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Robert S. Kern — 8 Patents

Ford: 8 patents #2,237 of 17,473Top 15%
Eastpointe, MI: #7 of 69 inventorsTop 15%
Michigan: #12,001 of 86,293 inventorsTop 15%
Overall (All Time): #600,572 of 4,157,543Top 15%
8 Patents All Time
Robert S. Kern has been granted 8 US patents while listed as an inventor at Ford. The first was granted in 2017 and the most recent in February 2024. Robert S. Kern ranks #600,572 of 4,157,543 US inventors in our database (top 14.4%). Patent records list Robert S. Kern in Eastpointe, MI, US.

Issued Patents All Time

Showing 1–8 of 8 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDateApprox Value ⓘ
11893838 Vehicle electronic repair and diagnostic system and method Michael Ehlert, Adam Rainey, Beau Stephen Troychak 2024-02-06 $25,039,000
11623610 Vehicular pursuit intervention systems and methods Jon Ohland, Steve Skikun, Adam Rainey 2023-04-11 $9,155,000
11292430 Systems and methods for securing a vehicle and its content after a bailout operation Adam Rainey, Steve Skikun, Arie Groeneveld, William Gubing, Jon Ohland +1 more 2022-04-05 $17,876,000
11001228 Methods and apparatus to facilitate equipment status verification in a storage device Steven T. Skikun, Arie Groeneveld, Frank J. Desjarlais, Jon Ohland 2021-05-11 $11,202,000
10829127 Systems and methods for detecting an impending bailout from a vehicle Steve Skikun, Jon Ohland, Adam Rainey, Michael Ehlert, William Gubing +1 more 2020-11-10 $6,316,000
10723275 Secure access to storage devices within vehicle cargo compartments Steven T. Skikun, Arie Groeneveld, Frank J. Desjarlais, Jon Ohland 2020-07-28 $5,857,000
10710596 Systems and methods for detecting an impending bailout from a vehicle Steve Skikun, Jon Ohland, Adam Rainey, Michael Ehlert, William Gubing +1 more 2020-07-14 $5,412,000
9656629 Timed independent vehicle secure compartment access Arie Groeneveld, Daniel M. King, Steven T. Skikun, William M. Gardner, Jr., Steven Erno +1 more 2017-05-23 $3,725,000