Inventor · Newton, MA, US

Robert Bishop

41Patents
17h-index
31Co-inventors
81Inventor score

Filing activity: May 6, 1981 → Mar 19, 2019

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
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.