| Birth: | Mar. 10, 1927
Gary
Lake County
Indiana, USA | | Death: | Feb. 9, 2005 | 
Inventor. He is best known for his patents on the intermittent winds sheild wipers found on most vehicles. He had a prolonged legal battle with the Ford Motor Company, and achieved a settlement with the Chrysler Motor Corporation after his attempts to defend his patents. His story was told in the 2008 motion picture "Flash of Genius".
Search Amazon for Robert Kearns | | | Burial:
Mount Kelly Cemetery
Dearborn
Wayne County
Michigan, USA |
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Originally Created by: Tim Joyce
Record added: Feb 25, 2005
Find A Grave Memorial# 10527866 |
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