Robert Downs
36Patents
17h-index
26Co-inventors
81Inventor score
Filing activity: Sep 30, 1985 → Sep 6, 2006
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US7390458B2 | High throughput processing system and method of using | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 165 | Expired |
| US6307277A | Apparatus and method for a torque and fuel control system for a hybrid vehicle | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 111 | Expired |
| US4707789A | Adaptive direct pressure shift control for a motor vehicle transmission | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 85 | Expired |
| US4653350A | Adaptive direct pressure shift control for a motor vehicle transmission | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 69 | Expired |
| US6376927B1 | Hybrid electric drive and control method therefor | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 68 | Expired |
| US6592324B2 | Gripper mechanism | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 61 | Expired |
| US6616569B2 | Torque control system for a hybrid vehicle with an automatic transmission | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 58 | Expired |
| US4653351A | Clutch-to-clutch power-on downshifting in a motor vehicle automatic transmission | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 52 | Expired |
| US4671139A | Clutch-to-clutch coast downshifting in a motor vehicle automatic transmission | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 44 | Expired |
| US6453864B1 | Crankshaft rotation control in a hybrid electric vehicle | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 40 | Expired |
| US6254507A | Reverse one-way torque converter clutch | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 37 | Expired |
| US6918309B2 | Sample deposition method and system | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 26 | Expired |
| US6534014B1 | Specimen plate lid and method of using | Performing Operations; Transporting | 24 | Expired |
| US6932557B2 | Gripping mechanisms, apparatus, and methods | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 20 | Expired |
| US4664242A | Torque transmitting device having a fluid-operated piston | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 19 | Expired |
| US7422411B2 | Gripping mechanisms, apparatus and methods | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 18 | Active |
| US5365804A | Parking mechanism for a power transmission | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 18 | Expired |
| US6964867B2 | Method and apparatus for performing multiple processing steps on a sample in a single vessel | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 17 | Expired |
| US6286474A | Engine balancer | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 15 | Expired |
| US5588327A | Multiplexed hydraulic clutch control | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 14 | Expired |
| US6827113B2 | Massively parallel fluid dispensing systems and methods | Physics | 14 | Expired |
| US4756213A | Transmission control with a clutch priority valve | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 14 | Expired |
| US5186065A | Multi-ratio power transmission | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 12 | Expired |
| US5046592A | Servo shift control for a forward/reverse mechanism | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 9 | Expired |
| US6709872B1 | Method and apparatus for dispensing low nanoliter volumes of liquid while minimizing waste | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 8 | Expired |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.