Richard L. Cunningham
19Patents
14h-index
16Co-inventors
75Inventor score
Filing activity: Oct 4, 1976 → Dec 22, 2010
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US7819799B2 | System and method for controlling force applied to and manipulation of medical instruments | Human Necessities | 1,051 | Active |
| US6817973B2 | Apparatus for controlling force for manipulation of medical instruments | Human Necessities | 279 | Expired |
| US7202851B2 | Haptic interface for palpation simulation | Physics | 220 | Expired |
| US6929481B1 | Interface device and method for interfacing instruments to medical procedure simulation systems | Physics | 166 | Expired |
| US7307619B2 | Haptic interface for palpation simulation | Physics | 99 | Expired |
| US6470302B1 | Interface device and method for interfacing instruments to vascular access simulation systems | Physics | 97 | Expired |
| US7308831B2 | Interface device and method for interfacing instruments to vascular access simulation systems | Physics | 86 | Expired |
| US7833018B2 | Interface device and method for interfacing instruments to medical procedure simulation systems | Physics | 80 | Expired |
| US7806696B2 | Interface device and method for interfacing instruments to medical procedure simulation systems | Physics | 79 | Active |
| US7205981B2 | Method and apparatus for providing resistive haptic feedback using a vacuum source | Physics | 77 | Expired |
| US7289106B2 | Methods and apparatus for palpation simulation | Human Necessities | 72 | Expired |
| US7864164B2 | Haptic interface for palpation simulation | Physics | 66 | Active |
| US7815436B2 | Surgical simulation interface device and method | Physics | 25 | Expired |
| US8480406B2 | Interface device and method for interfacing instruments to medical procedure simulation systems | Physics | 21 | Active |
| US7505030B2 | Medical device and procedure simulation | Performing Operations; Transporting | 12 | Active |
| US8638308B2 | Haptic interface for palpation simulation | Physics | 9 | Active |
| USD427635S | Surgical simulation system | General | 2 | Expired |
| US9336691B2 | Medical device and procedure simulation | Performing Operations; Transporting | 1 | Active |
| US4067223A | Rivet setting tool | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 1 | Expired |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.