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Joseph C. Merek

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3727
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3727
Total Applications
558
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325
Pending Applications
41
Abandoned Applications
192

Applications

Application numberTitle of the applicationFiling DateStatus
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18/985086
Robotic surgical system that identifies anatomical structures Dec 17, 2024 Issued
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18/976448
ROBOTIC SURGICAL SYSTEM WITH CONFIGURATION INFORMATION Dec 10, 2024 Pending
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18/886913
Surgical robotics systems and devices having a sterile restart, and methods thereof Sep 15, 2024 Issued
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18/882908
Harvesting method of snap-off picking gripper, and snap-off harvesting gripper Sep 11, 2024 Issued
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18/820541
VEHICULAR CONTROL SYSTEM WITH MULTIPLE EXTERIOR VIEWING CAMERAS Aug 29, 2024 Pending
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18/814375
METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR GENERATING A THERAPEUTIC MASSAGE PLAN Aug 22, 2024 Pending
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18/808899
SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GEO-FENCING DEVICE COMMUNICATIONS Aug 18, 2024 Pending
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18/806143
APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR SETTING FAULT-TOLERANT TIME INTERVAL WHEN VEHICLE DRIVING Aug 14, 2024 Pending
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18/797871
Method and system for verifying battery voltage detection of eco-friendly vehicles Aug 7, 2024 Issued
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18/789728
Robotic surgical system with artificial intelligence and feedback loops Jul 30, 2024 Issued
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18/778869
ACTIVE BACKDRIVING FOR A ROBOTIC ARM Jul 18, 2024 Pending
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18/765417
System and method for breakaway clutching in an articulated arm Jul 7, 2024 Issued
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18/758472
Method and system for augmenting real-fix tips with additional content Jun 27, 2024 Issued
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18/733673
SAFETY AND CONTROL ENHANCEMENT IN TELE-OPERATED PHYSICAL HUMAN-ROBOT INTERACTIONS Jun 3, 2024 Pending
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18/731745
UNIVERSAL MANIPULATION INTERFACE Jun 2, 2024 Pending
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18/676713
Projection of user interface pose command to reduced degree of freedom space for a surgical robot May 28, 2024 Issued
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18/670288
Systems and methods for sensor data packet processing and spatial memory updating for robotic platforms May 20, 2024 Issued
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18/660540
VERSATILE MOTION PRIORS FOR ARTIST-DIRECTABLE PHYSICAL CHARACTERS May 9, 2024 Pending
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18/652644
ROBOT SYSTEM, CONTROL APPARATUS OF ROBOT SYSTEM, CONTROL METHOD OF ROBOT SYSTEM, IMAGING APPARATUS, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Apr 30, 2024 Pending
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18/649576
INTERFACE AND CONTROL OF UNDERWATER ROBOTICS, INSTRUMENTS, AND SENSORS FROM A HUMAN OCCUPIED SUBMERGED SPACE Apr 28, 2024 Pending
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