130B2Master controller having redundant degrees of freedom and added forces to create internal motionHOURTASH ARJANG·Filed 2009·Granted Sep 18, 2012·300 cites·24 claims
- 2392US9907619B2System and methods for positioning a manipulator arm by clutching within a null-perpendicular space concurrent with null-space movementINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2016·Granted Mar 6, 2018·7 cites·20 claims
- 2492US9610689B2Systems and methods for tracking a path using the null-spaceINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2016·Granted Apr 4, 2017·6 cites·20 claims
- 2590US10449008B2System and method for breakaway clutching in an articulated armINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2018·Granted Oct 22, 2019·6 cites·20 claims
- 2690US10251715B2System and methods for positioning a manipulator arm by clutching within a null-perpendicular space concurrent with null-space movementINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2018·Granted Apr 9, 2019·5 cites·20 claims
- 2790US9517106B2Systems and methods for commanded reconfiguration of a surgical manipulator using the null-spaceINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2013·Granted Dec 13, 2016·43 cites·43 claims
- 2889US12329478B2System and method for breakaway clutching in an articulated armINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2024·Granted Jun 17, 2025·0 cites·20 claims
- 2989US10687908B2System and methods for positioning a manipulator arm by clutching within a null-perpendicular space concurrent with null-space movementINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2019·Granted Jun 23, 2020·5 cites·22 claims
- 3089US10513031B2System and method for managing multiple null-space objectives and constraintsINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2018·Granted Dec 24, 2019·3 cites·25 claims
- 3189US9861447B2Phantom degrees of freedom for manipulating the movement of mechanical bodiesINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2016·Granted Jan 9, 2018·7 cites·20 claims
- 3288US10682191B2Systems and methods for commanded reconfiguration of a surgical manipulator using the null-spaceINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2018·Granted Jun 16, 2020·7 cites·20 claims
- 3388US10194997B2Manipulator arm-to-patient collision avoidance using a null-spaceINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2017·Granted Feb 5, 2019·3 cites·21 claims
- 3488US9101348B2Surgical patient side cart with drive system and method of moving a patient side cartINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2014·Granted Aug 11, 2015·18 cites·22 claims
- 3588US2024366322A1System and methods for positioning a manipulator arm by clutching within a null-perpendicular space concurrent with null-space movementINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2024·Application pending·0 cites
- 3687US11129688B2Surgical patient side cart with drive system and method of moving a patient side cartINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2018·Granted Sep 28, 2021·4 cites·18 claims
- 3787US10881479B2Surgical patient side cart with drive system and method of moving a patient side cartINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2018·Granted Jan 5, 2021·4 cites·20 claims
- 3887US10136947B2Surgical patient side cart with drive system and method of moving a patient side cartINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2015·Granted Nov 27, 2018·5 cites·19 claims
- 3986US10973596B2System and method for breakaway clutching in an articulated armINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2019·Granted Apr 13, 2021·3 cites·20 claims
- 4086US2025262013A1System and method for breakaway clutching in an articulated armINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2025·Application pending·0 cites
- 4185US11109924B2System and methods for positioning a manipulator arm by clutching within a null-perpendicular space concurrent with null-space movementINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2020·Granted Sep 7, 2021·1 cites·20 claims
- 4285US9675421B2Systems and methods for cancellation of joint motion using the null-spaceINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2015·Granted Jun 13, 2017·3 cites·20 claims
- 4385US9585726B2Phantom degrees of freedom in joint estimation and controlINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2016·Granted Mar 7, 2017·5 cites·20 claims
- 4484US12089904B2System and method for breakaway clutching in an articulated armINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2023·Granted Sep 17, 2024·0 cites·22 claims
- 4584US12064197B2System and methods for positioning a manipulator arm by clutching within a null-perpendicular space concurrent with null-space movementINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2023·Granted Aug 20, 2024·0 cites·25 claims
- 4680US9949801B2Systems and methods for commanded reconfiguration of a surgical manipulator using the null-spaceINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2016·Granted Apr 24, 2018·3 cites·20 claims
- 4780US9931172B2Systems and methods for using the null space to emphasize manipulator joint motion anisotropicallyINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2016·Granted Apr 3, 2018·3 cites·20 claims
- 4878US9295525B2Phantom degrees of freedom for manipulating the movement of surgical systemsINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2013·Granted Mar 29, 2016·8 cites·12 claims
- 4977US11723742B2Surgical patient side cart with drive system and method of moving a patient side cartINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2021·Granted Aug 15, 2023·0 cites·19 claims
- 5077US11638619B2System and methods for positioning a manipulator arm by clutching within a null-perpendicular space concurrent with null-space movementINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2021·Granted May 2, 2023·0 cites·25 claims
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