Robert Dobbs
43Patents
12h-index
28Co-inventors
77Inventor score
Filing activity: Oct 9, 2002 → Apr 25, 2012
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US6970001B2 | Variable impedance test probe | Physics | 75 | Expired |
| US6788544B1 | Field replaceable unit access device and method | Electricity | 58 | Expired |
| US6791843B1 | Parallel board connection system and method | Electricity | 28 | Expired |
| US7198094B2 | Finned device for removing heat from an electronic component | Electricity | 24 | Expired |
| US6957544B2 | Method and apparatus for regulating the operating temperature of electronic devices | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 22 | Expired |
| US8320120B1 | Reversible air flow fan system | Electricity | 20 | Active |
| US6891347B2 | Cooling fan control based on cabinet intrusion | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 18 | Expired |
| US6822878B2 | Circuit board support arrangement, method, and method for using the same | Electricity | 18 | Expired |
| US7236358B2 | Computer system | Electricity | 16 | Expired |
| US6922336B2 | Pivoted field replaceable unit apparatus and method | Physics | 14 | Expired |
| US7707443B2 | Rack-level power management of computer systems | Physics | 14 | Expired |
| US6798661B1 | Chassis conducted cooling thermal dissipation apparatus for servers | Electricity | 12 | Expired |
| US7436950B2 | Apparatus and method for real-time power distribution management | Electricity | 11 | Active |
| US7276813B2 | Redundant input power system | Electricity | 10 | Expired |
| US7764184B2 | Apparatus and system for monitoring environmental factors in a computer system | Physics | 10 | Active |
| US7079390B2 | System and method for heat dissipation and air flow redirection in a chassis | Electricity | 10 | Expired |
| US7382624B2 | Power supply including multiple AC receptacles | Physics | 9 | Expired |
| US7434743B2 | Reversible fan of electronic module | Electricity | 9 | Active |
| US6896539B2 | Pivot component coupled with first circuit board for control of relative alignment of first circuit board connection component with second circuit board connection component | Electricity | 9 | Expired |
| US6856518B2 | Assembly for supporting a short printed circuit card | Electricity | 9 | Expired |
| US6913069B2 | Cooling device having fins arranged to funnel air | Electricity | 8 | Expired |
| US7348498B2 | Partially voided anti-pads | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 7 | Expired |
| US7613937B2 | Method and apparatus for utilizing a microcontroller to provide an automatic order and timing power and reset sequencer | Physics | 7 | Active |
| US7145775B2 | Chassis conducted cooling thermal dissipation apparatus for servers | Electricity | 7 | Expired |
| US7141742B2 | Alternating voided areas of anti-pads | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 6 | Expired |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.