Inventor · Pleasanton, CA, US

Robert M. Spotnitz

56Patents
23h-index
49Co-inventors
88Inventor score

Filing activity: May 5, 1986 → Jul 11, 2023

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6322923A Separator for gel electrolyte battery Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 85 Expired
US5340558A Vermiculite composition with improved thermal expansion properties Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 64 Expired
US4826799A Shaped catalyst and process for making it Performing Operations; Transporting 57 Expired
US5240655A Process of making a battery separator Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 48 Expired
US5326500A Vermiculite composition with improved chemical exfoliation Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 44 Expired
US5281491A Battery separator Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 43 Expired
US9362553B2 Microstructured electrode structures Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 42 Active
US4895994A Shaped catalysts and processes Performing Operations; Transporting 41 Expired
US9660292B2 Electrode structures for three-dimensional batteries Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 40 Active
US9356271B2 Ionically permeable structures for energy storage devices Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 39 Active
US8841030B2 Microstructured electrode structures Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 38 Active
US8475957B2 Negative electrode structure for non-aqueous lithium secondary battery Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 38 Active
US10038214B2 Electrode structures for three-dimensional batteries Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 35 Active
US9991490B2 Separators for three-dimensional batteries Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 34 Active
US9806331B2 Microstructured electrode structures Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 33 Active
US10020514B2 Ionically permeable structures for energy storage devices Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 32 Active
US8367244B2 Anode material having a uniform metal-semiconductor alloy layer Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 28 Active
US9105905B2 Anode material having a uniform metal-semiconductor alloy layer Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 27 Active
US6106971A Portable power tool having low rate, rechargeable batteries attached to clothing Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 27 Expired
US6007940A Portable power tool having low rate, rechargeable batteries Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 27 Expired
US5130052A Corrosion inhibition with water-soluble rare earth chelates Chemistry; Metallurgy 26 Expired
US8133613B2 Nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery anode material with a uniform metal-semiconductor alloy layer Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 26 Active
US8524395B2 Nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery anode material with a uniform metal-semiconductor alloy layer Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 24 Active
US5427721A Method of making microcellular ceramic bodies Chemistry; Metallurgy 22 Expired
US6180280A Trilayer battery separator Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 21 Expired

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