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Lawton N. Verner
Also filed as: VERNER LAWTON · VERNER LAWTON N
24 granted patents·9 pending applications·118 citations·filing 2005–2025
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33 records- 0197US10365295B2Integrated fiber bragg grating accelerometer in a surgical instrumentINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2017·Granted Jul 30, 2019·13 cites·17 claims
- 0296US10238458B2System and method for providing surgical instrument force feedbackINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2018·Granted Mar 26, 2019·20 cites·20 claims
- 0393US12128566B2Guided tool changeINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2020·Granted Oct 29, 2024·3 cites·34 claims
- 0493US11701194B2Staged force feedback transitioning between control statesINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2022·Granted Jul 18, 2023·2 cites·12 claims
- 0592US9999475B2Actuated cannula sealINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2017·Granted Jun 19, 2018·9 cites·20 claims
- 0691US11137414B2Integrated Fiber Bragg Grating accelerometer in a surgical instrumentINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2019·Granted Oct 5, 2021·5 cites·11 claims
- 0791US9817019B2Integrated fiber bragg grating accelerometer in a surgical instrumentINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2014·Granted Nov 14, 2017·6 cites·22 claims
- 0890US12023205B2Breakage detection of tension element for counterbalance mechanismINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2021·Granted Jul 2, 2024·2 cites·20 claims
- 0988US12114954B2Uniform scaling of haptic actuatorsINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2022·Granted Oct 15, 2024·1 cites·20 claims
- 1087US11357587B2Staged force feedback transitioning between control statesINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2017·Granted Jun 14, 2022·7 cites·19 claims
- 1187US10966792B2System and method for providing surgical instrument force feedbackINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2019·Granted Apr 6, 2021·4 cites·17 claims
- 1286US9572626B2Actuated cannula sealINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2014·Granted Feb 21, 2017·14 cites·45 claims
- 1385US10898284B2System and method for providing surgical instrument force feedbackINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2019·Granted Jan 26, 2021·3 cites·13 claims
- 1484US12242662B2Hand presence sensing at control input deviceINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2020·Granted Mar 4, 2025·2 cites·20 claims
- 1584US11376087B2Uniform scaling of haptic actuatorsINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2017·Granted Jul 5, 2022·5 cites·27 claims
- 1681US9314926B2Compact needle manipulator for targeted interventionsINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2013·Granted Apr 19, 2016·10 cites·24 claims
- 1780US10470796B2Cannula with sensors to measure patient bodywall forcesINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2015·Granted Nov 12, 2019·4 cites·20 claims
- 1879US2024407877A1System and method for repositioning input control devicesINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2024·Application pending·0 cites
- 1978US11726106B2Integrated Fiber Bragg Grating accelerometer in a surgical instrumentINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2021·Granted Aug 15, 2023·0 cites·14 claims
- 2078US2025387923A1Moveable display systemINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2025·Application pending·0 cites
- 2177US11369411B2Cannula with sensors to measure patient bodywall forcesINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2019·Granted Jun 28, 2022·2 cites·12 claims
- 2277US2024398497A1Uniform scaling of haptic actuatorsINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2024·Application pending·0 cites
- 2375US11944397B2System and method for providing surgical instrument force feedbackINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2021·Granted Apr 2, 2024·0 cites·20 claims
- 2475US2025010470A1Guided tool changeINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2024·Application pending·0 cites
- 2567US2022378474A1Cannula with sensors to measure patient bodywall forcesINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2022·Application pending·0 cites
- 2663US12376925B2Automatic motion damping of teleoperated surgical system manipulatorsINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2022·Granted Aug 5, 2025·0 cites·7 claims
- 2763US8585734B2Ergonomic handle and articulating laparoscopic toolHALLBECK M SUSAN·Filed 2009·Granted Nov 19, 2013·6 cites·18 claims
- 2861US12102406B2System and method for repositioning input control devicesINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2018·Granted Oct 1, 2024·0 cites·27 claims
- 2956US12415284B2Moveable display systemINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2020·Granted Sep 16, 2025·0 cites·20 claims
- 3055US2023393544A1Techniques for adjusting a headrest of a computer-assisted systemINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2023·Application pending·0 cites
- 3147US2014066978A1Ergonomic handle and articulating laparoscopic toolUNIV NEBRASKA·Filed 2013·Application pending·0 cites
- 3241US2005187575A1Ergonomic handle and articulating laparoscopic toolFiled 2005·Application pending·0 cites
- 3339US2022296323A1Moveable display unit on trackINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2020·Application pending·0 cites
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