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30. Juni 2020 · Zachary Crockett. Published: June 30, 2020. Updated: February 09, 2024. On a rainy day in 1962, Robert Kearns had one of those meandering thoughts that separate great inventors from mere mortals: What if a windshield wiper paused between each wipe, like a blinking eye?
- Zachary Crockett
1990 gewann Kearns den Prozess gegen Ford und Chrysler: Ford wurde wegen unbeabsichtigter Patentrechtsverletzung zu einer Strafe von 10,2 Millionen US-Dollar Schadensersatz verurteilt, später auch Chrysler wegen unfairer Patentrechtsverletzung und zu einer Zahlung von mehr als 20 Millionen US-$.
24. Mai 2019 · How Robert Kearns Took on Ford and Chrysler and Won. Robert Kearns invented and patented the intermittent windshield wiper only to see his invention show up in Ford, Chrysler and...
24. Feb. 2023 · In 1990, a jury decided that Ford had indeed infringed on Kearns’ patent, but concluded their infringement wasn’t deliberate. Ford claimed that Kearns’ patent was invalid as his windshield system didn’t contain any new concepts, yet Kearns insisted that the new combination of parts his invention used made it unique. That jury ...
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14. Feb. 2022 · The Big 3 and 23 other auto and auto parts companies were sued by Kearns for violation of his patents. Violations of independent inventors’ rights by auto companies have been around since the days of Henry Ford—who vowed to never pay royalties to an inventor or purchase their patent rights for a fixed price.
His first patent for the invention was filed on December 1, 1964, after a few previous designs by other inventors had failed to gain any traction in manufacturing. Kearns won one of the best known patent infringement cases against Ford Motor Company (1978–1990) and a case against Chrysler Corporation (1982–1992).
26. Feb. 2005 · Feb. 26, 2005 12 AM PT. From Associated Press. Robert Kearns, the inventor of intermittent windshield wipers, who won multimillion-dollar judgments against Ford and Chrysler for using his...
