Denis O'Keeffe
40Patents
15h-index
77Co-inventors
84Inventor score
Filing activity: Apr 19, 1995 → Dec 31, 2020
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US5578817A | Pointing device utilizing a photodetector array and controlled by a human finger contacting a prism | Physics | 136 | Expired |
| US6124587A | Pointing device utilizing a photodetector array | Physics | 109 | Expired |
| US5703356A | Pointing device utilizing a photodetector array | Physics | 100 | Expired |
| US5854482A | Pointing device utilizing a photodector array | Physics | 70 | Expired |
| USD706743S1 | Speaker housing | General | 68 | Active |
| USD423488S | Cordless mouse | General | 55 | Expired |
| USD471556S1 | Mouse | General | 37 | Expired |
| US6218659A | Dual layer optical ball for pointing device | Physics | 35 | Expired |
| US9494976B2 | Protective cover for a tablet computer | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 28 | Active |
| USD788070S1 | Speaker housing | General | 27 | Active |
| US6580419B1 | Drop resistant cordless mouse | Physics | 24 | Expired |
| US8446366B2 | Multi-function roller apparatus and method for a control device | Physics | 19 | Active |
| US6411281B1 | Mouse with battery compartment on top | Physics | 19 | Expired |
| USD441749S | Gaming mouse | General | 17 | Expired |
| US9244535B2 | Protective cover for a tablet computer | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 16 | Active |
| US6798397B2 | Mouse with cantilevered roller | Physics | 14 | Expired |
| US7499028B2 | Collapsible wireless input device | Physics | 12 | Expired |
| US9218025B2 | Protective cover for a tablet computer | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 10 | Active |
| USD519507S1 | Mouse with touchpad portion | General | 9 | Expired |
| USD563957S1 | Computer mouse | General | 9 | Expired |
| US7688309B2 | Optical displacement module and method to reduce the size of an optical pointing device thereof | Electricity | 8 | Active |
| US11487353B2 | Systems and methods for configuring a hub-centric virtual/augmented reality environment | Physics | 8 | Active |
| US7939774B2 | Tunable keys for a control device | Physics | 8 | Active |
| US7733328B2 | Multi-function roller apparatus and method for a control device | Physics | 8 | Active |
| US8188974B2 | Input device with reduced friction | Physics | 6 | Active |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.