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Blake Hannaford
Also filed as: HANNAFORD BLAKE · HANNAFORD BLAKE EUGENE
38 granted patents·18 pending applications·2,265 citations·filing 1988–2025
98Inventor score
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56 records- 0198US10695134B2Motion execution of a robotic systemVERILY LIFE SCIENCES LLC·Filed 2017·Granted Jun 30, 2020·236 cites·15 claims
- 0298US9833254B1Controlled dissection of biological tissueVERILY LIFE SCIENCES LLC·Filed 2014·Granted Dec 5, 2017·278 cites·10 claims
- 0397US11315438B1Surgical training systems and methodsVERILY LIFE SCIENCES LLC·Filed 2017·Granted Apr 26, 2022·31 cites·27 claims
- 0497US9538962B1Heads-up displays for augmented reality network in a medical environmentVERILY LIFE SCIENCES LLC·Filed 2014·Granted Jan 10, 2017·165 cites·27 claims
- 0596US10353219B1Device, method and system to provide accommodation during a stereoscopic displayVERILY LIFE SCIENCES LLC·Filed 2015·Granted Jul 16, 2019·22 cites·23 claims
- 0696US10092355B1Biophotonic surgical probeVERILY LIFE SCIENCES LLC·Filed 2014·Granted Oct 9, 2018·206 cites·17 claims
- 0796US9645785B1Heads-up displays for augmented reality network in a medical environmentVERILY LIFE SCIENCES LLC·Filed 2016·Granted May 9, 2017·45 cites·20 claims
- 0896US9104271B1Gloved human-machine interfaceADAMS RICHARD·Filed 2012·Granted Aug 11, 2015·320 cites·34 claims
- 0996US5642469ADirect-drive manipulator for pen-based force displayUNIV WASHINGTON·Filed 1994·Granted Jun 24, 1997·257 cites·14 claims
- 1095US9895063B1Sensing and avoiding surgical equipmentVERILY LIFE SCIENCES LLC·Filed 2016·Granted Feb 20, 2018·39 cites·15 claims
- 1192US9474580B2Surgical cockpit comprising multisensory and multimodal interfaces for robotic surgery and methods related theretoSPI SURGICAL INC·Filed 2014·Granted Oct 25, 2016·59 cites·20 claims
- 1292US5785926APrecision small volume fluid processing apparatusUNIV WASHINGTON·Filed 1995·Granted Jul 28, 1998·130 cites·13 claims
- 1390US5528955AFive axis direct-drive mini-robot having fifth actuator located at non-adjacent jointFiled 1994·Granted Jun 25, 1996·124 cites·12 claims
- 1489US9486128B1Sensing and avoiding surgical equipmentVERILY LIFE SCIENCES LLC·Filed 2014·Granted Nov 8, 2016·28 cites·13 claims
- 1587US10639104B1Surgery guidance systemVERILY LIFE SCIENCES LLC·Filed 2014·Granted May 5, 2020·27 cites·26 claims
- 1687US10624663B1Controlled dissection of biological tissueVERILY LIFE SCIENCES LLC·Filed 2017·Granted Apr 21, 2020·6 cites·12 claims
- 1787US9026247B2Motion and video capture for tracking and evaluating robotic surgery and associated systems and methodsWHITE LEE WOODRUFF·Filed 2012·Granted May 5, 2015·83 cites·24 claims
- 1881US9001252B2Image matching to augment realityHANNAFORD BLAKE·Filed 2009·Granted Apr 7, 2015·18 cites·21 claims
- 1980US8986201B2Surgical tissue protection sheathSPIWAY LLC·Filed 2013·Granted Mar 24, 2015·10 cites·9 claims
- 2080US4884070AMethod and apparatus for multiplexing switch signalsCALIFORNIA INST OF TECHN·Filed 1988·Granted Nov 28, 1989·39 cites·4 claims
- 2178US8617197B2Introducer deviceFRIEDMAN DIANA C W·Filed 2011·Granted Dec 31, 2013·20 cites·23 claims
- 2276US7027965B2Time domain passivity control of haptic interfacesUNIV WASHINGTON·Filed 2001·Granted Apr 11, 2006·26 cites·63 claims
- 2375US9471142B2Methods and systems for haptic rendering and creating virtual fixtures from point cloudsCHIZECK HOWARD JAY·Filed 2012·Granted Oct 18, 2016·8 cites·17 claims
- 2473US9011326B2Soft tissue shield for trans-orbital surgerySPIWAY LLC·Filed 2013·Granted Apr 21, 2015·7 cites·9 claims
- 2572US11620920B2Surgical training systems and methodsVERILY LIFE SCIENCES LLC·Filed 2022·Granted Apr 4, 2023·0 cites·20 claims
- 2672US10842566B1Biophotonic surgical probeVERILY LIFE SCIENCES LLC·Filed 2018·Granted Nov 24, 2020·1 cites·10 claims
- 2772US10416624B2Methods and systems for selecting surgical approachesUNIV WASHINGTON THROUGH ITS CENTER FOR COMMERCIALIZATION·Filed 2013·Granted Sep 17, 2019·11 cites·18 claims
- 2870US11596483B2Motion execution of a robotic systemVERILY LIFE SCIENCES LLC·Filed 2021·Granted Mar 7, 2023·0 cites·20 claims
- 2967US11026754B2Motion execution of a robotic systemVERILY LIFE SCIENCES LLC·Filed 2020·Granted Jun 8, 2021·0 cites·20 claims
- 3066US6437770B1Flat-coil actuator having coil embedded in linkageUNIV WASHINGTON·Filed 1999·Granted Aug 20, 2002·48 cites·20 claims
- 3162US9498194B2Surgical instrument input device organization systems and associated methodsUNIV WASHINGTON THROUGH ITS CENTER FOR COMMERCIALIZATION·Filed 2014·Granted Nov 22, 2016·2 cites·24 claims
- 3261US9962230B2Instrument organization systems and associated methodsUNIV WASHINGTON THROUGH ITS CENTER FOR COMMERCIALIZATION·Filed 2013·Granted May 8, 2018·2 cites·14 claims
- 3360US11464582B1Surgery guidance systemVERILY LIFE SCIENCES LLC·Filed 2020·Granted Oct 11, 2022·0 cites·10 claims
- 3458US10470647B2Surgical tissue protection sheathSPIWAY LLC·Filed 2018·Granted Nov 12, 2019·0 cites·16 claims
- 3558US2014155910A1Spherical Motion MechanismUNIV WASHINGTON CT COMMERCIALI·Filed 2013·Application pending·0 cites
- 3655US9949621B2Surgical tissue protection sheathSPIWAY LLC·Filed 2016·Granted Apr 24, 2018·0 cites·16 claims
- 3752US2015157193A1Surgical tissue protection sheathSPIWAY LLC·Filed 2015·Application pending·0 cites
- 3851USRE37528EDirect-drive manipulator for pen-based force displayUNIV WASHINGTON·Filed 1998·Granted Jan 22, 2002·17 cites·29 claims
- 3951US2011238079A1Surgical Cockpit Comprising Multisensory and Multimodal Interfaces for Robotic Surgery and Methods Related TheretoSPI SURGICAL INC·Filed 2011·Application pending·0 cites
- 4050US2011020779A1Skill evaluation using spherical motion mechanismUNIV WASHINGTON·Filed 2010·Application pending·0 cites
- 4150US2025014218A1Camera Probe Navigation within CavityUNIV WASHINGTON·Filed 2022·Application pending·0 cites
- 4250US2025268579A1Ringdown artifact suppression for ultrasound-based detectionUNIV WASHINGTON·Filed 2025·Application pending·0 cites
- 4348US9622828B2Introducer deviceSPI SURGICAL INC·Filed 2013·Granted Apr 18, 2017·0 cites·20 claims
- 4448US2024087322A1Processing Images to Associate with Stages of a Surgical ProcedureUNIV WASHINGTON·Filed 2023·Application pending·0 cites
- 4548US2015186730A1Image matching to augment realityEMPIRE TECHNOLOGY DEV LLC·Filed 2015·Application pending·0 cites
- 4647US2022322920A1Endoscope Steering Mechanism with Everted Tube IntroducerUNIV WASHINGTON·Filed 2020·Application pending·0 cites
- 4745US2007172803A1Skill evaluationHANNAFORD BLAKE·Filed 2006·Application pending·0 cites
- 4843US2022168740A1Systems, kits, and related methods of making fecal transplantsUNIV WASHINGTON·Filed 2020·Application pending·0 cites
- 4938US2016074123A1Surgery Pathway Guidance And Boundary SystemBLY RANDALL·Filed 2014·Application pending·0 cites
- 5037US2003184574A1Touch screen interface with haptic feedback deviceFiled 2003·Application pending·0 cites
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