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William Rihn
Also filed as: RIHN WILLIAM · RIHN WILLIAM S
57 granted patents·33 pending applications·529 citations·filing 2014–2020
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90 records- 0198US9946348B2Automatic tuning of haptic effectsIMMERSION CORP·Filed 2015·Granted Apr 17, 2018·55 cites·26 claims
- 0298US9842476B2Programmable haptic devices and methods for modifying haptic effects to compensate for audio-haptic interferenceIMMERSION CORP·Filed 2015·Granted Dec 12, 2017·58 cites·20 claims
- 0398US9588586B2Programmable haptic devices and methods for modifying haptic strength based on perspective and/or proximityIMMERSION CORP·Filed 2014·Granted Mar 7, 2017·85 cites·23 claims
- 0498US9164587B2Haptic spatialization systemIMMERSION CORP·Filed 2014·Granted Oct 20, 2015·79 cites·27 claims
- 0597US10564727B2Systems and methods for a low profile haptic actuatorIMMERSION CORP·Filed 2018·Granted Feb 18, 2020·46 cites·19 claims
- 0695US10353471B2Haptic spatialization systemIMMERSION CORP·Filed 2017·Granted Jul 16, 2019·13 cites·20 claims
- 0795US10347093B2Programmable haptic devices and methods for modifying haptic effects to compensate for audio-haptic interferenceIMMERSION CORP·Filed 2017·Granted Jul 9, 2019·17 cites·16 claims
- 0894US9919208B2Video gameplay hapticsIMMERSION CORP·Filed 2014·Granted Mar 20, 2018·20 cites·20 claims
- 0993US10509472B2Methods and apparatuses for endstop diminishment solutions in haptically-enabled controller devicesIMMERSION CORP·Filed 2017·Granted Dec 17, 2019·14 cites·16 claims
- 1093US9535550B2Systems and methods for deformation-based haptic effectsIMMERSION CORP·Filed 2014·Granted Jan 3, 2017·16 cites·21 claims
- 1193US9478109B2Virtual sensor in a virtual environmentIMMERSION CORP·Filed 2014·Granted Oct 25, 2016·15 cites·23 claims
- 1292US10185396B2Haptic trigger modification systemIMMERSION CORP·Filed 2014·Granted Jan 22, 2019·17 cites·27 claims
- 1392US9690381B2Systems and methods for shape input and output for a haptically-enabled deformable surfaceIMMERSION CORP·Filed 2014·Granted Jun 27, 2017·14 cites·18 claims
- 1491US9619029B2Haptic trigger control systemIMMERSION CORP·Filed 2014·Granted Apr 11, 2017·14 cites·32 claims
- 1590US10248850B2Generating actions based on a user's moodIMMERSION CORP·Filed 2016·Granted Apr 2, 2019·6 cites·19 claims
- 1688US10343061B2Haptic actuators having magnetic elements and at least one electromagnetIMMERSION CORP·Filed 2017·Granted Jul 9, 2019·6 cites·24 claims
- 1787US10514761B2Dynamic rendering of etching inputIMMERSION CORP·Filed 2018·Granted Dec 24, 2019·6 cites·23 claims
- 1887US10401962B2Haptically enabled overlay for a pressure sensitive surfaceIMMERSION CORP·Filed 2016·Granted Sep 3, 2019·4 cites·22 claims
- 1987US9981183B2Haptic peripheral having a haptically-enhanced user input element including a mechanical key and an integrated smart material actuator for providing haptic effectsIMMERSION CORP·Filed 2016·Granted May 29, 2018·3 cites·20 claims
- 2086US10198074B2Haptically-enabled modular peripheral device assemblyIMMERSION CORP·Filed 2016·Granted Feb 5, 2019·5 cites·17 claims
- 2184US10234945B2Compensated haptic rendering for flexible electronic devicesIMMERSION CORP·Filed 2016·Granted Mar 19, 2019·3 cites·18 claims
- 2284US9715279B2Haptic devices and methods for providing haptic effects via audio tracksIMMERSION CORP·Filed 2015·Granted Jul 25, 2017·3 cites·20 claims
- 2383US10391396B2Haptic peripheral having a haptically-enhanced user input element including a mechanical key and an integrated smart material actuator for providing haptic effectsIMMERSION CORP·Filed 2018·Granted Aug 27, 2019·3 cites·20 claims
- 2482US10509474B2Systems and methods for shape input and output for a haptically-enabled deformable surfaceIMMERSION CORP·Filed 2018·Granted Dec 17, 2019·2 cites·20 claims
- 2582US10216277B2Modifying haptic effects for slow motionIMMERSION CORP·Filed 2016·Granted Feb 26, 2019·3 cites·21 claims
- 2682US9939902B2Haptic controllerIMMERSION CORP·Filed 2015·Granted Apr 10, 2018·3 cites·20 claims
- 2780US9990078B2Systems and methods for position-based haptic effectsIMMERSION CORP·Filed 2015·Granted Jun 5, 2018·2 cites·23 claims
- 2879US10324531B2Haptic feedback using a field of viewIMMERSION CORP·Filed 2016·Granted Jun 18, 2019·2 cites·24 claims
- 2977US10775892B2Systems and methods for multi-user shared virtual and augmented reality-based hapticsIMMERSION CORP·Filed 2018·Granted Sep 15, 2020·2 cites·23 claims
- 3075US10564729B2Haptic feedback using a field of viewIMMERSION CORP·Filed 2019·Granted Feb 18, 2020·1 cites·20 claims
- 3175US10185441B2Systems and methods for position-based haptic effectsIMMERSION CORP·Filed 2018·Granted Jan 22, 2019·1 cites·22 claims
- 3274US9990816B2Virtual sensor in a virtual environmentIMMERSION CORP·Filed 2016·Granted Jun 5, 2018·1 cites·20 claims
- 3374US9891714B2Audio enhanced simulation of high bandwidth haptic effectsIMMERSION CORP·Filed 2014·Granted Feb 13, 2018·2 cites·29 claims
- 3473US10613628B2Media driven hapticsIMMERSION CORP·Filed 2015·Granted Apr 7, 2020·1 cites·25 claims
- 3572US10416770B2Haptic trigger control systemIMMERSION CORP·Filed 2017·Granted Sep 17, 2019·1 cites·21 claims
- 3672US10146311B2Haptic devices and methods for providing haptic effects via audio tracksIMMERSION CORP·Filed 2017·Granted Dec 4, 2018·1 cites·18 claims
- 3770US10518170B2Systems and methods for deformation-based haptic effectsIMMERSION CORP·Filed 2018·Granted Dec 31, 2019·1 cites·20 claims
- 3870US9891710B2Haptic spatialization systemIMMERSION CORP·Filed 2015·Granted Feb 13, 2018·1 cites·24 claims
- 3968US10080957B2Systems and methods for deformation-based haptic effectsIMMERSION CORP·Filed 2016·Granted Sep 25, 2018·1 cites·19 claims
- 4066US10073525B2Systems and methods for a low profile haptic actuatorIMMERSION CORP·Filed 2016·Granted Sep 11, 2018·1 cites·19 claims
- 4166US2020167022A1Systems and methods for distributing haptic effects to users interacting with user interfacesIMMERSION CORP·Filed 2020·Application pending·0 cites
- 4263US11086403B2Systems and methods for multi-user shared virtual and augmented reality-based hapticsIMMERSION CORP·Filed 2020·Granted Aug 10, 2021·0 cites·20 claims
- 4363US10846999B2Method and device for enabling pitch control for a haptic effectIMMERSION CORP·Filed 2019·Granted Nov 24, 2020·0 cites·20 claims
- 4463US10551964B2Systems and methods for manipulating a graphical user interface through gestures in real space and providing associated haptic effectsIMMERSION CORP·Filed 2018·Granted Feb 4, 2020·0 cites·29 claims
- 4563US9632582B2Magnetic suspension system for touch screens and touch surfacesIMMERSION CORP·Filed 2014·Granted Apr 25, 2017·1 cites·17 claims
- 4662US9589432B2Haptic actuators having programmable magnets with pre-programmed magnetic surfaces and patterns for producing varying haptic effectsIMMERSION CORP·Filed 2014·Granted Mar 7, 2017·0 cites·20 claims
- 4761US10620706B2Haptic trigger modification systemIMMERSION CORP·Filed 2018·Granted Apr 14, 2020·0 cites·20 claims
- 4861US2019278375A1Haptic spatialization systemIMMERSION CORP·Filed 2019·Application pending·0 cites
- 4960US10429933B2Audio enhanced simulation of high bandwidth haptic effectsIMMERSION CORP·Filed 2018·Granted Oct 1, 2019·0 cites·20 claims
- 5060US2019101990A1Haptic devices and methods for providing haptic effects via audio tracksIMMERSION CORP·Filed 2018·Application pending·0 cites
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