Inventor · Palatine, IL, US

Robert A. Ehrhardt

18Patents
5h-index
19Co-inventors
63Inventor score

Filing activity: Mar 31, 1997 → Oct 10, 2018

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5978004A Label printer with label edge sensor Performing Operations; Transporting 38 Expired
US8721203B2 Memory system and method for consumables of a printer Performing Operations; Transporting 36 Active
US7071961B2 Ribbon drive and tensioning system for a print and apply engine for a printer Performing Operations; Transporting 20 Expired
US7079168B2 Ribbon drive and tensioning system for a print and apply engine or a printer Performing Operations; Transporting 17 Expired
US7038703B2 Label printer with label edge detector Performing Operations; Transporting 5 Expired
US7391043B2 Self calibrating media edge sensor Performing Operations; Transporting 3 Expired
US10138085B2 Clear card sensors Physics 3 Active
US9168774B2 Tri-state detector for detecting types of light Physics 3 Active
US9561646B2 High speed adaptive thermal printhead interface Performing Operations; Transporting 1 Active
US9513856B2 Beam shaping near field communication device Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1 Active
US9962976B2 Methods and apparatus to detect an ink ribbon based on types of light Physics 1 Active
US8587825B2 Ethernet and USB powered printers and methods for supplying ethernet and USB power to a printer Physics 1 Active
US10114983B2 Spindle supported near field communication device Electricity 0 Active
US10793383B2 Clear card sensors Physics 0 Active
US9632734B2 Spindle supported near field communication device Electricity 0 Active
US9747062B2 Ethernet and USB powered printers and methods for supplying Ethernet and USB power to a printer Physics 0 Active
US10241733B2 Methods and apparatus for supplying power to a printer Physics 0 Active
US9189184B2 Ethernet and USB powered printers and methods for supplying Ethernet and USB power to a printer Physics 0 Active

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