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US 6,468,203 · Confirmation No. 7425

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Inventor: Amir Belson

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	2007-01-17	`PA..`	Power of Attorney	1	View
	2001-07-16	`TRNA`	Transmittal of New Application	1	View
	2001-07-16	`DRW`	Drawings-only black and white line drawings	7	View
	2001-02-20	`TRNA`	Transmittal of New Application	3	View
	2001-02-20	`SPEC`	Specification	15	View
	2001-02-20	`CLM`	Claims	6	View
	2001-02-20	`ABST`	Abstract	1	View
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	2001-02-20	`OATH`	Oath or Declaration filed	3	View

Inventors

Amir Belson Cupertino, CA

Attorneys & Agents of Record

LINDA GONT Reg. 67715 Agent · SHAY GLENN LLP

POUYA YAGHMAIE Reg. 73802 Attorney · WILSON SONSINI

DOUGLAS LIMBACH Reg. 35249 Attorney · SHAY GLENN LLP

ROBERT ANTONIO Reg. 63136 Agent · PARADICE AND LI LLP

EVITA GRANT Reg. 83545 Agent · YAABA P.C

GARRETT O'SULLIVAN Reg. 73556 Agent

WALTER GLENN Reg. 44713 Attorney · SHAY GLENN LLP

JUSTIN THOMAS Reg. 63301 Attorney · SHAY GLENN LLP

YASIR DIAB Reg. 80178 Agent · SHAY GLENN LLP

RICHARD SHOOP Reg. 45763 Attorney · SHAY GLENN LLP

KAREN MCSWAIN Reg. 64306 Agent · SHAY GLENN LLP

FRANK NGUYEN Reg. 39790 Attorney · INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS INC.

CHRISTOPHER ALLENBY Reg. 45906 Attorney

Classification

USPC 600/146

A61B1/0051 A61B1/0053 A61B2034/301 A61B2034/741 A61B2034/742 A61B1/0016 A61B1/0058 A61B1/008 A61B1/31 A61B5/065

Prosecution

Examiner: RAM, JOCELYN D
Art Unit: 3739
Customer No.: 87843
Docket No.: 11042-704.201
Confirmation No.: 7425

Publication

Pub. No.: US20020022765A1
Pub. Date: 2002-02-21

Patent Term Adjustment

0days

Parent Claims priority from a provisional application

App. 60/194,140

Filed 2000-04-03 · Provisional Application Expired

Child is a Continuation in-part of

App. 11/228,025

Filed 2005-09-14 · Abandoned -- Failure to Respond to an Office Action

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Filed 2005-09-14 · Abandoned -- Failure to Respond to an Office Action

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App. 12/950,921 · US 8,845,524

Filed 2010-11-19 · Patented Case

Child is a Continuation of

App. 10/923,602

Filed 2004-08-20 · Abandoned -- Failure to Respond to an Office Action

Child is a Continuation of

App. 15/229,177 · US 10,327,625

Filed 2016-08-05 · Patent Expired Due to NonPayment of Maintenance Fees Under 37 CFR 1.362

Child is a Continuation of

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Filed 2002-08-26 · Patented Case

Child is a Continuation in-part of

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Filed 2001-10-02 · Patented Case

Child is a Continuation in-part of

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Filed 2002-05-02 · Patented Case

Child is a Continuation in-part of

App. 10/306,580 · US 6,984,203

Filed 2002-11-27 · Patented Case

Child is a Continuation in-part of

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Filed 2004-01-29 · Abandoned -- Failure to Respond to an Office Action

Child is a Continuation in-part of

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Filed 2004-01-29 · Abandoned -- Failure to Respond to an Office Action

Child is a Continuation in-part of

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Filed 2004-08-20 · Abandoned -- Failure to Respond to an Office Action

Child is a Continuation in-part of

App. 11/016,659

Filed 2004-12-17 · Abandoned -- Failure to Respond to an Office Action

Child is a Continuation in-part of

App. 13/180,501 · US 8,721,530

Filed 2011-07-11 · Patent Expired Due to NonPayment of Maintenance Fees Under 37 CFR 1.362

Child is a Continuation of

App. 13/962,264 · US 9,427,282

Filed 2013-08-08 · Patent Expired Due to NonPayment of Maintenance Fees Under 37 CFR 1.362

Child is a Continuation of

App. 11/129,168 · US 8,834,354

Filed 2005-05-13 · Patented Case

Child is a Continuation in-part of

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Filed 2002-08-27 · Patented Case

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Filed 2004-01-29 · Abandoned -- Failure to Respond to an Office Action

Child is a Continuation in-part of

App. 11/019,962

Filed 2004-12-20 · Abandoned -- Failure to Respond to an Office Action

Child is a Continuation in-part of

App. 11/019,963

Filed 2004-12-20 · Abandoned -- Failure to Respond to an Office Action

Child is a Continuation of

App. 10/228,583 · US 6,869,396

Filed 2002-08-26 · Patented Case

Child is a Continuation of

App. 11/129,172 · US 8,062,212

Filed 2005-05-13 · Patent Expired Due to NonPayment of Maintenance Fees Under 37 CFR 1.362

Child is a Continuation in-part of

App. 10/768,605

Filed 2004-01-29 · Abandoned -- Failure to Respond to an Office Action

Child is a Continuation in-part of

App. 11/228,024

Filed 2005-09-14 · Abandoned -- Failure to Respond to an Office Action

Child is a Continuation in-part of

App. 11/227,371

Filed 2005-09-14 · Abandoned -- Failure to Respond to an Office Action

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App. 14/449,925

Filed 2014-08-01 · Abandoned -- Failure to Respond to an Office Action

Child is a Continuation in-part of

App. 14/486,708 · US 9,808,140

Filed 2014-09-15 · Patent Expired Due to NonPayment of Maintenance Fees Under 37 CFR 1.362

Child PCT is a Continuation of

PCT/US2001/010907

Filed 2001-04-03 · PCT - IPER (International Preliminary Examination Report) 409-416 Mailed

Child is a Continuation of

App. 13/535,979 · US 8,641,602

Filed 2012-06-28 · Patent Expired Due to NonPayment of Maintenance Fees Under 37 CFR 1.362

Child is a Continuation in-part of

App. 10/622,801

Filed 2003-07-18 · Abandoned -- Failure to Respond to an Office Action

Child is a Continuation in-part of

App. 11/227,978

Filed 2005-09-14 · Abandoned -- Failure to Respond to an Office Action

Child is a Continuation in-part of

App. 11/554,165

Filed 2006-10-30 · Abandoned -- Failure to Respond to an Office Action

Child is a Continuation in-part of

App. 14/537,127 · US 10,105,036

Filed 2014-11-10 · Patent Expired Due to NonPayment of Maintenance Fees Under 37 CFR 1.362

Child is a Continuation of

App. 14/449,925

Filed 2014-08-01 · Abandoned -- Failure to Respond to an Office Action

Child is a Continuation of

App. 16/443,070 · US 11,026,564

Filed 2019-06-17 · Patent Expired Due to NonPayment of Maintenance Fees Under 37 CFR 1.362

Child is a Continuation of

App. 13/283,170 · US 8,827,894

Filed 2011-10-27 · Patent Expired Due to NonPayment of Maintenance Fees Under 37 CFR 1.362

Child is a Continuation in-part of

App. 10/087,100 · US 6,800,056

Filed 2002-03-01 · Patented Case

Child is a Continuation in-part of

App. 10/402,599 · US 7,087,013

Filed 2003-03-27 · Patented Case

Child is a Continuation in-part of

App. 11/227,956

Filed 2005-09-14 · Abandoned -- Failure to Respond to an Office Action

Child is a Continuation in-part of

App. 11/228,014

Filed 2005-09-14 · Abandoned -- Failure to Respond to an Office Action

Child is a Continuation in-part of

App. 11/226,999

Filed 2005-09-14 · Abandoned -- Failure to Respond to an Office Action

Child is a Continuation in-part of

App. 11/481,483

Filed 2006-07-05 · Abandoned -- Failure to Respond to an Office Action

Child is a Continuation in-part of

App. 11/796,220

Filed 2007-04-27 · Abandoned -- Failure to Respond to an Office Action

Child is a Continuation in-part of

App. 12/042,202

Filed 2008-03-04 · Abandoned -- Failure to Respond to an Office Action

Child is a Continuation of

App. 10/850,360 · US 8,517,923

Filed 2004-05-19 · Patent Expired Due to NonPayment of Maintenance Fees Under 37 CFR 1.362

Child is a Continuation of

App. 11/129,093 · US 8,226,546

Filed 2005-05-13 · Patented Case

Child is a Continuation of

App. 14/833,921 · US 10,893,794

Filed 2015-08-24 · Patent Expired Due to NonPayment of Maintenance Fees Under 37 CFR 1.362

Child is a Continuation of

App. 13/446,319

Filed 2012-04-13 · Abandoned -- Incomplete Application (Pre-examination)

Child is a Continuation in-part of

App. 11/228,013

Filed 2005-09-14 · Abandoned -- Failure to Respond to an Office Action

Child is a Continuation in-part of

App. 10/229,577 · US 6,858,005

Filed 2002-08-27 · Patented Case

Child is a Continuation in-part of

App. 16/123,309 · US 10,736,490

Filed 2018-09-06 · Patent Expired Due to NonPayment of Maintenance Fees Under 37 CFR 1.362

Child is a Continuation of

App. 11/481,483

Filed 2006-07-05 · Abandoned -- Failure to Respond to an Office Action

Child is a Continuation of

App. 10/229,189 · US 7,044,907

Filed 2002-08-26 · Patented Case

Child is a Continuation of

App. 14/148,322 · US 9,138,132

Filed 2014-01-06 · Patent Expired Due to NonPayment of Maintenance Fees Under 37 CFR 1.362

INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS, INC.

from INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.

ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded 2013-01-18

029656/0948 →

INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.

from NEOGUIDE SYSTEMS, INC.

ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded 2009-05-18

022703/0493 →

NEOGUIDE SYSTEMS, INC

from VENTURE LENDING AND LEASING IV/V, INC.

TERMINATION OF SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded 2009-05-11

022668/0204 →

VENTURE LENDING & LEASING IV, INC., VENTURE LENDING & LEASING V, INC.

from NEOGUIDE SYSTEMS, INC.

SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded 2007-05-25

019366/0663 →

NEOGUIDE SYSTEMS, INC.

from BELSON, AMIR

ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded 2006-09-07

018216/0642 →

VENTURE LENDING & LEASING III, INC.

from NEOGUIDE SYSTEMS, INC.

SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded 2002-10-07

013357/0635 →

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Quick Facts

Patent No.: US 6,468,203
App. No.: 09/790,204
Filed: 2001-02-20
Granted: 2002-10-22
Pub. No.: US20020022765A1
Examiner: RAM, JOCELYN D
Art Unit: 3739
PTA: 0 days

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