Inventor · Murrysville, PA, US

Robert M. Oates

16Patents
11h-index
22Co-inventors
72Inventor score

Filing activity: May 3, 1976 → Oct 12, 2000

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US4573215A Optical data distribution network with listen-while-talk capabilities Electricity 232 Expired
US4518917A Plural sensor apparatus for monitoring turbine blading with undesired component elimination Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 82 Expired
US4912522A Light driven remote system and power supply therefor Electricity 49 Expired
US4085300A Frequency controlled induction cooking apparatus Electricity 26 Expired
US4644270A Apparatus for monitoring housed turbine blading to obtain blading-to-housing distance Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 25 Expired
US4922757A Apparatus for precise detection of blade passing times in a steam turbine Physics 23 Expired
US4112287A Central oscillator for induction range using triac burner controls Electricity 20 Expired
US4096395A Automatic transfer control device and voltage sensor Electricity 18 Expired
US4259620A Low cost, variable speed, constant torque induction motor drive Electricity 17 Expired
US5015949A Steam turbine blade arrival time processor with automatic gain control Physics 16 Expired
US4114077A Rotor overtemperature protection for electric motors Electricity 11 Expired
US4255234A Automatic flux mapping system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 10 Expired
US4239595A Data system for automatic flux mapping applications Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 4 Expired
US4899044A Optically coupled remote sensor apparatus and system Physics 4 Expired
US6315484A Information handler and project manager Performing Operations; Transporting 4 Expired
US4482930A Electrical protection equipment with digital integration apparatus for firing pulse initiation Electricity 3 Expired

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