Inventor · Dearborn Heights, MI, US

Robert D. Gaston

20Patents
12h-index
8Co-inventors
70Inventor score

Filing activity: Dec 27, 1988 → Jun 21, 2002

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5272918A Pivotal liquid level sensor assembly Physics 31 Expired
US4931764A Low wear resistor card for use in a liquid fuel sender circuit Electricity 29 Expired
US5051719A Thick-film non-step resistor with accurate resistance characteristic Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 25 Expired
US5743136A Fluid level sensor with resistive and conductive layers Physics 23 Expired
US6068454A Fuel pump with helical impeller Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 22 Expired
US4924704A Fuel sender assembly requiring no calibration and having reduced wear Physics 21 Expired
US5267475A Vertical sweep liquid level sensor Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 19 Expired
US5549446A In-tank fuel pump for highly viscous fuels Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 16 Expired
US5921746A Fuel pump chamber with contamination control Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 15 Expired
US5333499A Liquid measuring float and float rod assembly Physics 14 Expired
US5211547A Fuel pump and fuel sender assembly Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 14 Expired
US5487650A Automotive fuel pump with helical impeller Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 12 Expired
US6128436A Speed monitoring and control for a brushless motor Electricity 10 Expired
US5375975A Fuel pump pre-swirl inlet channel Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 8 Expired
US6170472A Fuel delivery module for an automotive fuel system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 7 Expired
US6270310A Fuel pump assembly Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 6 Expired
US4873865A Fuel sender assembly requiring no calibration Physics 5 Expired
US6675777B2 Fuel delivery module for an automotive fuel system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 4 Expired
US6491028B1 Fuel delivery module for an automotive fuel system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 4 Expired
US6354279B2 Fuel delivery module for an automotive fuel system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 3 Expired

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