Inventor · Farmington Hills, MI, US

Robert D. Keefover

30Patents
7h-index
22Co-inventors
69Inventor score

Filing activity: Mar 31, 2000 → Dec 23, 2019

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US7182063B2 Assembly with non-contacting position sensor Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 19 Expired
US6683429B2 Electric positional actuator Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 12 Expired
US7064508B2 Actuator position control system Physics 9 Expired
US6289874A Electronic throttle control Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 9 Expired
US8316830B2 Valve module for a combustion engine breathing system Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 8 Active
US7086636B2 Gaseous fluid metering valve Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 8 Expired
US8585012B2 Method for controlling an actuator Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 7 Active
US8803388B2 Actuator assembly using a cam slot bearing drive mechanism Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 6 Active
US6854443B2 Assembly for electronic throttle control with non-contacting position sensor Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 6 Expired
US8086329B2 Method of actuator control Physics 5 Active
US8181545B2 Actuator with integrated drive mechanism Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 5 Active
US9879596B1 Actuator assembly having at least one driven gear coupled to a housing Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 4 Active
US7191754B2 Position sensor apparatus and method Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 4 Expired
US7337764B2 Pressure balanced bearing Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 3 Expired
US9568010B2 Inlet design for a pump assembly Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 3 Active
US9140218B2 Actuator with valve return Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 3 Active
US9587592B2 Actuator with valve return Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 3 Active
US8084913B2 DC motor with asymmetrical poles Electricity 2 Active
US10473232B2 Split linkage mechanism for valve assembly Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 2 Active
US8534047B2 Combustion engine breathing systems, components thereof and methods of operating and controlling the same Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 2 Active
US7570046B2 Single sensing multiple output system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 2 Expired
US7174998B2 Submerged electric fluid pump Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 2 Expired
US7487789B2 Gaseous fluid metering valve Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 2 Active
US8074622B2 Control and interconnection system for an apparatus Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 2 Active
US10041420B2 Valve assembly and valve system including same Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 1 Active

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