Inventor · Solvang, CA, US

Robert O. Dean

11Patents
9h-index
8Co-inventors
65Inventor score

Filing activity: Jan 8, 1976 → Nov 26, 2014

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US7597731B2 Operating room smoke evacuator with integrated vacuum motor and filter Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 284 Expired
US6524307B1 Smoke evacuation apparatus Human Necessities 274 Expired
US9011366B2 Wick and relief valve for disposable laparoscopic smoke evacuation system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 256 Active
US7892337B2 Operating room smoke evacuator with integrated vacuum motor and filter Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 256 Active
US7761188B2 Fluid evacuation system with two-way communication filter Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 24 Active
US4015687A Step bracket Fixed Constructions 17 Expired
US8095241B2 Fluid evacuation system with two-way communication filter Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 16 Active
US8147577B2 Air recirculation system with filter flaps Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 15 Active
US6068260A Lawn tossing game with safety hand-tossed projectile in combination with a multi-pocketed target Human Necessities 11 Expired
US4144683A Bracket assembly Fixed Constructions 9 Expired
USD772625S1 Infant support structure with a rocking device General 2 Active

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