Inventor · Brooklyn Park, MN, US

Robert A. Black

20Patents
8h-index
16Co-inventors
72Inventor score

Filing activity: Nov 9, 1979 → Aug 14, 2014

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US8581995B2 Method and apparatus for parallax correction in fused array imaging systems Physics 139 Active
US6819314B2 Intensity flattener for optical mouse sensors Physics 40 Expired
US9888198B2 Imaging systems having image sensor pixel arrays with sub-pixel resolution capabilities Electricity 40 Active
US6774351B2 Low-power surface for an optical sensor Electricity 39 Expired
US4904906A Fluorescent light dimming Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 27 Expired
US4923117A Microcomputer-controlled system with redundant checking of sensor outputs Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 25 Expired
US4899088A Power control circuit for inductive loads Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 12 Expired
US4937504A Time delay initialization circuit Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 10 Expired
US4303383A Condition control system with safety feedback means Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 7 Expired
US6974947B2 Apparatus and method for sensing rotation based on multiple sets of movement data Physics 7 Expired
US9230310B2 Imaging systems and methods for location-specific image flare mitigation Electricity 6 Active
US4558389A Control logic safety monitoring circuit means Physics 6 Expired
US9363425B2 Color filter arrangements for fused array imaging systems Electricity 6 Active
US4376277A Dynamic contact checking circuit Electricity 5 Expired
US4947079A Notch cutting circuit with minimal power dissipation Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 2 Expired
US9497427B2 Method and apparatus for image flare mitigation Electricity 1 Active
US8659685B2 Method and apparatus for calibrating and correcting shading non-uniformity of camera systems Electricity 1 Active
US9444985B2 Reduced height camera modules Electricity 0 Active
US8717467B2 Imaging systems with array cameras for depth sensing Electricity 0 Active
US10074683B2 Imaging systems having lens substrates with total internal reflection mitigation structures Electricity 0 Active

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