Inventor · Sunnyvale, CA, US

Adam C. Braun

81Patents
44h-index
28Co-inventors
88Inventor score

Filing activity: Dec 1, 1995 → Nov 27, 2019

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5691898A Safe and low cost computer peripherals with force feedback for consumer applications Electricity 696 Expired
US5734373A Method and apparatus for controlling force feedback interface systems utilizing a host computer Electricity 651 Expired
US6636197B1 Haptic feedback effects for control, knobs and other interface devices Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 453 Expired
US5959613A Method and apparatus for shaping force signals for a force feedback device Electricity 369 Expired
US6154201A Control knob with multiple degrees of freedom and force feedback Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 346 Expired
US6300936A Force feedback system including multi-tasking graphical host environment and interface device Electricity 251 Expired
US6448977B1 Textures and other spatial sensations for a relative haptic interface device Electricity 226 Expired
US5929607A Low cost force feedback interface with efficient power sourcing Electricity 223 Expired
US5907487A Force feedback device with safety feature Electricity 220 Expired
US7218310B2 Providing enhanced haptic feedback effects Physics 172 Expired
US6686911B1 Control knob with control modes and force feedback Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 171 Expired
US6864877B2 Directional tactile feedback for haptic feedback interface devices Physics 160 Expired
US6348911B1 Force feedback device including safety switch and force magnitude ramping Electricity 158 Expired
US8188989B2 Control knob with multiple degrees of freedom and force feedback Electricity 155 Active
US6411276B1 Hybrid control of haptic feedback for host computer and interface device Physics 143 Expired
US7168042B2 Force effects for object types in a graphical user interface Electricity 141 Expired
US6271833A Low cost force feedback peripheral with button activated feel sensations Electricity 140 Expired
US6067077A Position sensing for force feedback devices Human Necessities 137 Expired
US6292174A Enhanced cursor control using limited-workspace force feedback devices Physics 134 Expired
US6252579A Interface device and method for providing enhanced cursor control with force feedback Physics 129 Expired
US6104382A Force feedback transmission mechanisms Physics 121 Expired
US7038657B2 Power management for interface devices applying forces Electricity 104 Expired
US7209117B2 Method and apparatus for streaming force values to a force feedback device Electricity 97 Expired
US6288705A Interface device and method for providing indexed cursor control with force feedback Physics 79 Expired
US6762745B1 Actuator control providing linear and continuous force output Physics 78 Expired

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.