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Awards

Medtronic Star of Excellence Award Winner  - 2025​​​​

I am proud to have been recognized by the Global Medtronic Leadership team as a subsystem lead on this endoluminal project.

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Patents

USPTO Number: US20250108189A1 20 Sept 2024

Application Title: Endoluminal Robotic Catheter Control System

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International Patent Application Number: WO2026018118A1 09 July 2025

Application Title: Surgical Robotic System and Method for Preoperative Planning

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International Patent Application Number: WO2026015700A1 10 July 2025

Application Title: Surgical Robotic System for Controlling Laparoscopic and Endoluminal Instruments
 

International Patent Application Number:  WO2026024691A1 22 July 2025

Application Title: Fixed Mechanical Catheter Steering System

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Some provisional patents are not yet available to the public due to ongoing development. I can provide limited information upon request.

Medtronic Technical Excellence Grant Recipient - 2024

$15,000 Award

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I was awarded this grant after leading a project to greatly improve the reliability a Hugo RAS subsystem. I am honored to have recieved this award.

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Publications

IEEE Aerospace Conference - 2019

Design and Experimental Validation of a Martian Water Extraction System

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NASA Moon to Mars Ice Prospecting Challenge

Finalist, Best Technical Paper - 2019

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First Place, Most Water Extracted - 2018

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Northeastern University

Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering - 2021

Magna Cum Laude, Minor in Mathematics, Deans List

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Certified SolidWorks Professional: C-XPY9628XWC

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This professional portfolio is unaffiliated with any included company. 

©2024 by Ben Zinser.

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