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| U.S.
Patent No. |
Issue
Date
(DD/MM/YY) |
Title |
| 1. |
5,184,319 |
02/02/93 |
Force Feedback and Textures Simulating Interface Device |
| 2. |
5,185,561 |
02/09/93 |
Torque Motor as a Tactile Feedback Device in a Computer
System |
| 3. |
5,220,260 |
06/15/93 |
Actuator Having Electronically Controllable Tactile
Responsiveness |
| 4. |
5,235,868 |
08/17/93 |
Mechanism for Generating Control Signals |
| 5. |
5,389,865 |
02/14/95 |
Method and System for Providing a Tactile Virtual
Reality and Manipulator Defining an Interface Device Therefor |
| 6. |
5,414,337 |
05/09/95 |
Actuator Having Electronically Controllable Tactile
Responsiveness |
| 7. |
5,438,529 |
08/01/95 |
Percussion Input Device for Personal Computer Systems |
| 8. |
5,459,382
B1 5,459,382* |
10/17/95
06/09/98* |
Method and System for Providing a Tactile Virtual
Reality and Manipulator Defining an Interface Device Therefor
*Re-Examined |
| 9. |
5,482,056 |
01/09/96 |
Determination of Thumb Position Using Measurements
of Abduction and Rotation |
| 10. |
5,559,412 |
09/24/96 |
Actuator Having Electronically Controllable Tactile
Responsiveness |
| 11. |
5,576,727 |
11/19/96 |
Electromechanical Human-Computer Interface With Force
Feedback |
| 12. |
5,589,854 |
12/31/96 |
Touching Feedback Device |
| 13. |
5,592,401 |
01/07/97 |
Accurate, Rapid, Reliable Position Sensing Using Multiple
Sensing Technologies |
| 14. |
D377,932 |
02/11/97 |
Mechanical Digitizing Arm Used to Input Three Dimensional
Data Into a Computer |
| 15. |
5,623,582 |
04/22/97 |
Computer Interface or Control Input Device for Laparoscopic
Surgical Instrument and Other Elongated Mechanical Objects |
| 16. |
5,629,594 |
05/13/97 |
Force Feedback System |
| 17. |
5,631,861 |
05/20/97 |
Force Feedback and Textures Simulating Interface Device |
| 18. |
5,666,138 |
09/09/97 |
Interface Control |
| 19. |
5,676,157 |
10/14/97 |
Determination of Kinematically Constrained Multi-Articulated
Structures |
| 20. |
5,691,898 |
11/25/97 |
Safe and Low Cost Computer Peripherals With Force
Feedback for Consumer Applications |
| 21. |
5,701,140 |
12/23/97 |
Method and Apparatus for Providing a Cursor Control
Interface With Force Feedback |
| 22. |
5,721,566 |
02/24/98 |
Method and Apparatus for Providing Damping Force Feedback |
| 23. |
5,724,264 |
03/03/98 |
Method and Apparatus for Tracking the Position and
Orientation of a Stylus and for Digitizing a 3-D Object |
| 24. |
5,731,804 |
03/24/98 |
Method and Apparatus for Providing High Bandwidth,
Low Noise Mechanical I/O for Computer Systems |
| 25. |
5,734,373 |
03/31/98 |
Method and Apparatus for Controlling Force Feedback
Interface Systems Utilizing a Host Computer |
| 26. |
5,739,811 |
04/14/98 |
Method and Apparatus for Controlling Human Interface
Systems Providing Force Feedback |
| 27. |
5,754,023 |
05/19/98 |
Gyro-stabilized Platforms for Force Feedback Applications |
| 28. |
5,767,839 |
06/16/98 |
Method and Apparatus for Providing Passive Human-Computer
Interface Systems |
| 29. |
5,769,640 |
06/23/98 |
Method and System for Simulating Medical Procedures
Including Virtual Reality and Control Method and System for Use Therein |
| 30. |
5,805,140 |
09/08/98 |
High Bandwidth Force Feedback Interface Using Voice
Coils and Flexures |
| 31. |
5,821,920 |
10/13/98 |
Control Input Device for Interfacing an Elongated
Flexible Object With a Computer System |
| 32. |
5,825,308 |
10/20/98 |
Force Feedback Interface Having Isotonic and Isometric
Functionality |
| 33. |
5,828,197 |
10/27/98 |
Mechanical Interface Having Multiple Grounded Actuators |
| 34. |
5,831,408 |
11/03/98 |
Force Feedback System |
| 35. |
5,844,392 |
12/01/98 |
Haptic Browsing |
| 36. |
5,857,986 |
01/12/99 |
Interactive Vibrator for Multimedia |
| 37. |
5,872,438 |
02/16/99 |
Whole-Body Kinesthetic Display |
| 38. |
5,880,714 |
03/09/99 |
Three-Dimensional Cursor Control Interface With Force
Feedback |
| 39. |
5,889,670 |
03/30/99 |
Method and Apparatus for Tactilely Responsive User
Interface |
| 40. |
5,889,672 |
03/30/99 |
Tactilely Responsive User Interface Device and Method
Therefor |
| 41. |
5,907,487 |
05/25/99 |
Force Feedback Device With Safety Feature |
| 42. |
5,929,607 |
07/27/99 |
Low Cost Force Feedback Interface With Efficient Power
Sourcing |
| 43. |
5,930,741 |
07/27/99 |
Accurate, Rapid, Reliable Position Sensing Using Multiple
Sensing Technologies |
| 44. |
5,929,846 |
07/27/99 |
Force Feedback Interface Device Including Grounded
Sensor System |
| 45. |
5,956,484 |
09/21/99 |
Method and Apparatus for Providing Force Feedback
Over a Computer Network |
| 46. |
5,959,613 |
09/28/99 |
Method and Apparatus for Shaping Force Signals for
a Force Feedback Device |
| 47. |
5,999,168 |
12/07/99 |
Haptic Accelerator for Force Feedback Computer Peripherals |
| 48. |
6,015,473 |
01/18/00 |
Method for Producing a Precision 3-D Measuring Apparatus |
| 49. |
6,020,875 |
02/01/00 |
High Fidelity Mechanical Transmission System and Interface
Device |
| 50. |
6,020,876 |
02/01/00 |
Force Feedback Interface With Selective Disturbance
Filter |
| 51. |
6,020,967 |
02/01/00 |
Differential Displacement Optical Sensor |
| 52. |
6,024,576 |
02/15/00 |
Hemispherical, High Bandwidth Mechanical Interface
for Computer Systems |
| 53. |
6,028,593 |
02/22/00 |
Method and Apparatus for Providing Simulated Physical
Interactions Within Computer Generated Environments |
| 54. |
6,037,927 |
03/14/00 |
Method and Apparatus for Providing Force Feedback
to the User of an Interactive Computer Simulation |
| 55. |
6,042,555 |
03/28/00 |
Force-Feedback Interface Device for the Hand |
| 56. |
6,046,727 |
04/04/00 |
Three Dimensional Position Sensing Interface With
Force Output |
| 57. |
6,050,718 |
04/18/00 |
Method and Apparatus for Providing High Bandwidth
Force Feedback With Improved Actuator Feel |
| 58. |
6,050,962 |
04/18/00 |
Goniometer-Based Body-Tracking Device and Method |
| 59. |
6,057,828 |
05/02/00 |
Method and Apparatus for Providing Force Sensations
in Virtual Environments in Accordance With Host Software |
| 60. |
6,059,506 |
05/09/00 |
Force Feedback and Texture Simulating Interface Device |
| 61. |
6,061,004 |
05/09/00 |
Providing Force Feedback Using An Interface Device
Including An Indexing Function |
| 62. |
6,067,077 |
05/23/00 |
Position Sensing for Force Feedback Devices |
| 63. |
6,078,308 |
06/20/00 |
Graphical Click Surfaces for Force Feedback Applications
to Provide User Selection Using Cursor Interaction with a Trigger
Position Within a Boundary of a Graphical Object |
| 64. |
6,078,876 |
06/20/00 |
Method and Apparatus for Tracking the Position and
Orientation of a Stylus and for Digitizing a 3-D Object |
| 65. |
D427635 |
07/04/00 |
Surgical Simulation System |
| 66. |
6,088,017 |
07/11/00 |
Tactile feedback man-machine interface device |
| 67. |
6,088,019 |
07/11/00 |
Low Cost Force Feedback Device With Actuator for Non-Primary
Axis |
| 68. |
6,100,874 |
08/08/00 |
Force Feedback Mouse Interface |
| 69. |
6,101,530 |
08/08/00 |
Force Feedback Provided Over a Computer Network |
| 70. |
6,104,158 |
08/15/00 |
Force Feedback System |
| 71. |
6,104,379 |
08/15/00 |
Forearm-Supported Exoskeletal Hand-Tracking Device |
| 72. |
6,104,382 |
08/15/00 |
Force Feedback Transmission Mechanisms |
| 73. |
6,106,301 |
08/22/00 |
Interventional Radiology Interface Apparatus and Method |
| 74. |
6,110,130 |
08/29/00 |
Exoskeleton Device for Directly Measuring Fingertip
Position and Inferring Finger Joint Angle |
| 75. |
6,125,337 |
09/26/00 |
Probe Apparatus and Method for Tracking the Position
and Orientation of a Stylus and Controlling a Cursor |
| 76. |
6,125,385 |
09/26/00 |
Force Feedback Implementation in Web Pages |
| 77. |
6,128,006 |
10/03/00 |
Force Feedback Mouse Wheel and Other Control Wheels |
| 78. |
6,131,097 |
10/10/00 |
Haptic Authoring |
| 79. |
6,134,506 |
10/17/00 |
Method and Apparatus for Tracking the Position and
Orientation of a Stylus and for Digitizing a 3-D Object |
| 80. |
6,147,674 |
11/14/00 |
Method and Apparatus for Designing Force Sensations
in Force Feedback Computer Applications |
| 81. |
6,148,280 |
11/14/00 |
Accurate, Rapid, Reliable Position Sensing Using Multiple
Sensing Technologies |
| 82. |
6,154,198 |
11/28/00 |
Force Feedback Interface Apparatus Including Backlash
and for Generating Feel Sensations |
| 83. |
6,154,201 |
11/28/00 |
Control Knob With Multiple Degrees of Freedom and
Force Feedback |
| 84. |
6,161,126 |
12/12/00 |
Implementing Force Feedback Over the World Wide Web
and Other Computer Networks |
| 85. |
6,162,190 |
12/19/00 |
Determination of Kinematically Constrained Multi-Articulated
Structures |
| 86. |
6,166,723 |
12/26/00 |
Mouse Interface Device Providing Force Feedback |
| 87. |
6,169,540 |
01/02/01 |
Method and Apparatus for Designing Force Sensations
in Force Feedback Applications |
| 88. |
6,184,868 |
02/06/01 |
Haptic Feedback Control Devices |
| 89. |
6,191,774 |
02/20/01 |
Mouse Interface for Providing Force Feedback |
| 90. |
6,195,592 |
02/27/01 |
Method and Apparatus for Providing Tactile Sensations
Using an Interface Device |
| 91. |
6,195,618 |
02/27/01 |
Component Position Verification Using a Probe Apparatus |
| 92. |
6,201,533 |
03/13/01 |
Method and Apparatus for Applying Force Feedback Devices
Using Friction |
| 93. |
6,211,861 |
04/03/01 |
Tactile Mouse Device |
| 94. |
6,215,470 |
04/10/01 |
User Interface Device Including Braking Mechanism
for Interfacing with Computer Simulations |
| 95. |
6,219,032 |
04/17/01 |
Method for Providing Force Feedback to a User of an
Interface Device Based on Interactions of a Controlled Cursor with
Graphical Elements in a Graphical User Interface |
| 96. |
6,219,033 |
04/17/01 |
Method and Apparatus for Controlling Force Feedback
Interface Systems Utilizing a Host Computer |
| 97. |
6,232,891 |
05/15/01 |
Force Feedback Interface Device Having Isometric Functionality |
| 98. |
6,243,078 |
06/05/01 |
Pointing Device with Force Feedback Button |
| 99. |
6,246,390 |
06/12/01 |
Multiple Degree-of-Freedom Mechanical Interface to
a Computer System |
| 100. |
6,252,579 |
06/26/01 |
Interface Device and Method for Providing Enhanced
Cursor Control with Force Feedback |
| 101. |
6,252,583 |
06/26/01 |
Memory and Force Output Management for a Force Feedback
System |
| 102. |
6,256,011 |
07/03/01 |
Multi-Function Control Device with Force Feedback |
| 103. |
6,259,382 |
07/10/01 |
Isotonic-Isometric Force Feedback Interface |
| 104. |
6,271,828 |
08/07/01 |
Force Feedback Interface Devices Providing Resistance
Forces Using a Fluid |
| 105. |
6,271,833 |
08/07/01 |
Low Cost Force Feedback Peripheral with Button Activated
Feel Sensations |
| 106. |
6,275,213 B1 |
08/14/01 |
Tactile Feedback Man-Machine Interface Device |
| 107. |
6,278,439 |
08/21/01 |
Method and Apparatus for Shaping Force Signals for
a Force Feedback Device |
| 108. |
6,281,651 |
08/28/01 |
Haptic Pointing Device |
| 109. |
6,285,351 |
09/04/01 |
Designing Force Sensations for Computer Applications
Including Sounds |
| 110. |
6,288,705 |
09/11/01 |
Interface Device and Method for Providing Indexed
Cursor Control with Force Feedback |
| 111. |
6,292,170 |
09/18/01 |
Designing Compound Force Sensations for Computer Applications |
| 112. |
5,754,023
*RE37374 |
05/19/98 *09/18/01 |
Gyro-Stabilized Platforms for Force Feedback Applications
*Re-Issue |
| 113. |
6,292,174 |
09/18/01 |
Enhanced Cursor Control Using Limited-Workspace Force
Feedback Devices |
| 114. |
6,300,936 |
10/09/01 |
Force Feedback System Including Multi-tasking Graphical
Host Environment and Interface Device |
| 115. |
6,300,937 |
10/09/01 |
Method and Apparatus for Controlling Human-computer
Interface Systems Providing Force Feedback for a Computer Interface
Device |
| 116. |
6,300,938 |
10/09/01 |
Multi-cylinder Control Device for Computers & Other
Electronic Apparatus |
| 117. |
6,304,091 |
10/16/01 |
Absolute Position Sensing by Phase Shift Detection
Using a Variable Capacitor |
| 118. |
6,310,605 |
10/30/01 |
Force Feedback Interface with Selective Disturbance
Filter |
| 119. |
6,317,116 |
11/13/01 |
Graphical Click Surfaces for Force Feedback Applications
to Provide Selection of Functions Using Cursor Interaction With a
Trigger Position of a Graphical Object |
| 120. |
6,323,837 |
11/27/01 |
Method and Apparatus for Interfacing an Elongated
Object With a Computer System. |
| 121. |
6,342,880 |
01/29/02 |
Force Feedback System Including Multiple Force Processors. |
| 122. |
6,343,349 |
01/29/02 |
Memory Caching for Force Feedback Effects. |
| 123. |
6,348,911 |
02/19/02 |
Force Feedback Device Including Safety Switch and
Force Magnitude Ramping |
| 124. |
6,353,850 |
03/05/02 |
Force Feedback Provided in Web Pages. |
| 125. |
6,353,427 |
03/05/02 |
Low Cost Force Feedback Device With Actuator for Non-primary
Axis. |
| 126. |
6,366,272 |
04/02/02 |
Providing Interactions Between Simulated Objects Using
Force Feedback |
| 127. |
6,366,273 |
04/02/02 |
Force Feedback Cursor Control Interface |
| 128. |
6,374,255 |
04/16/02 |
Haptic Authoring |
| 129. |
6,380,925 |
04/30/02 |
Force Feedback Device With Spring Selection Mechanism |
| 130. |
6,396,232 |
05/28/02 |
Haptic Pointing Devices |
| 131. |
6,400,352 |
06/04/02 |
Mechanical and Force Transmission for Force Feedback
Devices |
| 132. |
6,408,253 |
06/18/02 |
Component Position Verification Using a Position Tracking
Device |
| 133. |
6,411,276 |
06/25/02 |
Hybrid Control of Haptic Feedback for Host Computer
and Interface Device |
| 134. |
6,413,229 |
07/02/02 |
Force-Feedback Interface Device For the Hand |
| 135. |
6,424,333 |
07/23/02 |
Tactile Feedback Man-machine Interface Device |
| 136. |
6,424,356 |
07/23/02 |
Command of Force Sensations in a Forceback System
Using Force Effect Suites |
| 137. |
6,429,846 |
08/06/02 |
Haptic Feedback for Touchpads and Other Touch Controls |
| 138. |
6,428,490 |
08/06/02 |
Goniometer-Based Body-Tracking Device and Method |
| 139. |
6,433,771 |
08/13/02 |
Haptic Device Attribute Control |
| 140. |
6,437,771 |
08/20/02 |
Force Feedback Device Including Flexure Member Between
Actuator and User Object |
| 141. |
6,445,284 |
09/03/02 |
Electro-mechanical Transducer Suitable for Tactile
Display and Article Conveyance |
| 142. |
6,448,977 |
09/10/02 |
Textures and Other Spatial Sensations For a Relative
Haptic Interface Device |
| 143. |
6,469,692 |
10/22/02 |
Interface Device With Tactile Feedback Button |
| 144. |
6,470,302 |
10/22/02 |
Interface Device and Method for Interfacing Instruments
to Vascular Access Simulation Systems |
| 145. |
6,486,872 |
11/26/02 |
Method and Apparatus for Providing Passive Fluid Force
Feedback |
| 146. |
6,497,672 |
12/24/02 |
Device and Method for Measuring the Position of Animate
Links |
| 147. |
6,563,487 |
05/13/03 |
Haptic Feedback for Directional Control Pads |
| 148. |
6,564,168 |
05/13/03 |
High-resolution Optical Encoder with Phased-array
Photodetectors |
| 149. |
6,580,417 |
06/17/03 |
Tactile Feedback Device Providing Tactile Sensations
from Host Commands |
| 150. |
6,636,161 |
10/21/03 |
Isometric Haptic Feedback Interface |
| 151. |
6,636,197 |
10/21/03 |
Haptic Feedback Effects for Control, Knobs and Other
Interface Devices |
| 152. |
6,639,581 |
10/28/03 |
Flexure Mechanism for Interface Device |
| 153. |
6,654,000 |
11/25/03 |
Physically Realistic Computer Simulation of Medical
Procedures |
| 154. |
6,661,403 |
12/09/03 |
Method and Apparatus for Streaming Force Values to
a Force Feedback Device |
| 155. |
6,680,729 |
01/20/04 |
Increasing Force Transmissibility for Tactile Feedback
Interface Devices |
| 156. |
6,683,437 |
01/27/04 |
Current Controlled Motor Amplifier System |
| 157. |
6,686,901 |
02/03/04 |
Enhancing Inertial Tactile Feedback In Computer Interface
Devices Having Increased Mass |
| 158. |
6,686,911 |
02/03/04 |
Control Knob with Control Modes and Force Feedback |
| 159. |
6,693,622 |
02/17/04 |
Vibrotactile Haptic Feedback Devices |
| 160. |
6,693,626 |
02/17/04 |
Haptic Feedback Using a Keyboard Device |
| 161. |
6,697,043 |
02/24/04 |
Haptic Interface Device and Actuator Assembly Providing
Linear Haptic Sensations |
| 162. |
6,697,044 |
02/24/04 |
Haptic Feedback Device with Button Forces |
| 163. |
6,697,048 |
02/24/04 |
Computer Interface Apparatus Including Linkage Having
Flex |
| 164. |
6,697,748 |
02/24/04 |
Digitizing System and Rotary Table for Determining
3-D Geometry of an Object |
| 165. |
6,697,086 |
02/24/04 |
Designing Force Sensations for Force Feedback Computer
Applications |
| 166. |
6,703,550 |
03/09/04 |
Sound Data Output and Manipulation Using Haptic Feedback |
| 167. |
6,704,001 |
03/09/04 |
Force Feedback Device Including Actuator with Moving
Magnet |
| 168. |
6,704,002 |
03/09/04 |
Position Sensing Methods for Interface Devices |
| 169. |
6,704,683 |
03/09/04 |
Direct Velocity Estimation for Encoders Using Nonlinear
Period Measurement |
| 170. |
6,705,871 |
03/16/04 |
Method and Apparatus for Providing an Interface Mechanism
for a Computer Simulation |
| 171. |
6,707,443
|
03/16/04 |
Haptic Trackball Device |
| 172. |
6,715,045 |
03/30/04 |
Host Cache for Haptic Feedback Effects |
| 173. |
6,717,573 |
04/06/04 |
Low-cost Haptic Mouse Implementations |
| 174. |
6,750,877 |
06/15/04 |
Controlling Haptic Feedback for Enhancing Navigation
in a Graphical Environment |
| 175. |
6,762,745 |
07/13/04 |
Actuator Control Providing Linear and Continuous Force
Output |
| 176. |
6,781,569 |
08/24/04 |
Hand Controller |
| 177. |
6,801,008 |
10/05/04 |
Force Feedback System and Actuator Power Management |
| 178. |
6,816,148 |
11/09/04 |
Enhanced Cursor Control Using Interface Devices |
| 179. |
6,817,973 |
11/16/04 |
Apparatus for Controlling Force for Manipulation of
Medical Instruments |
| 180. |
6,822,635 |
11/23/04 |
Haptic Interface for Laptop Computers and Other Portable
Devices |
| 181. |
6,833,846 |
12/21/04 |
Control Methods For The Reduction of Limit Cycle Oscillations
for Haptic Devices With Displacement Quantization |
| 182. |
6,850,222 |
02/01/05 |
Passive Force Feedback for Computer Interface Devices |
| 183. |
6,859,819 |
02/22/05 |
Force Feedback Enabled Over a Computer Network |
| 184. |
6,864,877 |
03/08/05 |
Directional Tactile Feedback for Haptic Feedback Interface
Devices |
| 185. |
6,866,643 |
03/15/05 |
Determining of Finger Position |
| 186. |
6,876,891 |
04/05/05 |
Method and Apparatus for Providing Tactile Responsiveness
in an Interface Device |
| 187. |
6,894,678 |
05/17/05 |
Cursor Control Using a Tactile Feedback Device |
| 188. |
6,903,721 |
06/07/05 |
Method and Apparatus for Compensating for Position
Slip in Interface Devices |
| 189. |
6,904,823 |
06/14/05 |
Haptic Shifting Devices |
| 190. |
6,906,697 |
06/14/05 |
Haptic Sensations for Tactile Feedback Interface Devices |
| 191. |
6,924,787
|
08/02/05 |
Interface for Controlling a Graphical Image |
| 192. |
6,928,386
|
08/09/05 |
High-Resolution Optical Encoder with Phased-Array
Photodetectors |
| 193. |
6,929,481
|
08/16/05 |
Interface Device and Method for Interfacing Instruments
to Medical Procedure Simulation Systems |
| 194. |
6,933,920
|
08/23/05 |
Data Filter for Haptic Feedback Devices Having Low-Bandwidth
Communication Links |
| 195. |
6,937,033
|
08/30/05 |
Position Sensor with Resistive Element |
| 196. |
6,946,812
|
09/20/05 |
Method and Apparatus for Providing Force Feedback
Using Multiple Grounded Actuators |
| 197. |
6,956,558
|
10/18/05 |
Rotary Force Feedback Wheels for Remote Control Devices |
| 198. |
6,965,370
|
11/15/05 |
Haptic Feedback Devices for Simulating an Orifice |
| 199. |
6,979,164 |
12/27/05 |
Force Feedback and Texture Simulating Interface Device |
| 200. |
6,982,696 |
01/03/06 |
Moving Magnet Actuator for Providing Haptic Feedback |
| 201. |
6,982,700 |
01/03/06 |
Method and Apparatus for Controlling Force Feedback
Interface Systems Utilizing a Host Computer |
| 202. |
6,987,504 |
01/17/06 |
Interface Device for Sensing Position and Orientation
and Outputting Force to a User |
| 203. |
6,995,744 |
02/07/06 |
Device and Assembly for Providing Linear Tactile Sensations |
| 204. |
7,023,423 |
04/04/06 |
Laparoscopic Simulation Interface |
| 205. |
7,024,625 |
04/04/06 |
Mouse Device with Tactile Feedback Applied to Housing |
| 206. |
7,027,032 |
04/11/06 |
Designing Force Sensations for Force Feedback Computer
Applications |
| 207. |
7,038,657 |
05/02/06 |
Power Management for Interface Devices Applying Forces |
| 208. |
7,038,667 |
05/02/06 |
Mechanisms for Control Knobs and Other Interface Devices |
| 209. |
7,039,866 |
05/02/06 |
Method and Apparatus for Providing Dynamic Force Sensations
for Force Feedback Computer Applications |
| 210. |
7,050,955 |
05/23/06 |
Method and Apparatus for Providing Dynamic Force Sensations
for Force Feedback Computer Applications |
| 211. |
7,054,775 |
05/30/06 |
Digitizing System and Rotary Table for Determining
3-D Geometry of an Object |
| 212. |
7,056,123 |
06/06/06 |
Interface Apparatus with Cable-Driven Force Feedback
and Grounded Actuators |
| 213. |
7,061,466 |
06/13/06 |
Force Feedback Device Including Single-Phase, Fixed-Coil
Actuators |
| 214. |
7,061,467 |
06/13/06 |
Force Feedback Device with Microprocessor Receiving
Low Levels Commands |
| 215. |
7,070,571 |
07/04/06 |
Ganiometer-Based Body-Tracking Device |
| 216. |
7,084,854 |
08/01/06 |
Actuator for Providing Tactile Sensations and Device
for Directional Tactile Sensations |
| 217. |
7,084,884 |
08/01/06 |
Graphical Object Interactions |
| 218. |
7,091,948 |
08/15/06 |
Design of Force Sensations for Haptic Feedback Computer
Interfaces |
| 219. |
7,091,950 |
08/15/06 |
Force Feedback Device Including Non-Rigid Coupling |
| 220. |
7,096,852 |
08/29/06 |
Haptic Throttle Devices and Methods |
| 221. |
7,102,541 |
09/05/06 |
Isotonic-Isometric Haptic Feedback Interface |
| 222. |
7,104,152 |
09/12/06 |
Haptic Shifting Devices |
| 223. |
7,106,305 |
09/12/06 |
Haptic Feedback Using a Keyboard Device |
| 224. |
7,106,313 |
09/12/06 |
Force Feedback Interface Device with Force Functionality
Button |
| 225. |
7,112,737 |
09/26/06 |
System and Method for Providing a Haptic Effect to
a Musical Instrument |
| 226. |
7,113,166 |
09/26/06 |
Force Feedback Devices Using Fluid Braking |
| 227. |
7,116,317 |
10/03/06 |
Systems and Methods for User Interfaces Designed for Rotary
Input Devices |
| 228. |
7,131,073 |
10/31/06 |
Force Feedback Applications Based on Cursor Engagement with
Graphical Targets |
| 229. |
7,136,045 |
11/14/06 |
Tactile Mouse |
| 230. |
7,148,875 |
12/12/06 |
Haptic Feedback For Touchpads and Other Touch Controls |
231. |
7,151,432 |
12/19/06 |
Circuit and Method for a Switch Matrix and Switch Sensing |
232. |
7,151,527 |
12/19/06 |
Tactile Feedback Interface Device Including Display Screen |
233. |
7,154,470 |
12/26/06 |
Envelope Modulator for Haptic Feedback Devices |
234. |
7,158,112 |
01/02/07 |
Interactions Between Simulated Objects With Force Feedback |
235. |
7,159,008 |
01/02/07 |
Chat Interface with Haptic Feedback Functionality |
236. |
7,161,580 |
01/09/07 |
Haptic Feedback Using Rotary Harmonic Moving Mass |
237. |
7,168,042 |
01/23/07 |
Force Effects for Object Types in a Graphical User Interface |
238. |
7,182,691 |
02/27/07 |
Directional Inertial Tactile Feedback Using Rotating Masses |
239. |
7,191,191 |
03/13/07 |
Haptic Authoring |
240. |
7,193,607 |
03/20/07 |
Flexure Mechanism for Interface Device |
241. |
7,196,688 |
03/27/07 |
Haptic Devices Using Electroactive Polymers |
242. |
7,198,137 |
04/03/07 |
Systems and Methods for Providing Passive Haptic Feedback with
Positioning Sensing |
243. |
7,199,790 |
04/03/07 |
Providing Force Feedback to a User of an Interface Device Based
on Interactions of a User-Controlled Cursor in a Graphical User
Interface |
244. |
7,202,851 |
04/10/07 |
Haptic Interface for Palpation Simulation |
245. |
7,205,981 |
04/17/07 |
Method and Apparatus for Providing Resistive Haptic Feedback
Using a Vacuum Source |
246. |
7,208,671 |
04/24/07 |
Sound Data Output and Manipulation Using Haptic Feedback |
247. |
7,209,028 |
04/24/07 |
Position Sensor with Resistive Element |
248. |
7,209,117 |
04/24/07 |
Method and Apparatus for Streaming Force Values to a Force Feedback
Device |
249. |
7,209,118 |
04/24/07 |
Increasing Force Transmissibility for Tactile Feedback Interface
Devices |
250. |
7,215,326 |
05/08/07 |
Physically Realistic Computer Simulation of Medical Procedures |
251. |
7,218,310 |
5/15/07 |
Providing Enhanced Haptic Feedback Effects |
252. |
7,233,313 |
6/19/07 |
Control Knob with Multiple Degrees of Freedom and Force Feedback |
253. |
7,233,315 |
6/19/07 |
Haptic Feedback Devices and Methods for Simulating an Orifice |
254. |
7,233,476 |
6/19/07 |
Actuator Thermal Protection in Haptic Feedback Devices |
255. |
7,236,157 |
6/26/07 |
Method for Providing High Bandwidth Force Feedback with Improved
Actuator Feel |
256. |
7,245,202 |
7/17/07 |
Systems and Methods for Networked Haptic Devices |
257. |
7,249,951 |
7/31/07 |
Method and Apparatus for Providing an Interface Mechanism
for a Computer Simulation |
258. |
7,253,803 |
8/7/07 |
Force Feedback Interface Device with Sensor |
259. |
7,265,750 |
9/4/07 |
Haptic Feedback Stylus and other Devices |
260. |
7,280,095 |
10/09/07 |
Hierarchical Methods For Generating Force Feedback Effects |
261. |
7,283,123 |
10/16/07 |
Textures and other Spatial Sensations for a Relative Haptic
Interface |
262. |
7,283,120 |
10/16/07 |
Method And Apparatus For Providing Haptic Feedback Having A
Position-Based Component And A Predetermined Time-Based Component |
263. |
7,289,106 |
10/31/07 |
Method and Apparatus for Palpation Simulation |
264. |
5,754,023
*RE39906 |
05/19/98
*11/6/07 |
Gyro-Stabilized Platforms for Force Feedback Applications
*Re-Issue |
265. |
7,299,321 |
11/20/07 |
Memory and Force Output Management for a Force Feedback System |
266. |
7,307,619 |
12/11/07 |
Haptic Interface for Palpation Simulation |
267. |
7,308,831 |
12/18/07 |
Interface Device and Method for Interfacing Instruments to Vascular
Access Simulation Systems |
| 268. |
7,319,374 |
01/15/08 |
Moving Magnet Actuator |
| 269. |
7,327,348 |
02/26/08 |
Haptic Feedback Effects for Control Knobs and Other Interface Devices |
| 270. |
7,336,260 |
02/26/08 |
Method and Appartus for Providing Tactile Feedback Sensations |
| 271 |
7,336,266 |
02/26/08 |
Haptic Pads For Use With User-Interface Devices |
| 272. |
7,339,572 |
03/04/08 |
Haptic Devices using Electroactive Polymers |
| 273. |
7,345,672 |
03/18/08 |
Force Feedback System and Actuator Power Management |
| International
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Issue
Date
(DD/MM/YY) |
Title |
274. |
649 655
(Australia) |
09/20/94 |
Force Feedback and Textures Simulating Interface Device |
275. |
2,122,047
(Canada) |
04/09/96 |
Actuator Having Electronically Controllable Tactile
Responsiveness |
276. |
670 311
(Australia) |
10/29/96 |
Determination of Kinematically Constrained Multi-Articulated
Structures |
277. |
671 705
(Australia) |
12/24/96 |
Force Feedback and Textures Simulating Interface Device |
278. |
2,167,304
(Canada) |
04/21/98 |
Force Feedback Cursor Control Interface |
279. |
252 706
(Korea) |
01/20/00 |
Force Feedback and Textures Simulating Interface Device |
280. |
852 770
(France) |
03/15/00 |
Safe and Low Cost Computer Peripherals with Force
Feedback for Consumer Applications |
281. |
69 607 189
(Germany) |
03/15/00 |
Safe and Low Cost Computer Peripherals with Force
Feedback for Consumer Applications |
282. |
852 770
(Italy) |
03/15/00 |
Safe and Low Cost Computer Peripherals with Force
Feedback for Consumer Applications |
283. |
852 770
(Switzerland) |
03/15/00 |
Safe and Low Cost Computer Peripherals with Force
Feedback for Consumer Applications |
284. |
852 770
(United Kingdom) |
03/15/00 |
Safe and Low Cost Computer Peripherals with Force
Feedback for Consumer Applications |
285. |
29922298.5
(Germany) |
06/30/00 |
Low Cost Force Feedback Pointing Device |
286. |
29923332.4
(Germany) |
12/07/00 |
Low Cost Force Feedback Pointing Device |
287. |
609 363
(France) |
01/10/01 |
Actuator Having Electronically Controllable Tactile
Responsiveness |
288. |
609 363
(Italy) |
01/10/01 |
Actuator Having Electronically Controllable Tactile
Responsiveness |
289. |
609 363
(Switzerland) |
01/10/01 |
Actuator Having Electronically Controllable Tactile
Responsiveness |
290. |
609 363
(United Kingdom) |
01/10/01 |
Actuator Having Electronically Controllable Tactile
Responsiveness |
291. |
P69 231 634.5
(Germany) |
01/10/01 |
Actuator Having Electronically Controllable Tactile
Responsiveness |
292. |
29923623.4
(Germany) |
01/25/01 |
Force Feedback Device Including Actuator with Moving
Magnet |
293. |
20014425.1
(Germany) |
02/08/01 |
Mechanisms for Control Knobs and Other Interface Devices |
294. |
2,233,206
(Canada) |
04/03/01 |
Safe and Low Cost Computer Peripherals with Force
Feedback for Consumer Applications |
295. |
20021536.1
(Germany) |
04/26/01 |
Haptic Interface Device and Actuator Assembly Providing
Linear Haptic Sensations |
296. |
2,210,725
(Canada) |
05/08/01 |
Method and Apparatus for Providing Passive Force Feedback
to Human-Computer Interface Systems |
297. |
20102767.4
(Germany) |
06/21/01 |
Haptic Trackball Device |
298. |
2,075,178
(Canada) |
07/24/01 |
Force Feedback and Textures Simulating Interface Device |
299. |
20080209.7
(Germany) |
08/09/01 |
Controlling Haptic Sensations for Vibrotactile Feedback
Interface Devices |
300. |
29923933.0
(Germany) |
09/16/01 |
Improvements in Haptic Feedback Control Devices |
301. |
734 986
(Australia) |
10/11/01 |
Force Feedback Interface having Isotonic and Isometric
Functionality |
302. |
735 467
(Australia) |
10/25/01 |
Method and Apparatus for Providing Force Feedback
Over a Computer Network |
303. |
20022244.9
(Germany) |
11/08/01 |
Controlling Vibrotactile Sensations for Haptic Feedback
Devices |
304. |
20180024.1
(Germany) |
11/22/01 |
Haptic Feedback For Touchpads And Other Touch Controls |
305. |
0257172
(Korea) |
11/30/01 |
Tactile Mouse |
306. |
2,272,379
(Canada) |
12/11/01 |
Mechanical Interface Having Multiple Grounded Actuators |
307. |
258353
(Korea) |
12/10/01 |
Haptic Feedback for Touchpads and Other Touch Controls |
308. |
20080263.1
(Germany) |
02/28/02 |
Hybrid Control of Haptic Feedback for Host Computer
and Interface Device |
309. |
3 290 436
(Japan) |
03/22/02 |
Force Feedback and Textures Simulating Interface Device |
310. |
20080275.5
(Germany) |
03/28/02 |
Tactile Mouse |
311. |
2,261,893
(Canada) |
04/16/02 |
Method and Apparatus for Providing Force Feedback
Over a Commuter Network |
312. |
2,237,977
(Canada) |
05/26/02 |
Method and Apparatus for Providing Low Cost Force
Feedback and Mechanical I/O for Computer Systems |
313. |
2 343 4990
(United Kingdom) |
06/12/02 |
Low Cost Force Feedback Devices |
314. |
2,287,349
(Canada) |
06/25/02 |
Method and Apparatus for Designing and Controlling
Force Sensations in Force Feedback Computer Applications |
315. |
20200955.6
(Germany) |
6/27/02 |
Enhancing Inertial Tactile Feedback in Computer Interface
Devices Having Increased Mass |
316. |
GB2 348 352
(United Kingdom) |
07/31/02 |
Method of Controlling of a Force Feedback Device in
a Multi-tasking Graphical Host Environment |
317. |
2,291,226
(Canada) |
10/22/02 |
Force Feedback Control Wheels and Knobs |
318. |
1 315 182
(Italy) |
02/03/03 |
Designing Force Sensations for Computer Applications
Including Sound |
319. |
2,223,289
(Canada) |
03/25/03 |
Method and Apparatus for Providing Passive Fluid Force
Feedback |
320. |
519 661
(Sweden) |
03/25/03 |
Mouse Device with Tactile Feedback Applied to Housing |
321. |
0 974 889
(France) |
03/25/03 |
Safe and Low Cost Computer Peripherals with Force
Feedback for Consumer Applications |
322. |
0 974 889
(Germany) |
03/25/03 |
Safe and Low Cost Computer Peripherals with Force
Feedback for Consumer Applications |
323. |
0 974 889
(United Kingdom) |
03/25/03 |
Safe and Low Cost Computer Peripherals with Force
Feedback for Consumer Applications |
324. |
2 344 9730
(United Kingdom) |
04/09/03 |
Interface Device and Method for Interfacing Instruments
to Medical Procedure Simulation System |
325. |
2 346 455B
(United Kingdom) |
05/07/03 |
Designing Force Sensations for Computer Applications
Including Sound |
326. |
2 347 9900
(United Kingdom) |
05/14/03 |
Force Feedback Device Including Actuator with Moving
Magnet |
327. |
2 349 7310
(United Kingdom) |
06/04/03 |
Interface Device and Method for Interfacing Instruments
to Vascular Access Simulation Systems |
328. |
2 346 9520
(United Kingdom) |
08/06/03 |
Force Feedback Mouse Button |
329. |
2,271,129
(Canada) |
08/12/03 |
Method and Apparatus for Shaping Force Signals for
a Force Feedback Device |
330. |
GB2 381 933
(United Kingdom) |
08/13/03 |
Interface Device and Method for Interfacing Instruments
to Vascular Access Simulation Systems |
331. |
2 384 6130
(United Kingdom) |
09/17/03 |
Interface Device and Method for Interfacing Instruments
to Medical Procedure Simulation |
332. |
762 226
(Australian) |
10/02/03 |
Force Feedback Control Wheels and Knobs |
333. |
2 350 698B
(United Kingdom) |
11/12/03 |
Actual Control |
334. |
2 387 241B
(United Kingdom) |
11/19/03 |
Actual Control |
335. |
69631144.5
(Germany) |
12/17/03 |
Digitizing System And Rotary Table For Determining
3-D Geometry Of An Object |
336. |
0 843 808
(France) |
12/17/03 |
Digitizing System And Rotary Table For Determining
3-D Geometry Of An Object |
337. |
0 843 808
(Spain) |
12/17/03 |
Digitizing System And Rotary Table For Determining
3-D Geometry Of An Object |
338. |
0 843 808
(The Netherlands) |
12/17/03 |
Digitizing System And Rotary Table For Determining
3-D Geometry Of An Object |
339. |
0 843 808
(United Kingdom) |
12/17/03 |
Digitizing System And Rotary Table For Determining
3-D Geometry Of An Object |
340. |
GB2 350 170
(United Kingdom) |
12/31/03 |
Force Feedback Joystick Device Including Single-Phase,
Fixed-Coil Actuators |
341. |
GB2 387 218
(United Kingdom) |
01/08/04 |
Force Feedback Joystick Device Including Single-Phase,
Fixed-Coil Actuators |
342. |
0 803 114
(France) |
02/04/04 |
Method and Apparatus for Providing Mechanical I/O
for Computer Systems Interfaced with Elongated Objects |
343. |
69532536.1
(Germany) |
02/04/04 |
Method and Apparatus for Providing Mechanical I/O
for Computer Systems Interfaced with Elongated Objects |
344. |
0 803 114
(Switzerland) |
02/04/04 |
Method and Apparatus for Providing Mechanical I/O
for Computer Systems Interfaced with Elongated Objects |
345. |
0 803 114
(United Kingdom) |
02/04/04 |
Method and Apparatus for Providing Mechanical I/O
for Computer Systems Interfaced with Elongated Objects |
346. |
0 870 296
(France) |
02/04/04 |
Method and Apparatus for Providing Low Cost Force
Feedback and Mechanical I/O For Computer Systems |
347. |
69631487.8
(Germany) |
02/04/04 |
Method and Apparatus for Providing Low Cost Force
Feedback and Mechanical I/O For Computer Systems |
348. |
0 870 296
(United Kingdom) |
02/04/04 |
Method and Apparatus for Providing Low Cost Force
Feedback and Mechanical I/O For Computer Systems |
349. |
770 385
(Australia) |
02/19/04 |
Implementation Force Feedback Over the World Wide
Web and Other Computer Networks |
350. |
2,205,361
(Canada) |
03/16/04 |
Method and Apparatus for Providing Mechanical I/O
for Computer Systems Interfaced With Elongated Flexible Objects |
351. |
0 804 786
(France) |
03/31/04 |
Method and Apparatus for Providing High Bandwidth,
Low Noise Mechanical I/O for Computer Systems |
352. |
0 804 786
(United Kingdom) |
03/31/04 |
Method and Apparatus for Providing High Bandwidth,
Low Noise Mechanical I/O for Computer Systems |
353. |
69632028.2
(Germany) |
03/31/04 |
Method and Apparatus for Providing High Bandwidth,
Low Noise Mechanical I/O for Computer Systems |
354. |
GB2 353 116
(United Kingdom) |
03/31/04 |
Memory and Force Output Management for a Force Feedback |
355. |
2,139,336
(Canada) |
06/01/04 |
Determination Of Kinematically Constrained Multi-Articulated
Structures |
356. |
130108
(Israel) |
06/20/04 |
Force Feedback Interface Having Isotonic and Isometric
Functionality |
357. |
00/01312
(France) |
07/30/04 |
Designing Force Sensations for Computer Applications
Including Sounds |
358. |
2,278,726
(Canada) |
08/31/04 |
Method and Apparatus for Providing High Bandwidth,
Realistic Force Feedback Including an Improved Actuator |
359. |
130107
(Israel)
|
09/09/04 |
Mouse Interface Device for Providing Force Feedback |
360. |
1036390
(Ireland) |
11/03/04 |
Force Effects For Object Types In A Graphical User
Interface |
361. |
0 513 199
(United Kingdom) |
01/19/05 |
Force Feedback and Textures Simulating Interface Device |
362. |
10-0483130
(Korea) |
04/04/05 |
Apparatus and Method for Generating Vibration Using
Mobile Phone |
363. |
0 836 735
(United Kingdom) |
08/24/05 |
Method and Apparatus for Providing Passive Fluid Force
Feedback |
364. |
2,272,627
(Canada) |
10/04/05 |
Force Feedback Interface having Isotonic and Isometric
Functionality |
365. |
2,228,587
(Canada) |
11/01/05 |
Digitizing System And Rotary Table For Determining
3-D Geometry Of An Object |
366. |
0 876 639
(United Kingdom) |
11/02/05 |
Method and Apparatus for Tactiley Responsive User
Interface |
367. |
3753744
(Japan) |
12/22/05 |
Force Feedback Interface Having Isotonic and Isometric Functionality |
368. |
00864144
(Germany)
|
03/08/06 |
Method and Apparatus for Providing Force Feedback for
a Graphical User Interface |
369. |
00864144
(United Kingdom)
|
03/08/06 |
Method and Apparatus for Providing Force Feedback for
a Graphical User Interface |
370. |
GB2413416
(United Kingdom) |
04/19/06 |
Haptic Messaging in Handheld Communication Devices |
371. |
00943179
(United Kingdom)
|
06/07/06 |
Force Feedback Interface Having Isotonic and Isometric
Functionality |
372. |
0976097
(United Kingdom)
|
07/05/06 |
Computer Mouse |
373. |
ZL02806259
(China)
|
07/12/06 |
Haptic Interface for Laptop Computers and Other Portable
Devices |
374. |
2,294,085
(Canada) |
08/15/06 |
Graphical Click Surfaces for Force Feedback Applications |
375. |
3847782
(Japan) |
09/01/06 |
Method and Apparatus for Providing High Bandwidth, Low Noise
Mechanical I/O for Computer Systems |
376. |
GB2417659
(United Kingdom) |
10/11/06 |
Systems and Methods for User Interface Designed for Rotary Input
Devices |
378. |
202004020994.2
(Germany) |
10/19/06 |
System and Method for Low Power Haptic Feedback |
379. |
GB2415532
(United Kingdom) |
10/25/06 |
Hierarchical Methods for Generating Force Feedback Effects |
380. |
GB2414836
(United Kingdom) |
11/1/06 |
Haptic Communication Devices |
381. |
00852789
(Germany) |
11/15/06 |
Method and Apparatus for Controlling Force Feedback Interface
Systems Utilizing a Host Computer |
382. |
160002
(Israel) |
11/21/06 |
Mouse Interface Device for Providing Force Feedback |
383. |
2,260,944
(Canada) |
11/21/06 |
Hand Controller |
384. |
2,254,854
(Canada) |
01/09/07 |
Method and Apparatus for Providing Simulated Physical
Interactions Within Computer Generated Environments |
385. |
GB2413417
(United Kingdom) |
01/10/07 |
Using Haptic Effects to Enhance Information Content
in Communications |
386. |
GB2411454
(United Kingdom) |
01/24/07 |
Method and Apparatus for Providing Haptic Feedback
to Off-Activating Area |
387. |
GB514059
(United Kingdom) |
02/14/07 |
Methods and Systems for Providing a Virtual Touch
Haptic Effects to Handheld Communication Device |
388. |
GB2410996
(United Kingdom) |
02/21/07 |
System and Method for Providing Passive Haptic Feedback |
389. |
GB2410316
(United Kingdom) |
03/21/07 |
System and Method for Providing Rotational Haptic
Feedback |
390. |
GB1451648
(United Kingdom) |
03/28/07 |
Envelope Modulator for Haptic Feedback Devices |
391. |
GB2411759
(United Kingdom) |
05/02/07 |
Haptic Feedback Devices and
Methods for Simulating an Orifice |
392. |
GB2417311
(United Kingdom) |
05/09/07 |
Systems and Methods for Providing a Haptic Manipulandum |
393. |
GB2410995
(United Kingdom) |
05/09/07 |
Products and Processes for Providing Force Sensations in a User
Interface |
394. |
GB2415031
(United Kingdom) |
8/1/07 |
Haptic Pads For Use With User-Interface Devices |
395. |
2,281,923
(Canada) |
8/21/07 |
Accelerator for Force Feedback Computer Peripherals |
396. |
GB2428118
(United Kingdom) |
8/22/07 |
Haptic Communication Devices |
| 397. |
1041473
(Germany) |
9/4/07 |
Actuator Having Electronically Controllable Tactile Responsiveness |
| 398. |
ZL02814559.3
(China) |
9/19/07 |
Control Wheel with Haptic Feedback |
| 399. |
ZL02814354.X
(China) |
10/10/07 |
Pivotable Computer Interface |
| 400. |
ZL018133460.0 (China) |
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