Robert Bishop
41Patents
17h-index
31Co-inventors
81Inventor score
Filing activity: May 6, 1981 → Mar 19, 2019
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US4589140A | Method of and apparatus for real-time high-speed inspection of objects for identifying or recognizing known and unknown portions thereof, including defects and the like | Physics | 113 | Expired |
| US4893346A | Apparatus for automatically inspecting objects and identifying or recognizing known and unknown portions thereof, including defects and the like, and method | Physics | 94 | Expired |
| US5531102A | Viscometer usable in situ in large reactor vessels | Performing Operations; Transporting | 48 | Expired |
| USD786279S1 | Display screen with graphical user interface for a viscometer or rheometer | General | 41 | Active |
| US7015445B2 | Method for optimizing inspection speed in low, and fluorescent light applications without sacrificing signal to noise ratio, resolution, or focus quality | Physics | 34 | Expired |
| US6036831A | Automatic protein and/or DNA analysis system and method | Physics | 34 | Expired |
| US5865975A | Automatic protein and/or DNA analysis system and method | Physics | 34 | Expired |
| US4875135A | Pressure sensor | Physics | 33 | Expired |
| US6091488A | Method of and apparatus for automatic high-speed optical inspection of semi-conductor structures and the like through fluorescent photoresist inspection | Physics | 32 | Expired |
| US4903164A | O-ring/back-up ring seal for high pressure transducers | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 32 | Expired |
| US5499158A | Pressure transducer apparatus with monolithic body of ceramic material | Physics | 32 | Expired |
| US4443855A | Method of and apparatus for controlling robotic equipment with the aid of mask algorithm image processing techniques | Physics | 29 | Expired |
| US4888662A | High pressure package for pressure transducers | Physics | 26 | Expired |
| US5544399A | Method for making a pressure transducer | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 26 | Expired |
| US6014209A | Method of optically inspecting multi-layered electronic parts and the like with fluorescent scattering top layer discrimination and apparatus therefor | Physics | 25 | Expired |
| US6603877B1 | Method of and apparatus for optical imaging inspection of multi-material objects and the like | Physics | 23 | Expired |
| US5119434A | Method of and apparatus for geometric pattern inspection employing intelligent imaged-pattern shrinking, expanding and processing to identify predetermined features and tolerances | Physics | 19 | Expired |
| US4778495A | Canister cover heater for automotive vapor canister | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 17 | Expired |
| US5485345A | Pressure transducer apparatus | Physics | 17 | Expired |
| US6427024B1 | APPARATUS FOR AND METHOD OF AUTOMATIC OPTICAL INSPECTION OF ELECTRONIC CIRCUIT BOARDS, WAFERS AND THE LIKE FOR DEFECTS, USING SKELETAL REFERENCE INSPECTION AND SEPARATELY PROGRAMMABLE ALIGNMENT TOLERANCE AND DETECTION PARAMETERS | Physics | 16 | Expired |
| US5436795A | Pressure transducer apparatus and method for making same | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 15 | Expired |
| US5827972A | High pressure sensor apparatus with low cost compact packaging system | Physics | 14 | Expired |
| US5524152A | Method of and apparatus for object or surface inspection employing multicolor reflection discrimination | Physics | 14 | Expired |
| US4864103A | Canister cover heater for automotive vapor canister | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 12 | Expired |
| US6007231A | Method of computer aided automated diagnostic DNA test design, and apparatus therefor | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 11 | Expired |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.