Kenneth M. Martin
90Patents
52h-index
51Co-inventors
91Inventor score
Filing activity: Aug 5, 1994 → Sep 17, 2021
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US7850642B2 | Methods using a robotic catheter system | Performing Operations; Transporting | 1,684 | Active |
| US7972298B2 | Robotic catheter system | Human Necessities | 1,610 | Active |
| US8052636B2 | Robotic catheter system and methods | Performing Operations; Transporting | 1,361 | Active |
| US6636197B1 | Haptic feedback effects for control, knobs and other interface devices | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 453 | Expired |
| US8328868B2 | Medical devices and delivery systems for delivering medical devices | Human Necessities | 363 | Active |
| US7974681B2 | Robotic catheter system | Performing Operations; Transporting | 354 | Active |
| US6154201A | Control knob with multiple degrees of freedom and force feedback | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 346 | Expired |
| US6211861A | Tactile mouse device | Electricity | 315 | Expired |
| US6563487B2 | Haptic feedback for directional control pads | Electricity | 291 | Expired |
| US5828197A | Mechanical interface having multiple grounded actuators | Physics | 260 | Expired |
| US8169402B2 | Vibrotactile haptic feedback devices | Physics | 243 | Active |
| US8617236B2 | Medical devices and delivery systems for delivering medical devices | Human Necessities | 228 | Active |
| US6448977B1 | Textures and other spatial sensations for a relative haptic interface device | Electricity | 226 | Expired |
| US6693622B1 | Vibrotactile haptic feedback devices | Physics | 210 | Expired |
| US7336260B2 | Method and apparatus for providing tactile sensations | Electricity | 202 | Expired |
| US8951299B2 | Medical devices and delivery systems for delivering medical devices | Human Necessities | 187 | Active |
| US6686911B1 | Control knob with control modes and force feedback | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 171 | Expired |
| US6864877B2 | Directional tactile feedback for haptic feedback interface devices | Physics | 160 | Expired |
| US8188989B2 | Control knob with multiple degrees of freedom and force feedback | Electricity | 155 | Active |
| US6411276B1 | Hybrid control of haptic feedback for host computer and interface device | Physics | 143 | Expired |
| US6639581B1 | Flexure mechanism for interface device | Physics | 140 | Expired |
| US6067077A | Position sensing for force feedback devices | Human Necessities | 137 | Expired |
| US6292174A | Enhanced cursor control using limited-workspace force feedback devices | Physics | 134 | Expired |
| US7136045B2 | Tactile mouse | Electricity | 129 | Expired |
| US7561142B2 | Vibrotactile haptic feedback devices | Physics | 123 | Active |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.