Inventor · West Boylston, MA, US

Richard L. Cunningham

19Patents
14h-index
16Co-inventors
75Inventor score

Filing activity: Oct 4, 1976 → Dec 22, 2010

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
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.