Robert Laine
18Patents
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19Co-inventors
57Inventor score
Filing activity: Feb 10, 1982 → Nov 21, 2013
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US4412851A | Cryogenic apparatus suitable for operations in zero gravity | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 17 | Expired |
| US6252690A | Satellite onboard data transmission system | Electricity | 12 | Expired |
| US6910339B2 | Method and system for extracting and disposing of water vapor contained in the air of a space vehicle | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 8 | Expired |
| US8717234B2 | System for monitoring a satellite constellation of a positioning system | Physics | 5 | Active |
| US7932858B2 | Satellite positioning method and system | Physics | 4 | Active |
| US9073646B2 | System comprising a spatial mother probe forming a spatial carrier vehicle and a plurality of spatial daughter probes | Performing Operations; Transporting | 4 | Active |
| US8702041B2 | Aerodynamic and spatial composite flight aircraft, and related piloting method | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 3 | Active |
| US9180980B2 | System in space for reinforcing photosynthesis and method | Physics | 2 | Active |
| US8991764B2 | Landing device for a space probe, and landing method for a probe provided with such a device | Performing Operations; Transporting | 2 | Active |
| US6449826B1 | Method for assembling an optical array comprising coaxial shells | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 1 | Expired |
| US9081077B2 | System for tracking ships at sea | Performing Operations; Transporting | 1 | Active |
| US9290279B2 | Landing system for a body and space probe provided with such a system | Performing Operations; Transporting | 1 | Active |
| US8733079B2 | Electric thruster for a spacecraft | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 0 | Active |
| US9145215B2 | Aerodynamic and spatial composite flight aircraft, and related piloting method | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 0 | Active |
| US9279876B2 | System for orienting and positioning an electromagnetic receiver | Physics | 0 | Active |
| US8698672B2 | System for positioning in a location opaque to the signals of a satellite navigation system | Physics | 0 | Active |
| US8720184B2 | Method and device for supplying a space propulsion engine with liquid cryogenic propellants | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 0 | Active |
| US8106815B2 | System for positioning a terrestrial user | Physics | 0 | Active |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.