Inventor · Apple Valley, MN, US

Robert Erko

27Patents
12h-index
28Co-inventors
81Inventor score

Filing activity: Jan 13, 1998 → Jan 4, 2024

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US10149549B2 Diagnostics of bed and bedroom environment Human Necessities 108 Active
US10342358B1 Bed with integrated components and features Human Necessities 102 Active
US10092242B2 Bed with user occupancy tracking Physics 97 Active
US10448749B2 Bed having logic controller Physics 49 Active
US6959466B2 Power management system for street sweeper Fixed Constructions 40 Expired
US5940928A Surface maintenance machine with computer controlled operational and maintenance systems Physics 33 Expired
US10716512B2 Bed with user occupancy tracking Physics 29 Active
US10729255B2 Diagnostics of bed and bedroom environment Human Necessities 28 Active
US10736432B2 Automatic sensing and adjustment of a bed system Human Necessities 27 Active
US6614195B2 Linear actuator control structure Electricity 18 Expired
US11206929B2 Bed having logic controller Physics 18 Active
US5943724A Electro-hydraulic brush down force control Fixed Constructions 15 Expired
US8768549B2 Battery maintenance system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 11 Active
US6895363B2 Information management system device and method of use for surface maintenance vehicles and equipment Physics 11 Expired
USRE41036E1 Linear actuator control structure General 5 Expired
US7038416B2 Control system for a floor maintenance appliance Human Necessities 4 Expired
US7120961B2 Brush wear adjustment system and method Fixed Constructions 2 Expired
US9568911B2 Dynamic maintenance scheduling system for surface cleaning machines Physics 1 Active
US12053096B2 Bed with integrated components and features Human Necessities 0 Active
US12376686B2 Diagnostics of bed and bedroom environment Human Necessities 0 Active
US7244000B2 By wire control of braking and acceleration Performing Operations; Transporting 0 Expired
US12167921B2 Bed with user weight tracking Physics 0 Active
US12263007B2 Automation for improved sleep quality Electricity 0 Active
US11849853B2 Diagnostics of bed and bedroom environment Human Necessities 0 Active
US7020576B2 Back EMF actuator control Human Necessities 0 Expired

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