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David W. Smith
Also filed as: SMITH DAVID · SMITH DAVID C · SMITH DAVID W · SMITH DAVID WALTER
20 granted patents·3 pending applications·1,956 citations·filing 1980–2022
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23 records- 0196US8219178B2Method and system for performing invasive medical procedures using a surgical robotSMITH DAVID W·Filed 2007·Granted Jul 10, 2012·324 cites·19 claims
- 0295US8219177B2Method and system for performing invasive medical procedures using a surgical robotSMITH DAVID W·Filed 2007·Granted Jul 10, 2012·290 cites·19 claims
- 0393US4839614AFrequency referencing system and methodBRITISH TELECOMM·Filed 1986·Granted Jun 13, 1989·67 cites·18 claims
- 0489US4566466ASurgical instrumentRIPPLE DALE B·Filed 1984·Granted Jan 28, 1986·339 cites·12 claims
- 0588US9078685B2Method and system for performing invasive medical procedures using a surgical robotSMITH DAVID W·Filed 2012·Granted Jul 14, 2015·27 cites·7 claims
- 0687US8010181B2System utilizing radio frequency signals for tracking and improving navigation of slender instruments during insertion in the bodyCATHOLIC HEALTHCARE WEST·Filed 2007·Granted Aug 30, 2011·54 cites·15 claims
- 0784US6033412AAutomated implantable bone distractor for incremental bone adjustmentFiled 1998·Granted Mar 7, 2000·425 cites·21 claims
- 0881US6241675B1Methods and systems for determining velocity of tissue using three dimensional ultrasound dataVOLUMETRICS MEDICAL IMAGING·Filed 1999·Granted Jun 5, 2001·116 cites·12 claims
- 0981US5087822AIllumination system with incident beams from near and far dark field for high speed surface inspection of rolled aluminum sheetALCAN INT LTD·Filed 1991·Granted Feb 11, 1992·68 cites·19 claims
- 1078US4847477AReducing phase fluctuations in a coherent radiation beam using feedforward controlBRITISH TELECOMM·Filed 1987·Granted Jul 11, 1989·45 cites·11 claims
- 1175US6500123B1Methods and systems for aligning views of image dataVOLUMETRICS MEDICAL IMAGING·Filed 2000·Granted Dec 31, 2002·79 cites·30 claims
- 1275US4817100AMonitoring and controlling source stabilityBRITISH TELECOMM·Filed 1987·Granted Mar 28, 1989·19 cites·14 claims
- 1375US4313081ALine drop compensation device for an electrical distribution systemCACI INC FEDERAL·Filed 1980·Granted Jan 26, 1982·27 cites·7 claims
- 1472US4780876AMethod and apparatus for generating coherent radiationBRITISH TELECOMM·Filed 1986·Granted Oct 25, 1988·19 cites·9 claims
- 1567US4396863ASynthetic willemite phosphors and fluorescent lamp containing the sameTHORN EMI LTD·Filed 1981·Granted Aug 2, 1983·23 cites·6 claims
- 1664US4426754AClamp for multiple electrical cablesCACI INC FEDERAL·Filed 1981·Granted Jan 24, 1984·23 cites·8 claims
- 1760US2019069961A1Method and system for performing invasive medical procedures using a surgical robotGLOBUS MEDICAL INC·Filed 2018·Application pending·0 cites
- 1855US10172678B2Method and system for performing invasive medical procedures using a surgical robotGLOBUS MEDICAL INC·Filed 2015·Granted Jan 8, 2019·0 cites·14 claims
- 1955US7205643B2Stray field shielding structure for semiconductorsSMITH DAVID WALTER·Filed 2005·Granted Apr 17, 2007·1 cites·7 claims
- 2050US2022401027A1Forward-Looking Precision Imaging Surgical ProbeNeurOCTix·Filed 2022·Application pending·0 cites
- 2147US7086394B2Grindable self-cleaning singulation saw blade and methodNEXEDGE CORP·Filed 2004·Granted Aug 8, 2006·6 cites·13 claims
- 2240US7267037B2Bidirectional singulation saw and methodSMITH DAVID WALTER·Filed 2001·Granted Sep 11, 2007·4 cites·7 claims
- 2337US2002122247A1Far field dispersed microscope illuminationFiled 2001·Application pending·0 cites
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