Inventor profile of:

Brian D. Hoffman

City:

Mountain View, California

Country:

United States

Published Applications:

81

Last publication date:

2026-10-08

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Recent patent applications by Hoffman Brian D.

Brian D. Hoffman from Mountain View, US has applied for patents for these inventions. The list has both pending applications and granted patents:

#1 | 2026-10-08
US20260306200A1
Human necessities

SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ONSCREEN MENUS IN A TELEOPERATIONAL MEDICAL SYSTEM

#2 | 2026-10-01
US20260294567A1
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TELEOPERATED SURGICAL SYSTEM WITH PATIENT HEALTH RECORDS BASED INSTRUMENT CONTROL

#3 | 2026-06-18
US20260165558A1
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SURGICAL SYSTEM INCLUDING A NON-WHITE LIGHT GENERAL ILLUMINATOR

#4 | 2026-01-29
US20260026681A1
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CLOSED-LOOP CONTROL OF ILLUMINATION IN AN ENDOSCOPIC CAMERA SYSTEM

#5 | 2025-12-25
US20250387185A1
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TELEOPERATED SURGICAL SYSTEM WITH SURGEON SKILL LEVEL BASED INSTRUMENT CONTROL

#6 | 2025-11-06
US20250339222A1
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CONFIGURING SURGICAL SYSTEM WITH SURGICAL PROCEDURES ATLAS

#7 | 2025-05-15
US20250152298A1
Human necessities

SURGICAL SYSTEM WITH MULTI-MODALITY IMAGE DISPLAY

#8 | 2025-05-15
US20250152297A1
Human necessities

SURGICAL SYSTEM WITH MULTI-MODALITY IMAGE DISPLAY

#9 | 2025-03-20
US20250090241A1
Human necessities

SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TRACKING A POSITION OF A ROBOTICALLY-MANIPULATED SURGICAL INSTRUMENT

#10 | 2025-01-16
US20250017673A1
Human necessities

TELEOPERATED SURGICAL SYSTEM WITH PATIENT HEALTH RECORDS BASED INSTRUMENT CONTROL

#11 | 2024-10-10
US20240338421A1
Physics

CONVOLUTIONAL NEURAL NETWORKS FOR EFFICIENT TISSUE SEGMENTATION

#12 | 2024-08-08
US20240261047A1
Human necessities

SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR OFFSCREEN INDICATION OF INSTRUMENTS IN A TELEOPERATIONAL MEDICAL SYSTEM

#13 | 2024-07-11
US20240232222A1
Physics

SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SYNCHRONIZING NODES OF A ROBOTIC SYSTEM

#14 | 2024-06-20
US20240197421A1
Human necessities

TELEOPERATED SURGICAL SYSTEM WITH SURGEON SKILL LEVEL BASED INSTRUMENT CONTROL

#15 | 2024-06-06
US20240180404A1
Human necessities

Simultaneous white light and hyperspectral light imaging systems

#16 | 2024-04-04
US20240108425A1
Human necessities

SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ONSCREEN MENUS IN A TELEOPERATIONAL MEDICAL SYSTEM

#17 | 2024-02-01
US20240037721A1
Physics

Systems and methods for emulating far-range lighting for an operational scene illuminated by close-range light

#18 | 2024-01-25
US20240024051A1
Human necessities

CONFIGURING SURGICAL SYSTEM WITH SURGICAL PROCEDURES ATLAS

#19 | 2023-11-23
US20230371783A1
Human necessities

SURGICAL SYSTEM INCLUDING A NON-WHITE LIGHT GENERAL ILLUMINATOR

#20 | 2023-09-14
US20230289366A1
Physics

Systems and methods for synchronizing nodes of a robotic system

#21 | 2023-08-10
US20230249354A1
Performing operations; transporting

SYNTHETIC REPRESENTATION OF A SURGICAL ROBOT

#22 | 2023-01-26
US20230022933A1
Physics

Systems and methods for emulating far-range lighting for an operational scene illuminated by close-range light

#23 | 2022-12-08
US20220387119A1
Human necessities

TELEOPERATED SURGICAL SYSTEM WITH SCAN BASED POSITIONING

#24 | 2022-09-22
US20220296317A1
Human necessities

Providing information of tools by filtering image areas adjacent to or on displayed images of the tools

#25 | 2022-08-04
US20220241039A1
Human necessities

Systems and methods for onscreen menus in a teleoperational medical system

#26 | 2022-07-14
US20220218426A1
Human necessities

Systems and methods for offscreen indication of instruments in a teleoperational medical system

#27 | 2022-07-14
US20220218424A1
Human necessities

SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TISSUE CONTACT DETECTION AND FOR AUTO-EXPOSURE AND ILLUMINATION CONTROL

#28 | 2022-06-09
US20220175473A1
Human necessities

USING MODEL DATA TO GENERATE AN ENHANCED DEPTH MAP IN A COMPUTER-ASSISTED SURGICAL SYSTEM

#29 | 2021-12-30
US20210407053A1
Physics

Systems and methods for emulating far-range lighting for an operational scene illuminated by close-range light

#30 | 2021-12-30
US20210406596A1
Physics

Convolutional neural networks for efficient tissue segmentation

#31 | 2021-12-16
US20210386279A1
Human necessities

CLOSED-LOOP CONTROL OF ILLUMINATION IN AN ENDOSCOPIC CAMERA SYSTEM

#32 | 2021-11-04
US20210338054A1
Human necessities

OFF-CAMERA CALIBRATION PARAMETERS FOR AN IMAGE CAPTURE DEVICE

#33 | 2021-10-14
US20210315650A1
Human necessities

Configuring surgical system with surgical procedures atlas

#34 | 2021-09-23
US20210290317A1
Human necessities

Systems and methods for tracking a position of a robotically-manipulated surgical instrument

#35 | 2021-08-19
US20210251701A1
Human necessities

METHODS AND DEVICES FOR TABLE POSE TRACKING USING FIDUCIAL MARKERS

#36 | 2021-07-22
US20210220078A1
Human necessities

Systems and methods for measuring a distance using a stereoscopic endoscope

#37 | 2021-05-20
US20210145249A1
Human necessities

Surgical system including a non-white light general illuminator

#38 | 2021-04-01
US20210093402A1
Human necessities

Systems and methods for onscreen menus in a teleoperational medical system

#39 | 2021-01-07
US20210000546A1
Human necessities

Methods and system for performing 3-D tool tracking by fusion of sensor and/or camera derived data during minimally invasive robotic surgery

#40 | 2020-11-26
US20200368915A1
Performing operations; transporting

Synthetic representation of a surgical robot

#41 | 2020-08-06
US20200246105A1
Human necessities

SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ILLUMINATION OF A PATIENT ANATOMY IN A TELEOPERATIONAL SYSTEM

#42 | 2020-06-18
US20200192911A1
Physics

Systems and methods for synchronizing nodes of a robotic system

#43 | 2020-06-18
US20200188057A1
Human necessities

SURGICAL SYSTEM WITH MULTI-MODALITY IMAGE DISPLAY

#44 | 2020-06-18
US20200188047A1
Human necessities

Teleoperated surgical system with scan based positioning

#45 | 2020-03-26
US20200093357A1
Human necessities

AUGMENTED VISUALIZATION USING A CAPTURED VISIBLE IMAGE COMBINED WITH A FLUORESCENCE IMAGE AND A CAPTURED VISIBLE IMAGE

#46 | 2020-03-19
US20200085520A1
Human necessities

Providing information of tools by filtering image areas adjacent to or on displayed images of the tools

#47 | 2020-03-12
US20200078108A1
Human necessities

System and method for tissue contact detection and for auto-exposure and illumination control

#48 | 2020-03-12
US20200077870A1
Human necessities

Surgical system including a non-white light general illuminator

#49 | 2020-01-02
US20200007856A1
Electricity

Automated panning and zooming in teleoperated surgical systems with stereo displays

#50 | 2019-09-19
US20190282312A1
Human necessities

Teleoperated surgical system with surgeon skill level based instrument control

#51 | 2019-09-19
US20190282311A1
Human necessities

Teleoperated surgical system with patient health records based instrument control

#52 | 2019-08-15
US20190247131A1
Human necessities

Methods and system for performing 3-D tool tracking by fusion of sensor and/or camera derived data during minimally invasive robotic surgery

#53 | 2019-08-01
US20190231459A1
Human necessities

Systems and methods for onscreen menus in a teleoperational medical system

#54 | 2019-07-04
US20190200848A1
Human necessities

Simultaneous white light and hyperspectral light imaging systems

#55 | 2019-06-27
US20190192233A1
Human necessities

Methods and devices for table pose tracking using fiducial markers

#56 | 2019-02-28
US20190060013A1
Human necessities

Method and apparatus to project light pattern to determine distance in a surgical scene

#57 | 2019-02-14
US20190047154A1
Performing operations; transporting

Synthetic representation of a surgical robot

#58 | 2018-11-08
US20180324414A1
Electricity

Automated panning in robotic surgical systems based on tool tracking

#59 | 2018-08-09
US20180225855A1
Physics

Rendering tool information as graphic overlays on displayed images of tools

#60 | 2018-07-05
US20180185110A1
Human necessities

Multi-User Medical Robotic System for Collaboration or Training in Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures

#61 | 2018-06-07
US20180153632A1
Human necessities

Configuring surgical system with surgical procedures atlas

#62 | 2018-05-10
US20180126559A9
Performing operations; transporting

SYNTHETIC REPRESENTATION OF A SURGICAL ROBOT

#63 | 2018-03-15
US20180075120A1
Physics

Systems and methods for synchronizing nodes of a robotic system

#64 | 2018-01-04
US20180000329A1
Human necessities

Augmented visualization for a surgical robot using a captured visible image combined with a fluorescence image and a captured visible image

#65 | 2017-11-23
US20170339399A1
Electricity

Apparatus for automated panning and zooming in robotic surgical systems

#66 | 2017-11-02
US20170312036A1
Human necessities

Methods and system for performing 3-D tool tracking by fusion of sensor and/or camera derived data during minimally invasive robotic surgery

#67 | 2017-10-05
US20170282372A1
Performing operations; transporting

Synthetic representation of a surgical robot

#68 | 2017-09-14
US20170258537A1
Human necessities

Multi-user medical robotic system for collaboration or training in minimally invasive surgical procedures

#69 | 2017-08-31
US20170245948A1
Human necessities

Synthetic representation of a surgical instrument

#70 | 2017-06-15
US20170165013A1
Human necessities

Systems and methods for offscreen indication of instruments in a teleoperational medical system

#71 | 2017-04-27
US20170112354A1
Human necessities

Surgical system including a non-white light general illuminator

#72 | 2017-04-06
US20170095297A1
Human necessities

System and method for tissue contact detection and for auto-exposure and illumination control

#73 | 2017-03-23
US20170079726A1
Human necessities

Methods and system for performing 3-D tool tracking by fusion of sensor and/or camera derived data during minimally invasive robotic surgery

#74 | 2017-03-23
US20170079725A1
Human necessities

Methods and system for performing 3-D tool tracking by fusion of sensor and/or camera derived data during minimally invasive robotic surgery

#75 | 2017-03-23
US20170079722A1
Human necessities

Methods and devices for table pose tracking using fudicial markers

#76 | 2016-12-08
US20160357838A1
Physics

Systems and methods for synchronizing nodes of a robotic system

#77 | 2015-07-02
US20150189148A1
Electricity

Imaging mode blooming suppression

#78 | 2014-08-21
US20140236894A1
Physics

Systems and methods for synchronizing nodes of a robotic system

#79 | 2014-08-21
US20140232824A1
Electricity

Providing information of tools by filtering image areas adjacent to or on displayed images of the tools

#80 | 2014-05-15
US20140135792A1
Human necessities

Synthetic representation of a surgical instrument

#81 | 2012-01-05
US20120002012A1
Electricity

Imaging mode blooming suppression

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