Inventor · Fujian, CN

Yifan Chen

94Patents
10h-index
161Co-inventors
81Inventor score

Filing activity: Jul 21, 1995 → Dec 28, 2023

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US8812171B2 Emotive engine and method for generating a simulated emotion for an information system Physics 504 Active
US5973678A Method and system for manipulating a three-dimensional object utilizing a force feedback interface Physics 93 Expired
US5878174A Method for lens distortion correction of photographic images for texture mapping Physics 56 Expired
US7079996B2 System and method for design of experiments using direct surface manipulation of a mesh model Physics 37 Expired
US5903458A System and method for forming geometric features using global reparametrization Physics 29 Expired
US7324103B2 System and method of direct mesh manipulation Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 25 Expired
US5731816A System and method for direct modeling of fillets and draft angles Physics 23 Expired
US5898438A Texture mapping of photographic images to CAD surfaces Physics 19 Expired
US7275023B2 System and method of interactively generating a family of mesh models Physics 19 Expired
US8866604B2 System and method for a human machine interface Performing Operations; Transporting 18 Active
US9428197B2 Method and apparatus for persistent transferrable customizable vehicle settings Electricity 9 Active
US5627646A Method for locating flaws in a smooth surface of an object Physics 8 Expired
US8217938B2 Method and apparatus for determining item orientation Physics 8 Active
US7536918B2 Method and apparatus to measure force-travel profile of a shifter in a vehicle environment Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 7 Active
USD1043560S1 Socket General 7 Active
US9189879B2 Emotive engine and method for generating a simulated emotion for an information system Physics 7 Active
US9213522B2 Systems and methods for scheduling driver interface tasks based on driver workload Physics 6 Active
US7155673B2 System and method of interactive evaluation of a geometric model Physics 5 Expired
US8694203B2 Method and apparatus for vehicle process emulation and configuration on a mobile platform Physics 5 Active
US9292952B2 Task manager and method for managing tasks of an information system Physics 5 Active
US9495787B2 Emotive text-to-speech system and method Physics 4 Active
US6801187B2 System and method of interactive evaluation and manipulation of a geometric model Physics 4 Expired
US7373844B1 Switch feel measurement apparatus Physics 4 Active
US11059349B2 Enhanced climate control Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 3 Active
US10390177B2 Alert for left-behind mobile device Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 2 Active

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