Inventor · Cambridge, GB

Nicolas Villar

60Patents
12h-index
71Co-inventors
83Inventor score

Filing activity: May 2, 2008 → Apr 28, 2022

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US9703896B2 Generation of custom modular objects Physics 118 Active
US8400410B2 Ferromagnetic user interfaces Physics 74 Active
US9383973B2 Code suggestions Physics 33 Active
US8471814B2 User interface control using a keyboard Physics 23 Active
US8478917B2 Automatic addressing protocol for a shared bus Physics 22 Active
US8042949B2 Projection of images onto tangible user interfaces Physics 20 Active
US8272743B2 Projection of images onto tangible user interfaces Physics 17 Active
US8982051B2 Detecting touch on a surface Physics 17 Active
US9555326B2 Gaming system for modular toys Human Necessities 15 Active
US8858335B2 Reconfigurable clip-on modules for mobile computing devices Physics 15 Active
US8502816B2 Tabletop display providing multiple views to users Electricity 14 Active
US9526979B2 Storing state for physical modular toys Human Necessities 12 Active
US9086741B2 User input device Physics 12 Active
US9317140B2 Method of making a multi-touch input device for detecting touch on a curved surface Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 9 Active
US9848825B2 Wearable sensing band Human Necessities 9 Active
US9077343B2 Sensing floor for locating people and devices Physics 9 Active
US10942615B2 Reconfigurable clip-on modules for mobile computing devices Physics 9 Active
US9914066B2 Electromagnetically coupled building blocks Human Necessities 8 Active
US9636871B2 Optimizing 3D printing using segmentation or aggregation Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 6 Active
US10133889B2 Power scheduling for short-range wireless tags Physics 6 Active
US9919226B2 Storage and charging device for game pieces Human Necessities 6 Active
US9696757B2 Transfer of attributes between generations of characters Physics 5 Active
US10478723B2 Track based play systems Human Necessities 5 Active
US8446367B2 Camera-based multi-touch mouse Physics 5 Active
US10150043B2 Interactive smart beads Electricity 4 Active

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