Yifan Chen
94Patents
10h-index
161Co-inventors
81Inventor score
Filing activity: Jul 21, 1995 → Dec 28, 2023
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.