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John D. Stern
Also filed as: STERN JOHN · STERN JOHN D
20 granted patents·3 pending applications·6,141 citations·filing 1989–2019
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23 records- 0198US8169468B2Augmented stereoscopic visualization for a surgical robotSCOTT DAVID·Filed 2008·Granted May 1, 2012·68 cites·16 claims
- 0298US8079950B2Autofocus and/or autoscaling in telesurgerySTERN JOHN D·Filed 2005·Granted Dec 20, 2011·1.6k cites·14 claims
- 0398US6587750B2Removable infinite roll master grip handle and touch sensor for robotic surgeryINTUITIVE SURGICAL INC·Filed 2001·Granted Jul 1, 2003·2.6k cites·32 claims
- 0497US11045077B2Autofocus and/or autoscaling in telesurgeryINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2017·Granted Jun 29, 2021·83 cites·16 claims
- 0597US8228368B2Augmented stereoscopic visualization for a surgical robot using a captured fluorescence image and captured stereoscopic visible imagesZHAO WENYI·Filed 2008·Granted Jul 24, 2012·321 cites·16 claims
- 0697US7277120B2Stereo imaging system and method for use in telerobotic systemsINTUITIVE SURGICAL INC·Filed 2004·Granted Oct 2, 2007·168 cites·17 claims
- 0794US7907166B2Stereo telestration for robotic surgeryINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2005·Granted Mar 15, 2011·670 cites·14 claims
- 0893US10524644B2Augmented visualization for a surgical robot using a captured visible image combined with a fluorescence image and a captured visible imageINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2017·Granted Jan 7, 2020·11 cites·5 claims
- 0993US8684914B2Image capture unit and an imaging pipeline with enhanced color performance in a surgical instrument and methodMCDOWALL IAN·Filed 2011·Granted Apr 1, 2014·23 cites·28 claims
- 1088US8167793B2Augmented stereoscopic visualization for a surgical robot using time duplexingSCOTT DAVID·Filed 2008·Granted May 1, 2012·37 cites·21 claims
- 1186US8810631B2Augmented stereoscopic visualization for a surgical robot using a captured visible image combined with a fluorescence image and a captured visible imageSCOTT DAVID·Filed 2008·Granted Aug 19, 2014·28 cites·14 claims
- 1286US6720988B1Stereo imaging system and method for use in telerobotic systemsINTUITIVE SURGICAL INC·Filed 1999·Granted Apr 13, 2004·311 cites·13 claims
- 1386US5446501AThree-dimensional median and recursive filtering apparatus and method for video image enhancementACCOM INC·Filed 1992·Granted Aug 29, 1995·87 cites·17 claims
- 1485US8715167B2Autofocus and/or autoscaling in telesurgerySTERN JOHN D·Filed 2011·Granted May 6, 2014·18 cites·17 claims
- 1578US9532841B2Autofocus and/or autoscaling in telesurgeryINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2014·Granted Jan 3, 2017·6 cites·17 claims
- 1673US9775499B2Augmented visualization for a surgical robot using a captured visible image combined with a fluorescence image and a captured visible imageINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2014·Granted Oct 3, 2017·3 cites·10 claims
- 1771US8803955B2Augmented stereoscopic visualization for a surgical robot using a camera unit with a modified prismSCOTT DAVID·Filed 2008·Granted Aug 12, 2014·6 cites·18 claims
- 1868US2020093357A1Augmented visualization using a captured visible image combined with a fluorescence image and a captured visible imageINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2019·Application pending·0 cites
- 1963US5097321AThree dimensional adaptive decoding system and methodACCOM·Filed 1989·Granted Mar 17, 1992·22 cites·52 claims
- 2055US2007285508A1Stereo imaging system and method for use in telerobotic systemsINTUITIVE SURGICAL INC·Filed 2007·Application pending·0 cites
- 2144US2011050852A1Stereo telestration for robotic surgeryINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2010·Application pending·0 cites
- 2242US5451982AStill store system and method with simple image accessACCOM INC·Filed 1992·Granted Sep 19, 1995·9 cites·21 claims
- 2342US5396339AReal-time disk systemACCOM INC·Filed 1991·Granted Mar 7, 1995·9 cites·11 claims
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