Inventor · San Jose, CA, US

Ali Modarres

84Patents
16h-index
31Co-inventors
80Inventor score

Filing activity: Jul 30, 2009 → Feb 27, 2020

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US8523043B2 Surgical stapler having haptic feedback Human Necessities 2,105 Active
US8801710B2 Electrosurgical sealing tool having haptic feedback Human Necessities 1,090 Active
US8390594B2 Haptic feedback using composite piezoelectric actuator Electricity 151 Active
US9582178B2 Systems and methods for multi-pressure interaction on touch-sensitive surfaces Physics 100 Active
US9405369B2 Simulation of tangible user interface interactions and gestures using array of haptic cells Physics 73 Active
US9274603B2 Method and apparatus to provide haptic feedback based on media content and one or more external parameters Physics 58 Active
US9939900B2 System and method for a haptically-enabled deformable surface Physics 47 Active
US9729730B2 Systems and methods for perceptual normalization of haptic effects Physics 41 Active
US9870053B2 Systems and methods for haptic feedback using laterally driven piezoelectric actuators Physics 38 Active
US8730182B2 Systems and methods for piezo-based haptic feedback Physics 35 Active
US9501149B2 System for haptically representing sensor input Physics 34 Active
US9928701B2 Method and system for providing haptic effects based on information complementary to multimedia content Electricity 27 Active
US9639158B2 Systems and methods for generating friction and vibrotactile effects Physics 23 Active
US9524030B2 Haptic feedback for interactions with foldable-bendable displays Electricity 23 Active
US8860563B2 Haptic effect conversion system using granular synthesis Physics 22 Active
US9606624B2 Systems and methods for surface elements that provide electrostatic haptic effects Physics 17 Active
US8506369B2 Programmable game-based haptic enabled gun controller Human Necessities 15 Active
US9827904B2 Systems and methods for enhanced continuous awareness in vehicles using haptic feedback Performing Operations; Transporting 15 Active
US10152131B2 Systems and methods for multi-pressure interaction on touch-sensitive surfaces Physics 14 Active
US9535550B2 Systems and methods for deformation-based haptic effects Physics 14 Active
US8610549B2 Systems and methods for providing haptic feedback at multiple resonance frequencies Electricity 12 Active
US9335823B2 Systems and methods for haptically-enabled conformed and multifaceted displays Physics 12 Active
US9405368B2 Passive stiffness and active deformation haptic output devices for flexible displays Physics 12 Active
US9965034B2 Systems and methods for a haptically-enabled projected user interface Physics 11 Active
US9116546B2 System for haptically representing sensor input Physics 10 Active

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