Inventor · Chicago, IL, US

Robert A. Schultz

17Patents
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2Co-inventors
62Inventor score

Filing activity: Oct 14, 1986 → May 2, 2014

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US4751608A Bulk degausser Physics 27 Expired
US5721665A Modulated magnet field bulk degaussing system Physics 20 Expired
US5969933A Transient magnet field degaussing system Physics 14 Expired
US6714398B2 Bulk degausser with fixed arrays of magnetic poles configured for thick and small form factor, high coercivity media Physics 13 Expired
US7715166B2 Method and reciprocating apparatus for permanent magnet erasure of magnetic storage media Physics 11 Active
US7994773B2 Apparatus and method for in-field magnetic measurements Physics 8 Active
US6731491B2 Bulk degausser with fixed arrays of magnet poles Electricity 8 Expired
US8770837B2 Fatigue resistant thermowell and methods Physics 8 Active
US7164569B1 Mechanism for automated permanent magnet degaussing Electricity 6 Expired
US5959824A Transient magnetic field degaussing system with auto calibration Physics 3 Expired
US4745896A Upper cylinder area lubrication system Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 3 Expired
US7064948B2 Electrical properties and uniformity of bulk degaussing coils Electricity 1 Expired
US8717014B2 Apparatus and method for in-field magnetic measurements Physics 1 Active
US8345402B2 Degaussing apparatus with highly uniform magnetic field Physics 1 Active
US7701656B2 Method and apparatus for permanent magnet erasure of magnetic storage media Physics 1 Active
US7593210B2 Permanent magnet bulk degausser Electricity 1 Active
US9229067B2 Apparatus and method for in-field magnetic measurements Physics 0 Active

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