Inventor · Greeley, CO, US

Robert Luffel

27Patents
9h-index
24Co-inventors
75Inventor score

Filing activity: Feb 18, 1993 → Sep 9, 2016

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6222699A Modular data storage system utilizing a wireless cartridge access device Physics 53 Expired
US5544146A Cartridge handling system Physics 41 Expired
US5596556A Linear displacement and support apparatus for use in a cartridge handling system Physics 37 Expired
US6231291A Method and apparatus for exchanging data cartridges in a jukebox data storage system Physics 22 Expired
US5584207A Integrated drive system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 18 Expired
US6327113A Rotatable cartridge engaging assembly Physics 13 Expired
US6266316A Automatic splaying picker finger Physics 12 Expired
USD806789S1 Printer General 11 Active
US5455810A Flexible member tensioning apparatus Physics 10 Expired
US6643226B1 Mail slot data cartridge exchange system for use with a data storage system Physics 8 Expired
US6366707B1 Imaging apparatus alignment system and method Physics 8 Expired
US6622366B2 Method for device rack-mounting Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 7 Expired
US7057847B2 Media storage systems and cartridge-handling apparatus therefor Physics 3 Expired
US6775093B1 Data cartridge-to-caddy referencing system for a data cartridge handling mechanism within an autochanger Physics 3 Expired
US5721716A Linear displacement and support apparatus for use in a cartridge handling system Physics 3 Expired
US6469850B2 Automatic splaying picker finger Physics 3 Expired
US6851910B2 Cartridge-handling apparatus Physics 3 Expired
US6421306B1 Single-side engaging picker for data cartridges Physics 3 Expired
US7036132B1 Reconfigurable cartridge processing module for storing cartridge receiving devices in a data storage system Physics 2 Expired
US6445652B1 Technique for eliminating end-of-travel dead space in media autochangers Physics 2 Expired
US7255234B2 Low profile support system for device rack-mounting Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 2 Expired
US7451461B1 Laterally expandable modular data storage system Physics 2 Expired
US6909577B2 Low-overhead storage magazine Physics 1 Expired
US6404724B2 Automatic splaying picker finger Physics 1 Expired
USD565651S1 Printer General 1 Expired

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