Inventor · El Paso, TX, US

Robert A. Marshall

43Patents
16h-index
22Co-inventors
81Inventor score

Filing activity: Jan 26, 1978 → Apr 19, 2020

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5245533A Marketing research method and system for management of manufacturer's discount coupon offers Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 215 Expired
US5503891A Flexible magnet attractant display mat Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 120 Expired
US7509505B2 Method and system for managing power delivery for power over Ethernet systems Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 76 Expired
US4208652A Method and apparatus for identifying images Physics 55 Expired
US7026730B1 Integrated connector unit Electricity 49 Expired
US4853882A System and method for protecting against redundant mailings Physics 44 Expired
US7061142B1 Inline power device detection Electricity 37 Expired
US6561836B1 System and method for coupling a communication signal to a communication device Electricity 32 Expired
US7085839B1 Network content management Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 32 Expired
US4166540A Document sorter utilizing cascaded sorting steps Physics 31 Expired
US4446377A Low collapse speed lube oil pumping system for turbomachinery Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 30 Expired
US6973499B1 Ticketing and keying for orchestrating distribution of network content Electricity 28 Expired
US4937742A Automated system for statistically analyzing data characteristics of shipments of coupons to identify instances of coupon shipment parametric abnormalities Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 26 Expired
US6790097B1 System and method for preventing cable discharge events Electricity 20 Expired
US6972687B1 System and method for detecting a structure failure Physics 16 Expired
US7190091B1 Selectable source input power supply Electricity 16 Expired
US4345753A Process and apparatus for aligning paper documents Performing Operations; Transporting 15 Expired
US4266154A Permeable mesh current collector for DC machines Electricity 15 Expired
US7105947B1 Method and system for voltage tracking and sequencing in a power supply Electricity 12 Expired
US4805403A Engine exhaust system Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 12 Expired
US7767903B2 System and method for thermal to electric conversion Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 9 Active
US4843697A Method of assembling components Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 9 Expired
US4186321A Current collector with compliant brush containing liquid metal reservoir Electricity 9 Expired
US7366297B1 Method and system for converting alternating current to ethernet in-line power Electricity 7 Expired
US8936683B2 Synthetic opal and photonic crystal Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 7 Active

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