Inventor · Nashville, TN, US

Charles E. Roos

31Patents
23h-index
15Co-inventors
82Inventor score

Filing activity: Mar 4, 1977 → May 22, 2019

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5699276A Utility meter providing an interface between a digital network and home electronics Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 180 Expired
US6124560A Teleoperated robotic sorting system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 102 Expired
US6266390A High speed materials sorting using x-ray fluorescence Physics 74 Expired
US7763820B1 Sorting pieces of material based on photonic emissions resulting from multiple sources of stimuli Performing Operations; Transporting 71 Active
US7564943B2 Method and apparatus for sorting materials according to relative composition Physics 64 Active
US7286634B2 Method and apparatus for improving baggage screening examination Performing Operations; Transporting 57 Expired
US6519315B2 High speed materials sorting using x-ray fluorescence Physics 52 Expired
US7099433B2 Method and apparatus for sorting materials according to relative composition Physics 48 Expired
US7012256B1 Computer assisted bag screening system Physics 46 Expired
US6888917B2 High speed materials sorting using x-ray fluorescence Physics 45 Expired
US7486782B1 Multifunction data port providing an interface between a digital network and electronics in residential or commercial structures Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 39 Expired
US4977837A Process and apparatus for reducing heavy metal toxicity in fly ash from solid waste incineration Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 37 Expired
US7848484B2 Method and apparatus for sorting materials according to relative composition Physics 37 Active
US8144831B2 Method and apparatus for sorting materials according to relative composition Physics 35 Active
US8476545B2 Sorting pieces of material based on photonic emissions resulting from multiple sources of stimuli Performing Operations; Transporting 32 Active
US8553838B2 High speed materials sorting using X-ray fluorescence Physics 30 Active
US4533054A Rotary fuel homogenizer and use thereof Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 29 Expired
US5370234A Rotary materials separator and method of separating materials Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 26 Expired
US7616733B2 High speed materials sorting using x-ray fluorescence Physics 26 Active
US9126236B2 Methods for sorting materials Performing Operations; Transporting 26 Active
US7978814B2 High speed materials sorting using X-ray fluorescence Physics 25 Active
US4533053A Rotary drum magnetic separator Performing Operations; Transporting 25 Expired
US7244941B2 Computer assisted bag screening system Physics 23 Expired
US9114433B2 Multi-fractional coal sorter and method of use thereof Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 19 Active
US8610019B2 Methods for sorting materials Performing Operations; Transporting 9 Active

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.