Robert Kearns
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Search complete. 3 mentions across 2 episodes found for "Robert Kearns".
Sep 22, 2026
Patents, Power, and the Fight Between David and Goliath
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7:03Eric HintzGUEST
And as you mentioned, you know, in the 80s, corporations seem to hold all the cards in terms of they could use their patent portfolios to harass independent inventors and sue them into bankruptcy and like this kind of stuff.
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7:16Eric HintzGUEST
But then with the with the establishment of the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, an individual patent holder like Robert Kearns, right? So you think about the intermittent windshield wipers.
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7:26Eric HintzGUEST
What a great story.
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7:27Eric HintzGUEST
They even made a movie out of it with Greg Sneer.
214. The Pile Up EP63: Variety Snack Pack
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49:44EmilyHOST
Can I see your drawing?
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49:46RoseHOST
Yes, and that's what happened with Robert Kearns, who's the one that came up with it, came up with the idea.
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49:51RoseHOST
And he came up with it from eyes blinking, like how eyes don't blink.
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49:59RoseHOST
Like your eye blinks every once in a while.
6 MINS LATER
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56:18EmilyHOST
But I think he's right.
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56:20EmilyHOST
I hate that.
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56:22RoseHOST
Yeah, Robert Kearns.
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56:23RoseHOST
Intermittent windshield wipers.