Inventor · Bay Village, OH, US

Robert J. Kretschmann

81Patents
15h-index
84Co-inventors
87Inventor score

Filing activity: Aug 10, 1981 → Jul 2, 2020

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US7797060B2 Prioritization associated with controller engine instances Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 195 Active
US6167464A Mobile human/machine interface for use with industrial control systems for controlling the operation of process executed on spatially separate machines Physics 158 Expired
US6583374B2 Microelectromechanical system (MEMS) digital electrical isolator Electricity 81 Expired
US6593870B2 MEMS-based electrically isolated analog-to-digital converter Electricity 73 Expired
US6037857A Serial data isolator industrial control system providing intrinsically safe operation Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 62 Expired
US7657333B2 Adjustment of data collection rate based on anomaly detection Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 43 Active
US6664786B2 Magnetic field sensor using microelectromechanical system Physics 37 Expired
US6768628B2 Method for fabricating an isolated microelectromechanical system (MEMS) device incorporating a wafer level cap Performing Operations; Transporting 35 Expired
US6975193B2 Microelectromechanical isolating circuit Electricity 30 Expired
US6154683A Low voltage industrial control system providing intrinsically safe operation Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 26 Expired
US8732658B2 Layered interface in an industrial environment Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 24 Active
US6803755B2 Microelectromechanical system (MEMS) with improved beam suspension Performing Operations; Transporting 21 Expired
US6662247B1 Protocol for extended data transfer in scan-based industrial controller I/O system Physics 17 Expired
US6690178B2 On-board microelectromechanical system (MEMS) sensing device for power semiconductors Electricity 16 Expired
US6761829B2 Method for fabricating an isolated microelectromechanical system (MEMS) device using an internal void Performing Operations; Transporting 15 Expired
US7581053B2 Distributed modular input/output system with wireless backplane extender Electricity 14 Expired
US8769158B2 High availability device level ring backplane Physics 14 Active
US8200591B2 Self-organized distributed directory Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 13 Active
US8229575B2 Automatically adjustable industrial control configuration Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 13 Active
US8041435B2 Modular object dynamic hosting Physics 12 Active
US7996093B2 Automatic controller relationship resolution Physics 11 Active
US7870223B2 Services associated with an industrial environment employing controller engine instances Physics 11 Active
US9217998B2 Management and development of an industrial environment Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 11 Active
US7093498B2 Microelectromechanical strain gauge with frequency detector Physics 10 Expired
US8606928B2 Diverse network relative addressing resolution Electricity 10 Active

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