Inventor · Montréal, QC, CA

Neil Olien

61Patents
17h-index
44Co-inventors
80Inventor score

Filing activity: Jul 15, 2002 → Dec 6, 2019

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US7056123B2 Interface apparatus with cable-driven force feedback and grounded actuators Physics 775 Expired
US8123660B2 Method and apparatus for providing communications with haptic cues Physics 126 Active
US7825903B2 Method and apparatus for providing haptic effects to a touch panel Physics 126 Active
US7404716B2 Interface apparatus with cable-driven force feedback and four grounded actuators Physics 125 Expired
US7198137B2 Systems and methods for providing haptic feedback with position sensing Physics 76 Expired
US8007282B2 Medical simulation interface apparatus and method Physics 68 Active
US7522152B2 Products and processes for providing haptic feedback in resistive interface devices Physics 68 Active
US7233315B2 Haptic feedback devices and methods for simulating an orifice Physics 59 Expired
US9466783B2 Suspension element having integrated piezo material for providing haptic effects to a touch screen Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 52 Active
US8154512B2 Products and processes for providing haptic feedback in resistive interface devices Physics 52 Active
US9729730B2 Systems and methods for perceptual normalization of haptic effects Physics 41 Active
US8154537B2 Resistive actuator with dynamic variations of frictional forces Performing Operations; Transporting 38 Active
US9870053B2 Systems and methods for haptic feedback using laterally driven piezoelectric actuators Physics 38 Active
US9092954B2 Wearable haptic device Physics 31 Active
US7973769B2 Localized haptic feedback Electricity 21 Active
US6965370B2 Haptic feedback devices for simulating an orifice Physics 19 Expired
US8890666B2 Piezoelectric actuator for haptic device Physics 18 Active
US9754078B2 Haptic health feedback monitoring Human Necessities 17 Active
US8157650B2 Systems and methods for casino gaming haptics Physics 16 Active
US9827904B2 Systems and methods for enhanced continuous awareness in vehicles using haptic feedback Performing Operations; Transporting 15 Active
US10509472B2 Methods and apparatuses for endstop diminishment solutions in haptically-enabled controller devices Human Necessities 14 Active
US8629954B2 Grommet suspension component and system Physics 9 Active
US8523740B2 Method and apparatus for providing communications with haptic cues Physics 9 Active
US10504342B1 Devices and methods for providing localized haptic effects to a display screen Physics 8 Active
US8917234B2 Products and processes for providing force sensations in a user interface Physics 7 Active

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