Inventor · Los Gatos, CA, US

Kenneth M. Martin

90Patents
52h-index
51Co-inventors
91Inventor score

Filing activity: Aug 5, 1994 → Sep 17, 2021

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
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.