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Dennis C. Leiner
Also filed as: LEINER DENNIS · LEINER DENNIS C · PECK WILLIAM G
23 granted patents·4 pending applications·773 citations·filing 1982–2022
97Inventor score
Files withUNITED STATES SURGICAL CORP4VIPERA SYSTEMS INC4INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS3LEINER DENNIS C3LIGHTHOUSE IMAGING CORP3
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27 records- 0194US4515444AOptical systemDYONICS INC·Filed 1983·Granted May 7, 1985·111 cites·20 claims
- 0291US4964710ADisposable rigid endoscopeLEINER DENNIS C·Filed 1989·Granted Oct 23, 1990·79 cites·7 claims
- 0388US4641927AChromatic aberration corrected gradient index lens systemDYONICS INC·Filed 1982·Granted Feb 10, 1987·60 cites·15 claims
- 0484US11382496B2Stereoscopic endoscopeINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2018·Granted Jul 12, 2022·3 cites·16 claims
- 0584US6744467B2Lens system for cameraPINOTAGE LLC·Filed 2001·Granted Jun 1, 2004·20 cites·24 claims
- 0677US12023006B2Stereoscopic endoscopeINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2022·Granted Jul 2, 2024·0 cites·20 claims
- 0775US8814779B2Stereoscopic endoscopeSHAFER DAVID CHRISTOPHER·Filed 2006·Granted Aug 26, 2014·14 cites·20 claims
- 0874US8727969B2EndoscopeLEINER DENNIS C·Filed 2008·Granted May 20, 2014·12 cites·23 claims
- 0974US5684629AOptical system for endoscopeMONADNOCK OPTICS INC·Filed 1993·Granted Nov 4, 1997·44 cites·33 claims
- 1073US6577339B1Aircraft monitoring and analysis system and methodPINOTAGE LLC·Filed 1998·Granted Jun 10, 2003·35 cites·69 claims
- 1171US4969708AFiberoptic endoscopeLEINER DENNIS C·Filed 1989·Granted Nov 13, 1990·31 cites·3 claims
- 1270US8343042B2Magnetically actuated endoscope couplerLIGHTHOUSE IMAGING CORP·Filed 2006·Granted Jan 1, 2013·10 cites·6 claims
- 1369US7022065B2Endoscope test deviceLIGHTHOUSE IMAGING CORP·Filed 2004·Granted Apr 4, 2006·10 cites·21 claims
- 1465US5711755AEndoscopic diagnostic systems and associated methods employing infrared radiationVIPERA SYSTEMS INC·Filed 1995·Granted Jan 27, 1998·23 cites·15 claims
- 1564US5412504AOptical system for an endoscopeUNITED STATES SURGICAL CORP·Filed 1993·Granted May 2, 1995·28 cites·14 claims
- 1663US8040496B2System and method for an illumination-quality testLIGHTHOUSE IMAGING CORP·Filed 2007·Granted Oct 18, 2011·6 cites·20 claims
- 1757US2014336460A1Stereoscopic endoscopeINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2014·Application pending·0 cites
- 1855US5554100AArthroscope with shim for angularly orienting illumination fibersUNITED STATES SURGICAL CORP·Filed 1994·Granted Sep 10, 1996·56 cites·32 claims
- 1951US5997472AEndodiagnostic method using differential thermal relaxation and IR imagingVIPERA SYSTEMS INC·Filed 1997·Granted Dec 7, 1999·48 cites·5 claims
- 2051US5718664ALight guide connection port for a disposable arthroscopeUNITED STATES SURGICAL CORP·Filed 1995·Granted Feb 17, 1998·50 cites·11 claims
- 2151US2004218083A1Lens assemblyPINOTAGE LLC·Filed 2004·Application pending·0 cites
- 2249US5833596AEndoscope for imaging infrared emissions within the range of 2 to 14 micronsVIPERA SYSTEMS INC·Filed 1996·Granted Nov 10, 1998·55 cites·28 claims
- 2342US2016213236A1Visualization instrumentKING SYSTEMS CORP·Filed 2014·Application pending·0 cites
- 2441US5651759AMethod of making arthroscope having a shim for angularly orienting illumination fibersUNITED STATES SURGICAL CORP·Filed 1995·Granted Jul 29, 1997·26 cites·18 claims
- 2540US6152872ARelay lens assembly for a disposable arthroscopeUS SURGICAL COPORATION·Filed 1995·Granted Nov 28, 2000·29 cites·1 claims
- 2639US5944653ADual IR and visible channel endodiagnostic apparatusVIPERA SYSTEMS INC·Filed 1997·Granted Aug 31, 1999·23 cites·20 claims
- 2738US2011313255A1Veress needle with removable optical insertsSTANLEY ERIC·Filed 2011·Application pending·0 cites
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