Inventor · Battle Creek, MI, US

Robert J. S. Kyle

28Patents
10h-index
35Co-inventors
75Inventor score

Filing activity: Oct 12, 1988 → Jan 16, 2015

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6413800B1 Hermetic cold weld seal Electricity 19 Expired
US5641713A Process for forming a room temperature seal between a base cavity and a lid using an organic sealant and a metal seal ring Electricity 18 Expired
US7801657B2 Stability-enhanced traction and yaw control using electronically controlled limited-slip differential Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 16 Active
US6319166A Compact locking differential Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 14 Expired
US7361116B2 Mechanical locking differential lockout mechanism Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 13 Active
US5457318A Thermal detector apparatus and method using reduced thermal capacity Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 13 Expired
US6509520B1 High strength composite thermoelectric cooler and method for making same Electricity 12 Expired
US7438661B2 Mechanical locking differential lockout mechanism Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 11 Active
US7063198B2 Coupling device and improved fluid pressure system therefor Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 10 Expired
US5478242A Thermal isolation of hybrid thermal detectors through an anisotropic etch Electricity 10 Expired
US5696002A Method for forming electrical contact to the optical coating of an infrared detector from the backside of the detector Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 9 Expired
US5737818A Method for forming electrical contact to the optical coating of an infrared detector Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 8 Expired
US4914799A Method of forming, assembling, and filling a viscous damper Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 8 Expired
US5565682A Electrical contact to the common electrode of an infrared detector array Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 8 Expired
US4936433A Viscous damper with molded dynamic seal Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 8 Expired
US6059917A Control of parallelism during semiconductor die attach Electricity 7 Expired
US5623158A Infrared sensing device Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 5 Expired
US5603660A Viscous damper and shear plate for improved fluid flow Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 5 Expired
US5577309A Method for forming electrical contact to the optical coating of an infrared detector Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 5 Expired
US5604977A Method of fabricating focal plane array Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 5 Expired
US5608254A Method for forming electrical contact to the optical coating of an infrared detector using conductive epoxy Electricity 4 Expired
US5572059A Thermal isolation of hybrid thermal detectors through an anisotropic etch Electricity 3 Expired
US7131201B2 Coupling device and improved method of assembly thereof Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 2 Expired
US10132394B2 Differential assembly Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 2 Active
US5314048A Reduced cost viscous coupling by-pass element for a torque converter Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 2 Expired

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