Baptiste Merminod
28Patents
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49Co-inventors
75Inventor score
Filing activity: Dec 27, 2000 → Feb 29, 2024
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US6809727B2 | Roller with tactile feedback | Physics | 70 | Expired |
| US6937225B1 | Notification mechanisms on a control device | Physics | 67 | Expired |
| US8500348B2 | Keyboard with ultra-durable keys | Electricity | 62 | Active |
| US8870477B2 | Keyboard with back-lighted ultra-durable keys | Electricity | 53 | Active |
| US9367146B2 | Input device with multiple touch-sensitive zones | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 53 | Active |
| US7439954B2 | Multi-light-source illumination system for optical pointing devices | Physics | 44 | Active |
| US6879316B2 | Pointing device with pressure sensitive resistor | Physics | 31 | Expired |
| US7170488B2 | Pointing device with solid-state roller | Physics | 30 | Expired |
| US10642467B2 | Input device including a ratchet system with an electromagnetic actuator | Electricity | 28 | Active |
| US7688309B2 | Optical displacement module and method to reduce the size of an optical pointing device thereof | Electricity | 8 | Active |
| US7131751B1 | Attachment system for use in an optical illumination system | Physics | 4 | Expired |
| US10402077B2 | Mechanical ratchet system for a knob | Electricity | 3 | Active |
| US10140008B2 | Mechanical ratchet system for a knob | Electricity | 2 | Active |
| US8937602B2 | System and method for rocking finger and static finger detection on an input device | Physics | 1 | Active |
| US10459618B2 | Input device including a mechanical ratchet system with smart shift | Electricity | 1 | Active |
| US8194039B2 | Pointing device with solid-state roller | Physics | 1 | Active |
| US9569008B1 | Solid state input device | Physics | 1 | Active |
| US9201559B2 | Method of operating a multi-zone input device | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 1 | Active |
| US8373676B2 | Pointing device with solid-state roller | Physics | 1 | Active |
| US10191518B2 | Solid state input device | Physics | 1 | Active |
| US12032760B2 | Motorized scroll wheel for an input device | Physics | 1 | Active |
| US11625159B2 | Input device including a ratchet system with an electromagnetic actuator | Electricity | 1 | Active |
| US9182833B2 | Control system for multi-zone input device | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 0 | Active |
| US8633893B2 | Pointing device with solid-state roller | Physics | 0 | Active |
| US12379793B2 | Motorized scroll wheel for an input device | Physics | 0 | Active |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.