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*** ,1927
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February 9, 2005 (77 years old)
Zodiac Sign
Pisces
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Robert Kearns
Robert William Kearns is an American engineer, educator and inventor who invented the most common intermittent wiper system used on most cars from 1969 to the present. His first patent for this invention was filed on December 1, 1964, after some previous designs by other inventors failed to gain traction in production. Kearns won one of the most famous patent infringements against the Ford Motor Company and a lawsuit against the Chrysler Group. After inventing and patented an intermittent wiper mechanism, useful in light rain or fog, he tried to get the "big three" automakers to license the car. this technology. He rejected his proposal, but began to install intermittent electronic wipers based on Kearns' designs on their vehicles, starting in 1969, when Ford introduced this feature in its Mercury lineup. me.
BornRobert William Kearns, March 10, 1927, Gary, Indiana, U.S.
DiedFebruary 9, 2005, Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
Alma materUniversity of Detroit Mercy (BSc), Wayne State University (MSc), Case Western Reserve University (PhD)
OccupationEngineer
Known forInventor of the intermittent windshield wiper

About Robert Kearns

Entrepreneur Robert Kearns was born on March 10, 1927 in Indiana, United States (He dies at the age of 77, on February 9, 2005).

He was the winner in patent infringement court actions against both the Chrysler Corporation and the Ford Motor Company. He is best renowned as the creator of current intermittent windshield wipers.

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Robert Kearns before becoming famous

Robert Kearns was born in the Zodiac sign Pisces (The Fish), and 1927 is the year of the Chinese Zodiac Rabbit (兔).

He attended Wayne State University, the University of Detroit-Mercy, and Case Western Reserve University to study engineering.

Achievement of Robert Kearns

He worked as an intelligence officer for the Office of Strategic Services during WWII.

Robert Kearns's Family, Spouse, Dating and Relationship

He and his wife Phyllis had six children before separating as a result of his legal struggles.

Robert Kearns Collabed with

In the 2008 film Flash of Genius, actor Movie Actor Greg Kinnear played him.

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Robert Kearns Income & Net worth

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Latest information about Robert Kearns updated on March 16 2023.