Inventor · Potomac, MD, US

Robert J. Fontana

20Patents
13h-index
13Co-inventors
78Inventor score

Filing activity: Sep 11, 1992 → May 5, 2016

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6054950A Ultra wideband precision geolocation system Physics 284 Expired
US6026125A Waveform adaptive ultra-wideband transmitter Electricity 175 Expired
US5901172A Ultra wideband receiver with high speed noise and interference tracking threshold Electricity 155 Expired
US6690741B1 Ultra wideband data transmission system and method Electricity 145 Expired
US6882315B2 Object location system and method Physics 140 Expired
US6812884B2 Transceiver system and method utilizing nanosecond pulses Physics 75 Expired
US7710322B1 Extensible object location system and method using multiple references Physics 69 Active
US6239741A UWB dual tunnel diode detector for object detection, measurement, or avoidance Physics 60 Expired
US7868760B2 Method for accounting for people in emergencies in industrial settings Physics 59 Active
US7209523B1 Ultra-wideband receiver and transmitter Electricity 38 Expired
US5317303A Batteryless sensor used in security applications Physics 29 Expired
US7492316B1 Wireless time reference system and method Physics 28 Active
US7369598B2 Ultra-wideband receiver and transmitter Electricity 13 Expired
US7412007B1 High efficiency ultra wideband generator Electricity 10 Expired
US8063826B2 Wireless time reference system and method Physics 2 Active
US9360547B2 Extensible object location system and method using multiple references Physics 2 Active
US8149169B1 Extensible object location system and method using multiple references Physics 2 Active
USRE44634E1 Ultra-wideband receiver and transmitter General 1 Active
US8742986B2 Wireless time reference system and method Physics 1 Active
US10139472B2 Extensible object location system and method using multiple references Physics 0 Active

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