Inventor · Westmount, QC, CA

Pedro Gregorio

47Patents
25h-index
40Co-inventors
85Inventor score

Filing activity: May 19, 1995 → Sep 28, 2022

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US8523043B2 Surgical stapler having haptic feedback Human Necessities 2,105 Active
US8801710B2 Electrosurgical sealing tool having haptic feedback Human Necessities 1,090 Active
US7056123B2 Interface apparatus with cable-driven force feedback and grounded actuators Physics 775 Expired
US9579143B2 Electrosurgical tool having tactile feedback Human Necessities 684 Active
US8264465B2 Haptic feedback for button and scrolling action simulation in touch input devices Physics 160 Active
US7639232B2 Systems and methods for controlling a resonant device for generating vibrotactile haptic effects Electricity 137 Active
US7404716B2 Interface apparatus with cable-driven force feedback and four grounded actuators Physics 125 Expired
US7890863B2 Haptic effects with proximity sensing Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 124 Active
US7116317B2 Systems and methods for user interfaces designed for rotary input devices Physics 114 Expired
US8098234B2 Haptic feedback system with stored effects Electricity 112 Active
US8378965B2 Vibration actuator with a unidirectional drive Performing Operations; Transporting 99 Active
US7096852B2 Haptic throttle devices and methods Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 72 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
US6781569B1 Hand controller Physics 66 Expired
US9513709B2 Haptic feedback generation based on resonant frequency Electricity 63 Active
US7233315B2 Haptic feedback devices and methods for simulating an orifice Physics 59 Expired
US5847528A Mechanism for control of position and orientation in three dimensions Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 58 Expired
US8994518B2 Haptic feedback generation based on resonant frequency Electricity 56 Active
US8232969B2 Haptic feedback for button and scrolling action simulation in touch input devices Physics 55 Active
US8154512B2 Products and processes for providing haptic feedback in resistive interface devices Physics 52 Active
US8619051B2 Haptic feedback system with stored effects Electricity 50 Active
US9870053B2 Systems and methods for haptic feedback using laterally driven piezoelectric actuators Physics 38 Active
US9513704B2 Haptically enabled user interface Physics 29 Active
US7843277B2 Haptic feedback generation based on resonant frequency Electricity 26 Active

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