Inventor
RANK STEPHEN D
US48 patents
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IMMERSION CORP
42 patentsUS7979146B2Jul 12, 2011
System and method for automatically producing haptic events from a digital audio signal
IMMERSION CORP175 citations99
US7623114B2Nov 24, 2009
Haptic feedback sensations based on audio output from computer devices
IMMERSION CORP120 citations99
US9274603B2Mar 1, 2016
Method and apparatus to provide haptic feedback based on media content and one or more external parameters
IMMERSION CORP58 citations98
US9164587B2Oct 20, 2015
Haptic spatialization system
IMMERSION CORP79 citations98
US8378964B2Feb 19, 2013
System and method for automatically producing haptic events from a digital audio signal
IMMERSION CORP86 citations98
US9507423B2Nov 29, 2016
Generating haptic effects while minimizing cascading
IMMERSION CORP57 citations97
US8000825B2Aug 16, 2011
System and method for automatically producing haptic events from a digital audio file
IMMERSION CORP79 citations97
US9213408B2Dec 15, 2015
Generating haptic effects while minimizing cascading
IMMERSION CORP25 citations92
US8686941B2Apr 1, 2014
Haptic feedback sensations based on audio output from computer devices
IMMERSION CORP13 citations92
US10509472B2Dec 17, 2019
Methods and apparatuses for endstop diminishment solutions in haptically-enabled controller devices
IMMERSION CORP14 citations84
US10353471B2Jul 16, 2019
Haptic spatialization system
IMMERSION CORP13 citations84
US9619029B2Apr 11, 2017
Haptic trigger control system
IMMERSION CORP14 citations84
US9330546B2May 3, 2016
System and method for automatically producing haptic events from a digital audio file
IMMERSION CORP5 citations84
US9207764B2Dec 8, 2015
Orientation adjustable multi-channel haptic device
IMMERSION CORP8 citations84
US10586431B2Mar 10, 2020
Haptic system with increased LRA bandwidth
IMMERSION CORP5 citations83
US10026276B2Jul 17, 2018
Haptic system with increased LRA bandwidth
IMMERSION CORP5 citations83
US9524624B2Dec 20, 2016
Haptic system with increased LRA bandwidth
IMMERSION CORP8 citations83
US9997032B2Jun 12, 2018
Offline haptic conversion system
IMMERSION CORP6 citations82
US10748391B2Aug 18, 2020
Haptic signal conversion system
IMMERSION CORP3 citations73
US10429934B2Oct 1, 2019
Method and apparatus to provide haptic feedback based on media content and one or more external parameters
IMMERSION CORP2 citations73
US10209776B2Feb 19, 2019
Orientation adjustable multi-channel haptic device
IMMERSION CORP2 citations73
US10152126B2Dec 11, 2018
Multiplexing and demultiplexing haptic signals
IMMERSION CORP2 citations73
US10088903B2Oct 2, 2018
Synchronization of haptic effect data in a media stream
IMMERSION CORP2 citations73
US10078368B2Sep 18, 2018
Method and apparatus to provide haptic feedback based on media content and one or more external parameters
IMMERSION CORP2 citations73
US9778744B2Oct 3, 2017
Orientation adjustable multi-channel haptic device
IMMERSION CORP2 citations73
US9239700B2Jan 19, 2016
System and method for automatically producing haptic events from a digital audio signal
IMMERSION CORP4 citations73
US10437341B2Oct 8, 2019
Systems and methods for user generated content authoring
IMMERSION CORP4 citations72
US10085069B2Sep 25, 2018
Method and system for haptic data encoding and streaming using a multiplexed data stream
IMMERSION CORP2 citations72
US9912842B2Mar 6, 2018
Synchronization of haptic effect data in a media transport stream
IMMERSION CORP2 citations72
US9437087B2Sep 6, 2016
Method and system for haptic data encoding and streaming using a multiplexed data stream
IMMERSION CORP3 citations72
US9891710B2Feb 13, 2018
Haptic spatialization system
IMMERSION CORP1 citations63
US9317120B2Apr 19, 2016
Multiplexing and demultiplexing haptic signals
IMMERSION CORP2 citations63
US10928910B2Feb 23, 2021
Method and apparatus to provide haptic feedback based on media content and one or more external parameters
IMMERSION CORP0 citations62
US10416770B2Sep 17, 2019
Haptic trigger control system
IMMERSION CORP1 citations62
US10297122B2May 21, 2019
Wearable haptic effects with permissions settings
IMMERSION CORP1 citations61
US10296092B2May 21, 2019
Generating haptic effects while minimizing cascading
IMMERSION CORP0 citations52
US9990038B2Jun 5, 2018
Customizing haptic effects on an end user device
IMMERSION CORP0 citations52
US10440238B2Oct 8, 2019
Synchronization of haptic effect data in a media transport stream
IMMERSION CORP0 citations51
US9990815B2Jun 5, 2018
Wearable haptic effects with permissions settings
IMMERSION CORP1 citations51
US9615002B2Apr 4, 2017
Synchronization of haptic effect data in a media transport stream
IMMERSION CORP0 citations51
US10529197B2Jan 7, 2020
Offline haptic conversion system
IMMERSION CORP0 citations50
US10542325B2Jan 21, 2020
Method and system for haptic data encoding and streaming using a multiplexed data stream
IMMERSION CORP0 citations48