Inventor · Vevey, CH

Baptiste Merminod

28Patents
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49Co-inventors
75Inventor score

Filing activity: Dec 27, 2000 → Feb 29, 2024

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
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.