Inventor · Waterloo, ON, CA

Robert Lowles

64Patents
18h-index
49Co-inventors
84Inventor score

Filing activity: Apr 18, 1996 → Jun 22, 2021

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US8134306B2 Visual notification methods for candy-bar type cellphones Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1,175 Active
US9116569B2 Touch-sensitive display method and apparatus Physics 205 Active
US6271605A Battery disconnect system Electricity 141 Expired
US8859971B2 Light redirection in optical navigation Physics 98 Active
US9274601B2 System and method for generating a feedback signal in response to an input signal provided to an electronic device Electricity 69 Active
US6104759A Power supply system for a packet-switched radio transmitter Electricity 67 Expired
US7655901B2 Light assisted keyboard for mobile communication device Physics 58 Expired
US8217903B2 Electronic device and tactile touch screen Physics 52 Active
US7388571B2 System and method of integrating a touchscreen within an LCD Physics 51 Expired
US7701434B2 Automatic screen and keypad brightness adjustment on a mobile handheld electronic device Electricity 35 Active
US7352930B2 Shared light pipe for a message indicator and light sensor Electricity 34 Expired
US7983722B2 Headset with multi-button control for a mobile communication device Electricity 34 Active
US5754422A CCD camera system with reconfigurable hardware and method of operation thereof Electricity 23 Expired
US8279158B2 Dual-function light guide for LCD backlight Electricity 21 Active
US7650348B2 Systems and methods of building and using custom word lists Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 20 Expired
US8279184B2 Electronic device including a touchscreen and method Physics 19 Active
US7907129B2 Handheld electronic device having virtual keypad input device, and associated method Physics 18 Active
US8072427B2 Pivoting, multi-configuration mobile device Electricity 18 Active
US6967657B2 Light source system for a color flat panel display Physics 17 Expired
US6856654B1 Power supply system for a packet-switched radio transmitter Electricity 16 Expired
US7953448B2 Keyboard for mobile device Electricity 15 Active
US7714832B2 Mixed monochrome and colour display driving technique Physics 14 Active
US7213955B1 System and method for providing ambient light to a display in an electronic device Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 12 Expired
US7233310B2 Monochromatic field sequential liquid crystal display Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 6 Expired
US8812064B2 Multi-button control headset for a mobile communication device Electricity 6 Active

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