Robert L. McMahan
25Patents
14h-index
14Co-inventors
78Inventor score
Filing activity: Dec 12, 1994 → Mar 9, 2020
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US7076270B2 | Docking station for wireless communication device | Electricity | 183 | Expired |
| US6002240A | Self heating of batteries at low temperatures | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 108 | Expired |
| US5818691A | Portable computer docking system with push to engage and push to disengage connection module | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 66 | Expired |
| US8723086B2 | Heat lamp | Electricity | 65 | Active |
| US6035350A | Detachable I/O device with built-in RF/IR functionality to facilitate remote audio-visual presentation | Physics | 57 | Expired |
| US5500789A | Printed circuit board EMI shielding apparatus and associated methods | Electricity | 53 | Expired |
| US5935244A | Detachable I/O device for computer data security | Physics | 50 | Expired |
| US5596481A | Integrated ergonomic palm rest for notebook computer | Electricity | 42 | Expired |
| US7013163B2 | Portable wireless communication device docking system | Electricity | 29 | Expired |
| US6851141B2 | Anti-fatigue mat | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 26 | Expired |
| US5832282A | Method and apparatus for implementing protected battery hot swapping in portable computers | Physics | 19 | Expired |
| US5749637A | Computer system chassis having a selectively extendible support assembly for conversion between desktop and tower patforms | Physics | 19 | Expired |
| US5893048A | Method and apparatus for identifying vibration level of previously tested CD ROM discs | Physics | 18 | Expired |
| US6359780B1 | Apparatus and method for cooling a heat generating component in a computer | Physics | 17 | Expired |
| US7682680B2 | Method and apparatus for fabricating an anti-fatigue mat employing multiple durometer layers | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 14 | Active |
| US6578013B1 | Method and system for communicating between supplier and customer devices | Physics | 12 | Expired |
| US7754127B2 | Method for fabricating an anti-fatigue mat | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 10 | Active |
| US8034274B1 | Method for fabricating an anti-fatigue mat employing multiple durometer layers | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 8 | Active |
| US10582793B1 | Anti-fatigue mat with an encapsulatively sealed gel member | Performing Operations; Transporting | 6 | Active |
| US7062803B2 | Furniture headboards and footboards | Human Necessities | 4 | Expired |
| US9452597B2 | Method for fabricating an anti-fatigue mat with a pre-formed gel cushioning member | Performing Operations; Transporting | 3 | Active |
| US7219377B2 | Method for positioning a roller within a headboard of a patient transport system | Human Necessities | 2 | Active |
| US9687100B2 | Mat systems and methods | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 2 | Active |
| US10070747B2 | Systems and methods for lead-ins for anti-fatigue floor mats | Performing Operations; Transporting | 1 | Active |
| US10849450B1 | Anti-fatigue mat with an encapsulatively sealed gel member | Performing Operations; Transporting | 0 | Active |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.