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Robert Erko — 27 Patents

SNSleep Number: 15 patents #12 of 89Top 15%
TETennant: 12 patents #5 of 188Top 3%
Apple Valley, MN: #21 of 500 inventorsTop 5%
Minnesota: #2,320 of 52,454 inventorsTop 5%
Overall (All Time): #142,059 of 4,157,543Top 4%
27 Patents All Time
Robert Erko has been granted 27 US patents while listed as an inventor at Sleep Number. The first was granted in 1999 and the most recent in August 2025. Robert Erko ranks #142,059 of 4,157,543 US inventors in our database (top 3.4%). Patent records list Robert Erko in Apple Valley, MN, US.

Issued Patents All Time

Showing 1–25 of 27 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDateApprox Value ⓘ
12376686 Diagnostics of bed and bedroom environment Wade Daniel Palashewski, Yi-Ching Chen, Rob Nunn 2025-08-05
12364342 Bed system having controller for an air mattress Wade Daniel Palashewski, Robert Nunn, Gordan Redzic 2025-07-22
12263007 Automation for improved sleep quality Rob Nunn, Yi-Ching Chen, Anthony John Shakal, Wade Daniel Palashewski, Paul Groschen 2025-04-01
12167921 Bed with user weight tracking Wade Daniel Palashewski, Rob Nunn 2024-12-17 $8,595,000
12053096 Bed with integrated components and features Wade Daniel Palashewski, Kody Karshnik, Saurabh Chhaparwal, Samuel Hellfeld, John Klesk +4 more 2024-08-06 $2,903,000
11896139 Bed system having controller for an air mattress Wade Daniel Palashewski, Robert Nunn, Gordan Redzic 2024-02-13 $2,563,000
11849853 Diagnostics of bed and bedroom environment Wade Daniel Palashewski, Yi-Ching Chen, Rob Nunn 2023-12-26 $6,685,000
11206929 Bed having logic controller Wade Daniel Palashewski, Robert Nunn, Gordan Redzic 2021-12-28 $20,701,000
10736432 Automatic sensing and adjustment of a bed system Rob Nunn, Wade Daniel Palashewski, Samuel Hellfeld, Yi-Ching Chen 2020-08-11 $20,742,000
10729255 Diagnostics of bed and bedroom environment Yi-Ching Chen, Rob Nunn, Wade Daniel Palashewski 2020-08-04 $10,370,000
10716512 Bed with user occupancy tracking Rob Nunn, Wade Daniel Palashewski 2020-07-21 $21,409,000
10448749 Bed having logic controller Wade Daniel Palashewski, Robert Nunn, Gordan Redzic 2019-10-22 $14,796,000
10342358 Bed with integrated components and features Wade Daniel Palashewski, Kody Karshnik, Saurabh Chhaparwal, Samuel Hellfeld, John Klesk +4 more 2019-07-09 $12,913,000
10149549 Diagnostics of bed and bedroom environment Yi-Ching Chen, Rob Nunn, Wade Daniel Palashewski 2018-12-11 $10,161,000
10092242 Bed with user occupancy tracking Rob Nunn, Wade Daniel Palashewski 2018-10-09 $8,712,000
9568911 Dynamic maintenance scheduling system for surface cleaning machines Paul Groschen 2017-02-14 $6,510,000
8768549 Battery maintenance system Paul Groschen 2014-07-01 $7,312,000
RE41036 Linear actuator control structure Bruce Bushey, Terry Schwartz, Richard Milun, John Haeg 2009-12-15
7244000 By wire control of braking and acceleration Peter Loring, Steven V. Feeny, Paul Groschen, Richard Milun 2007-07-17 $4,978,000
7120961 Brush wear adjustment system and method Steven L. Boomgaarden, Michael S. Wilmo, Scott Kroll 2006-10-17 $3,860,000
7038416 Control system for a floor maintenance appliance John Haeg 2006-05-02 $3,205,000
7020576 Back EMF actuator control Musibau Alowonle, Bruce Bushey, Paul Groschen, Richard Milun 2006-03-28 $2,659,000
6959466 Power management system for street sweeper Musibau Alowonle, Craig Block, Richard Milun 2005-11-01 $1,663,000
6895363 Information management system device and method of use for surface maintenance vehicles and equipment Paul Groschen 2005-05-17 $690,000
6614195 Linear actuator control structure Bruce Bushey, John Haeg, Richard Milun, Terry Schwartz 2003-09-02 $2,514,000