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Robert M. Simons — 11 Patents

GIGeneral Instrument: 7 patents #59 of 950Top 7%
Eastman Kodak: 1 patents #4,972 of 8,114Top 65%
Kingsport, TN: #154 of 821 inventorsTop 20%
Tennessee: #1,698 of 20,272 inventorsTop 9%
Overall (All Time): #435,149 of 4,157,543Top 15%
11 Patents All Time
Robert M. Simons has been granted 11 US patents while listed as an inventor at General Instrument. The first was granted in 1984 and the most recent in October 2012. Robert M. Simons ranks #435,149 of 4,157,543 US inventors in our database (top 10.5%). Patent records list Robert M. Simons in Kingsport, TN, US.

Patents per Year

Patents granted per year, 1984 to 2012Bar chart with a peak of 2 patents in 2012.peak 21984: 1 patents19841987: 1 patents19871996: 1 patents19961998: 1 patents19982003: 1 patents20032004: 1 patents20042005: 1 patents20052006: 1 patents20062010: 1 patents20102012: 2 patents2012

Issued Patents All Time

Showing 1–11 of 11 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDateApprox Value ⓘ
8277566 Mat washing machine and method Randall D. Rubenzer 2012-10-02
8273186 Mat washing machine Randall D. Rubenzer 2012-09-25
D624257 Mat washer railing Randall D. Rubenzer 2010-09-21
7116377 Graphics subsystem bypass method and apparatus David E. Zeidler, Joseph Petry 2006-10-03
6901603 Methods and apparatus for advanced recording options on a personal versatile recorder David E. Zeidler, Wayne D. Woodruff 2005-05-31
6791622 Methods and apparatus for providing video still frame and video capture features from interlaced video signals David E. Zeidler, Constance J. Borges 2004-09-14
6556250 Method and apparatus for providing a timing signal with high frequency accuracy in video equipment for supporting an on-screen display in the absence of a video signal David E. Zeidler, Steven M. Corso 2003-04-29
5801789 Method and apparatus for overlaying digitally generated graphics over an analog video signal David E. Zeidler, Qiang Zhu 1998-09-01 $20,704,000
5541666 Method and apparatus for overlaying digitally generated graphics over an analog video signal David E. Zeidler, Qiang Zhu 1996-07-30 $18,454,000
4712239 Security arrangement for downloadable cable television converters William A. Frezza, Richard Westerfer 1987-12-08 $10,693,000
4480132 Process for the preparation of .alpha.,.beta.-unsaturated ketones William T. Brown 1984-10-30 $4,103,000