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Robert E. Simons — 293 Patents

IBM: 290 patents #77 of 70,183Top 1%
Poughkeepsie, NY: #4 of 1,613 inventorsTop 1%
New York: #61 of 115,490 inventorsTop 1%
Overall (All Time): #1,396 of 4,157,543Top 1%
293 Patents All Time
Robert E. Simons has been granted 293 US patents while listed as an inventor at IBM. The first was granted in 1980 and the most recent in September 2021. Robert E. Simons ranks #1,396 of 4,157,543 US inventors in our database (top 0.03%). Patent records list Robert E. Simons in Poughkeepsie, NY, US.

Patents per Year

Patents granted per year, 1992 to 2021Bar chart with a peak of 44 patents in 2015.peak 441992: 3 patents19921993: 1 patents1994: 1 patents1995: 4 patents19951996: 1 patents1997: 3 patents1998: 1 patents19981999: 5 patents2000: 4 patents2001: 4 patents20012002: 8 patents2003: 7 patents2004: 9 patents20042005: 4 patents2006: 7 patents2007: 12 patents20072008: 16 patents2009: 11 patents2010: 14 patents20102011: 25 patents2012: 15 patents2013: 9 patents20132014: 22 patents2015: 44 patents2016: 29 patents20162017: 12 patents2018: 5 patents2019: 5 patents20192020: 5 patents2021: 2 patents2021

Issued Patents All Time

Showing 226–250 of 293 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDateApprox Value ⓘ
7184269 Cooling apparatus and method for an electronics module employing an integrated heat exchange assembly Levi A. Campbell, Richard C. Chu, Michael J. Ellsworth, Jr., Madhusudan K. Iyengar, Roger R. Schmidt 2007-02-27 $7,582,000
7104081 Condensate removal system and method for facilitating cooling of an electronics system Richard C. Chu, Michael J. Ellsworth, Jr., Roger R. Schmidt 2006-09-12 $4,301,000
7106590 Cooling system and method employing multiple dedicated coolant conditioning units for cooling multiple electronics subsystems Richard C. Chu, Michael J. Ellsworth, Jr., Roger R. Schmidt, Randy J. Zoodsma 2006-09-12 $4,301,000
7086247 Cooling system and method employing auxiliary thermal capacitor unit for facilitating continuous operation of an electronics rack Levi A. Campbell, Richard C. Chu, Michael J. Ellsworth, Jr., Madhusudan K. Iyengar, Roger R. Schmidt 2006-08-08 $2,377,000
7088585 Cooling system and method employing at least two modular cooling units for ensuring cooling of multiple electronics subsystems Richard C. Chu, Michael J. Ellsworth, Jr., Roger R. Schmidt, Takeshi Tsukamoto 2006-08-08 $2,377,000
7059389 Integrated cooling unit Richard C. Chu, Michael J. Ellsworth, Jr. 2006-06-13 $6,535,000
7012807 Thermal dissipation assembly and fabrication method for electronics drawer of a multiple-drawer electronics rack Richard C. Chu, Michael J. Ellsworth, Jr., Roger R. Schmidt 2006-03-14 $11,601,000
7000467 Method, system and program product for monitoring rate of volume change of coolant within a cooling system Richard C. Chu, Michael J. Ellsworth, Jr., Roger R. Schmidt, Randy J. Zoodsma 2006-02-21 $6,384,000
6973801 Cooling system and method employing a closed loop coolant path and micro-scaled cooling structure within an electronics subsystem of an electronics rack Levi A. Campbell, Richard C. Chu, Michael J. Ellsworth, Jr., Madhusudan K. Iyengar, Roger R. Schmidt 2005-12-13 $5,273,000
6967841 Cooling assembly for electronics drawer using passive fluid loop and air-cooled cover Richard C. Chu, Michael J. Ellsworth, Jr., Roger R. Schmidt 2005-11-22 $6,353,000
6940712 Electronic device substrate assembly with multilayer impermeable barrier and method of making Richard C. Chu, Michael J. Ellsworth, Jr., Prabjit Singh, Paul A. Zucco 2005-09-06 $5,379,000
6924981 Method for combined air and liquid cooling of stacked electronics components Richard C. Chu, Michael J. Ellsworth, Jr., Edward F. Furey, Roger R. Schmidt 2005-08-02 $7,293,000
6821625 Thermal spreader using thermal conduits Richard C. Chu, Michael J. Ellsworth, Jr. 2004-11-23 $4,043,000
6820684 Cooling system and cooled electronics assembly employing partially liquid filled thermal spreader Richard C. Chu, Micheal J. Ellsworth, Jr. 2004-11-23 $4,043,000
6819563 Method and system for cooling electronics racks using pre-cooled air Richard C. Chu, Michael J. Ellsworth, Jr., Roger R. Schmidt 2004-11-16 $5,414,000
6804966 Thermal dissipation assembly employing thermoelectric module with multiple arrays of thermoelectric elements of different densities Richard C. Chu, Michael J. Ellsworth, Jr. 2004-10-19 $7,667,000
6775137 Method and apparatus for combined air and liquid cooling of stacked electronics components Richard C. Chu, Michael J. Ellsworth, Jr., Edward F. Furey, Roger R. Schmidt 2004-08-10 $6,982,000
6767766 Electronic module with integrated programmable thermoelectric cooling assembly and method of fabrication Richard C. Chu, Michael J. Ellsworth, Jr. 2004-07-27 $9,809,000
6714412 Scalable coolant conditioning unit with integral plate heat exchanger/expansion tank and method of use Richard C. Chu, Michael J. Ellsworth, Jr., Roger R. Schmidt 2004-03-30 $9,421,000
6705089 Two stage cooling system employing thermoelectric modules Richard C. Chu, Michael J. Ellsworth, Jr. 2004-03-16 $17,709,000
6674642 Liquid-to-air cooling system for portable electronic and computer devices Richard C. Chu, Michael J. Ellsworth, Jr. 2004-01-06 $7,683,000
6650538 Fin heat sink and airflow tube assembly employing annular airflows, and methods of fabrication thereof Richard C. Chu, Michael J. Ellsworth, Jr. 2003-11-18 $6,722,000
6591898 Integrated heat sink system for a closed electronics container Richard C. Chu, Michael J. Ellsworth, Jr. 2003-07-15 $18,764,000
6587345 Electronic device substrate assembly with impermeable barrier and method of making Richard C. Chu, Michael J. Ellsworth, Jr., Prabjit Singh 2003-07-01 $13,647,000
6587336 Cooling system for portable electronic and computer devices Richard C. Chu, Michael J. Ellsworth, Jr. 2003-07-01 $13,647,000