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Immersion, LLC

1,142Patents
890Active
1,142Granted
64Portfolio score

Filing activity: Nov 17, 1995 → Apr 13, 2022 · 180 expiring within 5 years

Most-cited patents

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US8523043B2 Surgical stapler having haptic feedback Human Necessities 2,105 Active
US6037927A Method and apparatus for providing force feedback to the user of an interactive computer simulation Physics 1,314 Expired
US7742036B2 System and method for controlling haptic devices having multiple operational modes Physics 1,264 Active
US6697048B2 Computer interface apparatus including linkage having flex Electricity 1,229 Expired
US8739033B2 Devices using tactile feedback to deliver silent status information Electricity 1,199 Active
US7161580B2 Haptic feedback using rotary harmonic moving mass Physics 1,143 Expired
US8801710B2 Electrosurgical sealing tool having haptic feedback Human Necessities 1,090 Active
US7056123B2 Interface apparatus with cable-driven force feedback and grounded actuators Physics 775 Expired
US6429846B2 Haptic feedback for touchpads and other touch controls Electricity 708 Expired
US8834465B2 Modular tool with signal feedback Human Necessities 705 Active
US9579143B2 Electrosurgical tool having tactile feedback Human Necessities 684 Active
US5805140A High bandwidth force feedback interface using voice coils and flexures Electricity 629 Expired
US6822635B2 Haptic interface for laptop computers and other portable devices Electricity 532 Expired
US5929846A Force feedback interface device including grounded sensor system Electricity 466 Expired
US6128006A Force feedback mouse wheel and other control wheels Physics 465 Expired
US6154198A Force feedback interface apparatus including backlash and for generating feel sensations Physics 456 Expired
US6636197B1 Haptic feedback effects for control, knobs and other interface devices Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 453 Expired
US5999168A Haptic accelerator for force feedback computer peripherals Electricity 378 Expired
US5959613A Method and apparatus for shaping force signals for a force feedback device Electricity 369 Expired
US6219032A Method for providing force feedback to a user of an interface device based on interactions of a controlled cursor with graphical elements in a graphical user interface Electricity 352 Expired
US6154201A Control knob with multiple degrees of freedom and force feedback Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 346 Expired
US6020876A Force feedback interface with selective disturbance filter Physics 342 Expired
US6028593A Method and apparatus for providing simulated physical interactions within computer generated environments Electricity 325 Expired
US5889670A Method and apparatus for tactilely responsive user interface Electricity 323 Expired
US6211861A Tactile mouse device Electricity 315 Expired

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Counts and citation impact are objective bibliographic measures.