Inventor · Calabasas, CA, US

Robert Shepherd

23Patents
12h-index
22Co-inventors
81Inventor score

Filing activity: Jul 7, 1980 → Aug 1, 2016

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US7017514B1 Method and apparatus for plasma optimization in water processing Electricity 540 Expired
US6867086B1 Multi-step deposition and etch back gap fill process Electricity 387 Expired
US6980777B2 Smart pouch cover for mobile device Electricity 182 Expired
USD494561S1 Handset General 118 Expired
USD503162S1 Handset General 95 Expired
USD498752S1 Portion of a handset General 66 Expired
USD517518S1 Handset General 47 Expired
US5914278A Backside etch process chamber and method Electricity 47 Expired
USD499723S1 Portion of a handset General 45 Expired
US4631105A Plasma etching apparatus Electricity 31 Expired
US7248904B2 Belt covering for a mobile station and method of using the same Human Necessities 30 Expired
US6999805B2 Belt covering for a mobile station and method of using the same Human Necessities 17 Expired
US6683599B2 Keypads style input device for electrical device Physics 10 Expired
US4342913A Portable radiation dosimeter Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 10 Expired
USD564503S1 Set of key buttons for a handset General 5 Expired
US9305390B2 System and method for mapping two-dimensional image data to a three-dimensional faceted model Physics 4 Active
US7396577B2 Method and apparatus for reducing the infrared and radar signature of a vehicle Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 2 Expired
USD546324S1 Front cover portion of a handset General 2 Expired
US7151531B2 Keypads style input device for electrical devices Physics 1 Expired
US9983156B2 Infrared radiometric imaging inspection of steel parts Physics 0 Active
US10871266B2 Light guide, lighting device and vehicle part Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 0 Active
US9442076B2 Infrared radiometric imaging inspection of steel parts Physics 0 Active
US8520896B2 Method and apparatus for acquiring accurate background infrared signature data on moving targets Physics 0 Active

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