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  1. May 26, 2024 · Robert Kearns passed away on February 9, 2005 at the age of 77 after battling cancer, but not before seeing his story of invention and betrayal immortalized in the 2008 film Flash of Genius. Today, Kearns is remembered as a visionary inventor and dogged fighter for the rights of independent innovators.

  2. May 23, 2024 · Intermittent windshield wipers were invented by Robert Kearns (10 March 1927 - 9 February 2005), an Indiana man who saw an opportunity to improve on standard wipers. Kearns realized a need for wipers that would work on a delayed switch principle, and designed then patented this invention in 1967. He presented his idea to the three major US auto ...

  3. May 29, 2024 · When college professor and part-time inventor Robert Kearns (Greg Kinnear) develops an intermittent windshield wiper, he believes he, his wife (Lauren Graham) and their children will be set for life. Though the invention is a big hit with automakers in 1960s Detroit, Kearns finds himself forced out of the picture.

  4. 20 hours ago · Robert Kearns v. Ford Motor Co. - 1990. Would you imagine the mighty Ford Motor Co. losing a court battle? Robert Kearns did this when he sued the company for the invention of intermittent windshield wipers. He claimed that he owned the patent that Ford infringed. The court agreed and awarded him $10.2 million in damages. Wendy Dolin v.

  5. 3 days ago · Lewiston gunman's former best friend on document release: 'I wish that person would actually come forward' An FBI memo indicates a friend left Robert Card at a shooting range on Oct. 25 due to his ...

  6. May 16, 2024 · Background Summary for Robert C Kearns in Georgetown, SC According to our latest records, Robert C Kearns is 78 years old and born in Jan 1946. Robert's phone numbers include (843) 436-0328, (423) 288-1905, (423) 288-7244.

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  8. 1 day ago · She co-wrote the book with her husband, Dick Goodwin, finishing it after his 2018 death. Dick Goodwin helped design President Lyndon Johnson’s “Great Society” and was a speechwriter and close adviser to Robert Kennedy. Doris Kearns, as a twentysomething, worked for LBJ and later assisted in the writing of his memoir.

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