Inventor · Rochester, MI, US

Robert C. Lam

29Patents
15h-index
18Co-inventors
78Inventor score

Filing activity: Jun 3, 1994 → May 31, 2019

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5998307A Fibrous lining material comprising a primary layer having less fibrillated aramid fibers and synthetic graphite and a secondary layer comprising carbon particles Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 31 Expired
US5753356A Friction lining material comprising less fibrillated aramid fibers and synthetic graphite Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 29 Expired
US6130176A Fibrous base material for a friction lining material comprising less fibrillated aramid fibers and carbon fibers Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 28 Expired
US6001750A Fibrous lining material comprising a primary layer having less fibrillated aramid fibers, carbon fibers, carbon particles and a secondary layer comprising carbon particles Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 28 Expired
US5707905A Fibrous base material for a friction lining material comprising less fibrillated aramid fibers and synthetic graphite Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 27 Expired
US5856244A Carbon deposit friction lining material Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 26 Expired
US5858883A Fibrous lining material comprising a primary layer having less fibrillated aramid fibers and synthetic graphite and a secondary layer comprising carbon particles Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 26 Expired
US5958507A Carbon deposit friction lining material Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 23 Expired
US6182804A High performance two-ply friction material Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 22 Expired
US5676577A Friction lining materials Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 22 Expired
US6630416B1 Friction material formed by deposition of friction modifiers on high, wet energy carbonaceous friction materials Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 22 Expired
US5775468A High performance two-ply friction material Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 21 Expired
US8603614B2 Porous friction material with nanoparticles of friction modifying material Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 19 Active
US7749562B1 Porous friction material comprising nanoparticles of friction modifying material Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 16 Active
US6875711B2 Friction material with friction modifying layer having symmetrical geometric shapes Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 16 Expired
US7294388B2 Friction material with nanoparticles of friction modifying layer Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 11 Expired
US8021744B2 Fully fibrous structure friction material Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 8 Active
US7429418B2 Porous friction material comprising nanoparticles of friction modifying material Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 8 Expired
US7806975B2 Friction material Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 5 Active
US9677635B2 Friction material Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 5 Active
US7696261B2 Mixed deposit friction material Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 3 Expired
US9657798B2 Friction material including a plurality of binder particles with friction modifying particles bound thereto Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 2 Active
US8394452B2 Carbon friction materials Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 2 Active
US9777785B2 Wet friction material Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1 Active
US10989263B2 Friction material Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 0 Active

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