Inventor · Los Altos, CA, US

Michael Levin

38Patents
15h-index
43Co-inventors
81Inventor score

Filing activity: Jun 19, 1992 → Jul 31, 2024

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6154201A Control knob with multiple degrees of freedom and force feedback Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 346 Expired
US6686911B1 Control knob with control modes and force feedback Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 171 Expired
US5327790A Reaction sensing torque actuator Electricity 163 Expired
US8188989B2 Control knob with multiple degrees of freedom and force feedback Electricity 155 Active
US9430042B2 Virtual detents through vibrotactile feedback Physics 135 Active
US6104382A Force feedback transmission mechanisms Physics 121 Expired
US7245202B2 Systems and methods for networked haptic devices Electricity 114 Expired
US6904823B2 Haptic shifting devices Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 79 Expired
US7104152B2 Haptic shifting devices Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 79 Expired
US7233313B2 Control knob with multiple degrees of freedom and force feedback Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 74 Expired
US7489309B2 Control knob with multiple degrees of freedom and force feedback Physics 73 Active
US5402834A Solution preparation system Physics 54 Expired
US8309870B2 Leveled touchsurface with planar translational responsiveness to vertical travel Electricity 36 Active
US6380925B1 Force feedback device with spring selection mechanism Physics 27 Expired
US7650810B2 Haptic control devices Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 15 Active
US8912458B2 Touchsurface with level and planar translational travel responsiveness Electricity 11 Active
US6497484B1 Optical imaging apparatus Physics 9 Expired
US6482338B1 Press simulation apparatus and methods Performing Operations; Transporting 9 Expired
US7982711B2 Haptic profiling system and method Physics 8 Active
US6106262A Press simulation apparatus Performing Operations; Transporting 8 Expired
US8847890B2 Leveled touchsurface with planar translational responsiveness to vertical travel Electricity 7 Active
US7553436B2 System and method for optimizing tablet formation by a rotary press machine Performing Operations; Transporting 4 Active
US9430050B2 Touchsurface with level and planar translational travel responsiveness Electricity 2 Active
US9495009B2 Systems and methods for providing haptic effects Physics 2 Active
US9189744B2 Coupling of rational agents to quantum processes Physics 1 Active

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.