Marc Bidiville
41Patents
18h-index
48Co-inventors
81Inventor score
Filing activity: Feb 12, 1987 → Jul 1, 2016
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US5288993A | Cursor pointing device utilizing a photodetector array with target ball having randomly distributed speckles | Physics | 188 | Expired |
| US5907152A | Pointing device utilizing a photodetector array | Physics | 145 | Expired |
| US5578817A | Pointing device utilizing a photodetector array and controlled by a human finger contacting a prism | Physics | 136 | Expired |
| US6084574A | Compact cursor pointing device utilizing photodetector array | Physics | 132 | Expired |
| US6124587A | Pointing device utilizing a photodetector array | Physics | 109 | Expired |
| US5703356A | Pointing device utilizing a photodetector array | Physics | 100 | Expired |
| US5729009A | Method for generating quasi-sinusoidal signals | Physics | 74 | Expired |
| US6809727B2 | Roller with tactile feedback | Physics | 70 | Expired |
| US5854482A | Pointing device utilizing a photodector array | Physics | 70 | Expired |
| US6031218A | System and method for generating band-limited quasi-sinusoidal signals | Physics | 55 | Expired |
| US6225617A | Method for generating quasi-sinusoidal signals | Physics | 44 | Expired |
| US6157369A | Optical-mechanical roller with ratchet | Electricity | 35 | Expired |
| US6218659A | Dual layer optical ball for pointing device | Physics | 35 | Expired |
| US5680157A | Pointing device with differential optomechanical sensing | Physics | 34 | Expired |
| US7170488B2 | Pointing device with solid-state roller | Physics | 30 | Expired |
| US4951034A | Light ball electronic mouse | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 20 | Expired |
| US8446366B2 | Multi-function roller apparatus and method for a control device | Physics | 19 | Active |
| USD430881S | Computer mouse | General | 18 | Expired |
| US5911627A | Electromagnetic joystick using varying overlap of coils and conductive elements | Physics | 16 | Expired |
| US5670990A | Integral ball cage for pointing device | Physics | 15 | Expired |
| US6400356B1 | Mouse with roller attached to button | Physics | 14 | Expired |
| US6429848B2 | Optical-mechanical roller with ratchet | Electricity | 13 | Expired |
| US6476375B1 | Optical sensor for pointing device with conical disks and single photodetector | Physics | 10 | Expired |
| US7616188B1 | Mouse roller with horizontal scrolling and horizontal tilting switch | Physics | 9 | Expired |
| US7733328B2 | Multi-function roller apparatus and method for a control device | Physics | 8 | Active |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.