Inventor · San Francisco, CA, US

Alex S. Goldenberg

33Patents
20h-index
27Co-inventors
85Inventor score

Filing activity: Feb 14, 2001 → Jun 7, 2024

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US7742036B2 System and method for controlling haptic devices having multiple operational modes Physics 1,264 Active
US6636197B1 Haptic feedback effects for control, knobs and other interface devices Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 453 Expired
US7336260B2 Method and apparatus for providing tactile sensations Electricity 202 Expired
US7218310B2 Providing enhanced haptic feedback effects Physics 172 Expired
US7791588B2 System and method for mapping instructions associated with haptic feedback Physics 164 Active
US6864877B2 Directional tactile feedback for haptic feedback interface devices Physics 160 Expired
US8092397B2 Apparatus for measuring distal forces on a working instrument Human Necessities 144 Active
US7808488B2 Method and apparatus for providing tactile sensations Electricity 119 Active
US8083691B2 Apparatus and method for sensing force Human Necessities 106 Active
US8159461B2 Method and apparatus for providing tactile sensations Electricity 100 Active
US7446752B2 Controlling haptic sensations for vibrotactile feedback interface devices Physics 97 Expired
US8773356B2 Method and apparatus for providing tactile sensations Electricity 70 Active
US7233476B2 Actuator thermal protection in haptic feedback devices Physics 70 Expired
US8593269B2 System and method for controlling haptic devices having multiple operational modes Physics 57 Active
US8427286B2 System and method for controlling haptic devices having multiple operational modes Physics 53 Active
US8052621B2 Method of sensing forces on a working instrument Human Necessities 44 Active
US7667687B2 Resistive and hybrid control schemes for haptic feedback interface devices Physics 31 Expired
US8388556B2 Method of sensing forces on a working instrument Human Necessities 25 Active
US7327348B2 Haptic feedback effects for control knobs and other interface devices Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 25 Expired
US8519948B2 Control schemes for haptic feedback interface devices Physics 22 Active
US9855186B2 Devices and methods for promoting female sexual wellness and satisfaction Human Necessities 16 Active
US8372019B2 Apparatus and method for sensing force on a robotically controlled medical instrument Human Necessities 15 Active
US7821493B2 Providing enhanced haptic feedback effects Physics 14 Active
US9480820B2 Apparatus and method for sensing force on a robotically controlled medical instrument Human Necessities 4 Active
US10520923B2 Method and system for automated toolpath generation Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 3 Active

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