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Robert William Kearns (March 10, 1927 – February 9, 2005) was an American mechanical engineer, educator and inventor who invented the most common intermittent windshield wiper systems used on most automobiles from 1969 to the present.
Jun 30, 2020 · Robert Kearns developed the intermittent windshield wiper in 1962 and patented it in 1967. He sued Ford for infringing his patent for 30 years, but lost his sanity, marriage, and life in the process.
Feb 26, 2005 · DETROIT, Feb. 25 - Robert W. Kearns, the inventor of intermittent windshield wipers, who won multimillion-dollar judgments against Ford Motor and Chrysler for using his idea, died on Feb....
May 24, 2019 · Robert Kearns invented and patented the intermittent windshield wiper in 1953, but saw his invention stolen by Ford, Chrysler and others. He fought back in court for over a decade and won millions of dollars in settlements.
Feb 14, 2022 · Inventor of automatic intermittent windshield wiper took on the Big 3 and won—or did he? Robert Kearns was filled with pain from his legal battles and the stress that his obsession imposed on his family and him during the second half of his life. BY JACK LANDER. We don’t talk much about the fate of Robert Kearns these days.
Feb 24, 2023 · Robert Kearns was an American inventor and engineer who patented the intermittent windshield wiper system in 1964. He sued several car manufacturers for infringing his patent and won multimillion-dollar settlements in a long legal battle.
Feb 26, 2005 · Robert Kearns, the inventor of intermittent windshield wipers, who won multimillion-dollar judgments against Ford and Chrysler for using his idea, has died. He was 77. Kearns died of cancer...
