Inventor · Rome, GA, US

Robert Abend

68Patents
20h-index
15Co-inventors
85Inventor score

Filing activity: Nov 18, 1983 → Aug 5, 2011

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6125630A Axle driving apparatus Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 74 Expired
US6098740A Axle driving unit for a lawn tractor Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 56 Expired
US6390227B1 Axle driving unit for a lawn tractor Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 55 Expired
US6732828B1 Hydraulically driven vehicle Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 45 Expired
US5887484A Transmission for self-propelled walking lawn mowers Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 40 Expired
US6385971B1 Axle driving apparatus Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 38 Expired
US5544174A Programmable boundary scan and input output parameter device for testing integrated circuits Physics 38 Expired
US6540633B1 Transmission for speed changing and steering of a vehicle Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 36 Expired
US6830115B2 Axle driving apparatus Performing Operations; Transporting 33 Expired
US5782142A Axle driving apparatus Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 31 Expired
US6397966B1 Vehicle improved in steering Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 31 Expired
US6260339A Axle driving unit for a lawn tractor Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 29 Expired
US6889793B2 Four wheel-drive vehicle Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 25 Expired
US6874593B2 Driving apparatus for speed changing and steering of a vehicle Performing Operations; Transporting 25 Expired
US6550242B2 Axle driving apparatus Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 25 Expired
US6571555B2 Axle driving apparatus Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 24 Expired
US6312354A Integral hydrostatic transaxle apparatus for driving and steering Performing Operations; Transporting 23 Expired
US6568498B2 Axle driving unit for a lawn tractor Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 22 Expired
US4845052A Method of packaging a non-contact I/O signal transmission integrated circuit Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 21 Expired
US6098386A Riding lawn mower and transmission for the same Human Necessities 21 Expired
US6648095B2 Axle driving unit for a lawn tractor Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 20 Expired
US7059433B2 Riding lawn mower Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 20 Expired
US4862231A Non-contact I/O signal transmission in integrated circuit packaging Electricity 20 Expired
US6524205B1 Integral-type hydraulic and mechanical transaxle apparatus for driving and steering a vehicle Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 19 Expired
US6983815B2 Axle driving unit including a free-standing center section Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 19 Expired

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