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Robert A. Ehrhardt — 18 Patents

ZIZih: 14 patents #12 of 277Top 5%
ZTZebra Technologies: 3 patents #213 of 699Top 35%
Palatine, IL: #95 of 1,176 inventorsTop 9%
Illinois: #4,428 of 84,256 inventorsTop 6%
Overall (All Time): #245,716 of 4,157,543Top 6%
18 Patents All Time
Robert A. Ehrhardt has been granted 18 US patents while listed as an inventor at Zih. The first was granted in 1999 and the most recent in October 2020. Robert A. Ehrhardt ranks #245,716 of 4,157,543 US inventors in our database (top 5.9%). Patent records list Robert A. Ehrhardt in Palatine, IL, US.

Issued Patents All Time

Showing 1–18 of 18 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDateApprox Value ⓘ
10793383 Clear card sensors 2020-10-06 $54,583,000
10241733 Methods and apparatus for supplying power to a printer David L. Poole, Douglas A. Fox, Eugene K. Brown, Rod W. DeMay, John Ham +2 more 2019-03-26 $85,365,000
10138085 Clear card sensors 2018-11-27
10114983 Spindle supported near field communication device Robert Gawelczyk, Derek J. Hampson, Dan E. Monnier, James M. Rehberger, Mark B. Urban 2018-10-30
9962976 Methods and apparatus to detect an ink ribbon based on types of light Robert Edward Lass, Jr. 2018-05-08
9747062 Ethernet and USB powered printers and methods for supplying Ethernet and USB power to a printer David L. Poole, Douglas A. Fox, Eugene K. Brown, Rod W. DeMay, John Ham +2 more 2017-08-29
9632734 Spindle supported near field communication device Robert Gawelczyk, Derek J. Hampson, Dan E. Monnier, James M. Rehberger, Mark B. Urban 2017-04-25
9561646 High speed adaptive thermal printhead interface Dwight D. Dipert, Ashok K. Charles, Daniel F. Donato, David Scott Schmitt 2017-02-07
9513856 Beam shaping near field communication device Robert Gawelczyk, Derek J. Hampson, Dan E. Monnier, James M. Rehberger, Mark B. Urban 2016-12-06
9189184 Ethernet and USB powered printers and methods for supplying Ethernet and USB power to a printer David L. Poole, Douglas A. Fox, Eugene K. Brown, Rod W. DeMay, John Ham +2 more 2015-11-17
9168774 Tri-state detector for detecting types of light Robert Edward Lass, Jr. 2015-10-27
8721203 Memory system and method for consumables of a printer 2014-05-13
8587825 Ethernet and USB powered printers and methods for supplying ethernet and USB power to a printer David L. Poole, Douglas A. Fox, Eugene K. Brown, Rod W. DeMay, John Ham +2 more 2013-11-19
7391043 Self calibrating media edge sensor 2008-06-24
7079168 Ribbon drive and tensioning system for a print and apply engine or a printer Kenneth Folke Ullenius, Dale William Skamra 2006-07-18
7071961 Ribbon drive and tensioning system for a print and apply engine for a printer Kenneth Folke Ullenius, Dale William Skamra 2006-07-04
7038703 Label printer with label edge detector 2006-05-02
5978004 Label printer with label edge sensor 1999-11-02 $14,931,000