Inventor · Dearborn Heights, MI, US

Robert E. Hetrick

25Patents
12h-index
17Co-inventors
78Inventor score

Filing activity: Jan 31, 1980 → Mar 3, 2008

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US4544470A Electrochemical photocatalytic structure Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 86 Expired
US4272329A Steady state mode oxygen sensor and method Physics 71 Expired
US4806859A Resonant vibrating structures with driving sensing means for noncontacting position and pick up sensing Physics 53 Expired
US4887032A Resonant vibrating structure with electrically driven wire coil and vibration sensor Physics 53 Expired
US5771873A Carbonaceous deposit-resistant coating for engine components Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 48 Expired
US4272331A Oscillatory mode oxygen sensor and method Physics 38 Expired
US6096149A Method for fabricating adhesion-resistant micromachined devices Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 32 Expired
US4272330A Transient mode oxygen sensor and method Physics 26 Expired
US6145763A Carbonaceous deposit-resistant coating for fuel injectors Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 20 Expired
US6404028B1 Adhesion resistant micromachined structure and coating Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 16 Expired
US5725151A Electrospray fuel injection Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 16 Expired
US5671716A Fuel injection system and strategy Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 14 Expired
US4739664A Absolute fluid pressure sensor Physics 12 Expired
US4841934A Oxygen pumping device for control of the air fuel ratio Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 9 Expired
US4615772A Electrochemical gas sensor Physics 6 Expired
US4396466A Absolute pressure sensor Physics 6 Expired
US5275712A Wide range workfunction based A/F sensor Physics 6 Expired
US5000050A Mass-flow sensor using aerodynamic damping Physics 6 Expired
US4381224A Step function lean burn oxygen sensor Physics 5 Expired
US5389224A Capacitive A/F sensor Physics 4 Expired
US4435742A Electrochemical transistor structure with two spaced electrochemical cells Electricity 4 Expired
US4332003A Electrochemical analog transistor structure with two spaced solid electrochemical cells Electricity 3 Expired
US5310474A Workfunction based A/F sensor Physics 3 Expired
US7691602B1 Agricultural screening system and method for detection of infectious microorganisms Physics 1 Active
US8857279B2 Analyte screening and detection systems and methods Physics 0 Active

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