Inventor · Pittsburgh, PA, US

Robert Bell

23Patents
11h-index
23Co-inventors
75Inventor score

Filing activity: Dec 28, 1984 → Jan 14, 2021

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6323648A Peripheral vascular array Physics 77 Expired
US6677755B2 Circuit for selectively enabling and disabling coils of a multi-coil array Physics 63 Expired
US7089014B2 Wireless communication system control apparatus and method Electricity 52 Expired
US7013345B1 Method and apparatus for wireless networking Electricity 47 Expired
US6135553A Child safety seat Performing Operations; Transporting 39 Expired
US6737866B2 Method of imaging a vasculature of a patient Physics 38 Expired
US6714012B2 Apparatus and method for positioning a patient to obtain images of the vasculature Physics 37 Expired
US5454577A Bicycle trailer Performing Operations; Transporting 35 Expired
US6952563B2 Method and apparatus for adaptively setting frequency channels in a multi-point wireless networking system Electricity 29 Expired
US5921571A Folding frame for a vehicle or trailer Performing Operations; Transporting 27 Expired
US4615562A Reversible child restraint for automobiles Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 11 Expired
US7141980B2 Apparatuses for enabling operation of adjacent coil loops with a magnetic resonance system Physics 8 Expired
USD376773S Bicycle trailer General 8 Expired
US7445222B2 Multi-purpose tow bar for a trailer Performing Operations; Transporting 8 Expired
US9428239B1 Bicycle convertible to a stroller Performing Operations; Transporting 4 Active
US10384607B2 Trailer backup assist system with hitch angle offset estimation Performing Operations; Transporting 3 Active
US10814912B2 Trailer backup assist system having advanced user mode with selectable hitch angle limits Performing Operations; Transporting 3 Active
US10635933B2 Vision-based methods and systems for determining trailer presence Physics 2 Active
US9067633B2 Bicycle convertible to a stroller Performing Operations; Transporting 2 Active
US10800454B2 Trailer backup assist input with gesture interface for multiple control modes Performing Operations; Transporting 1 Active
US11180148B2 Detection and response to confined trailer in system-assisted hitch operation Physics 1 Active
US11721108B2 System and method for training trailer detection systems Physics 1 Active
US11427280B2 System and braking kit for enabling a vehicle trailer and a tow bar to be interconnected in either a braking or a non-braking configuration Performing Operations; Transporting 0 Active

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