Inventor · Cary, NC, US

Robert Doran

17Patents
13h-index
36Co-inventors
74Inventor score

Filing activity: Sep 16, 1987 → May 7, 2005

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5717221A Multiple laser indicia reader optionally utilizing a charge coupled device (CCD) detector and operating method therefor Physics 170 Expired
US6186400A Bar code reader with an integrated scanning component module mountable on printed circuit board Physics 168 Expired
US5762512A Latchable battery pack for battery-operated electronic device having controlled power shutdown and turn on Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 91 Expired
US5850078A Simplified assembly and automatic testing of components in electro-optical systems for reading coded indicia Physics 58 Expired
US6002236A Lockable storage cradle for battery-operated electronic device Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 55 Expired
US6607132B1 Bar code reader with an integrated scanning component module mountable on printed circuit board Physics 51 Expired
US6321990A Scanner with shock-absorbing canopy overmolded with linear of housing Physics 45 Expired
US5581067A Compact bar code scanning module with shock protection Physics 38 Expired
US5918188A Flip on/off detector Electricity 36 Expired
USD518057S1 Hand-held laser scanner with LED windows General 31 Expired
US5478998A Tilting wall-mounted optical scanner Physics 25 Expired
US5763863A Compact bar code scanning module with folded beam path and reflector mounted on spring Physics 19 Expired
USD342491S Optical scanner General 13 Expired
USD538290S1 Scanner cradle General 8 Expired
US4836677A Ring laser cavity length control mirror assembly Physics 5 Expired
US6669097B2 Bar code reader with an integrated scanning component module mountable on printed circuit board Physics 2 Expired
US5131751A Ring laser gyro cavity length controller, frame compression Physics 0 Expired

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