Inventor · Redwood City, CA, US

Robert V. Steele

46Patents
18h-index
13Co-inventors
74Inventor score

Filing activity: Aug 27, 2010 → Feb 2, 2024

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US8314566B2 Solid state lamp using light emitting strips Electricity 94 Active
US8573823B2 Solid-state luminaire Physics 84 Active
US8461602B2 Solid state light sheet using thin LEDs for general illumination Electricity 73 Active
US8410726B2 Solid state lamp using modular light emitting elements Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 71 Active
US8338199B2 Solid state light sheet for general illumination Electricity 66 Active
US8344397B2 Solid state light sheet having wide support substrate and narrow strips enclosing LED dies in series Electricity 65 Active
US8338841B2 Solid state light strips containing LED dies in series Electricity 65 Active
US8506112B1 Illumination devices including multiple light emitting elements Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 61 Active
US8210716B2 Solid state bidirectional light sheet for general illumination Electricity 56 Active
US8602586B1 Illumination devices including multiple light emitting elements Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 47 Active
US8198109B2 Manufacturing methods for solid state light sheet or strip with LEDs connected in series for general illumination Electricity 46 Active
US8338839B2 Solid state light sheet for general illumination having substrates for creating series connection of dies Electricity 39 Active
US8242518B2 Solid state light sheet for general illumination having metal interconnector through layer for connecting dies in series Electricity 39 Active
US8338842B2 Solid state light sheet or strip having cavities formed in top substrate Electricity 34 Active
US9081125B2 Illumination devices including multiple light emitting elements Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 33 Active
US8338840B2 Solid state light sheet or strip having cavities formed in bottom substrate Electricity 33 Active
US8899808B2 Lightguide luminaire module for direct and indirect illumination Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 24 Active
US8833969B2 Indirect direct troffer luminaire Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 23 Active
US9028120B2 Illumination devices including multiple light emitting elements Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 17 Active
US8791640B2 Solid state lamp using light emitting strips Electricity 7 Active
US10107456B2 Solid state lamp using modular light emitting elements Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 3 Active
US9557018B2 Solid state lamp using light emitting strips Electricity 2 Active
US8836245B2 Solid state lamp using modular light emitting elements Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 2 Active
US10859758B2 Illumination devices including multiple light emitting elements Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 2 Active
US11598491B2 Solid state lamp using light emitting strips Electricity 1 Active

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