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Ross Blankenship

Inventor, real estate operator and author

  • Pronunciation ross BLANK-en-ship
  • Title for attribution Inventor, real estate operator and author
  • Based in Rocky Mountains, USA · Colorado's Vail Valley
  • Response time Typically same day for media requests
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One-line bio

Ross D. Blankenship is an inventor, real estate operator and author. He holds U.S. Patent 12,741,586 and has 29 more patent applications pending on autonomous vehicles, EV charging, drone safety and parking payments. He runs Wins Parking and built Park Graph and ChargingNear.me.

Longer bio (about 150 words)

Ross D. Blankenship is an inventor, real estate operator and author of five books on AI and property. He runs Wins Parking, a family-owned parking design, build and management company founded in 2016, with teams in Colorado, Florida and the Southeast and projects in 7 states. Wins also installs EV and robotaxi charging. He built Park Graph, which lets drivers pay for parking by scanning a QR code and lets AI assistants book spaces, and ChargingNear.me, a directory of more than 95,000 U.S. EV charging stations. He holds U.S. Patent 12,741,586 and has 29 applications pending, including AVIM and ASCAV for autonomous-vehicle authentication. He has a B.A. from Cornell and a J.D. from Washington University School of Law, and SEC Enforcement experience.

Fact sheet

Name
Ross D. Blankenship
Title
Inventor, real estate operator and author
Based
Vail Valley, Colorado
Patents
1 issued (U.S. 12,741,586, Sept 22, 2026), 29 pending, 30 filings total
Companies
Wins Parking (since 2016), Park Graph, ChargingNear.me, Recharged America
Wins footprint
projects in 7 states; teams in Colorado, Florida and the Southeast
Books
5 on AI, real estate and ownership
Education
B.A., Cornell University; J.D., Washington University School of Law (full scholarship)
Legal
SEC Enforcement experience
Audience
28,000+ LinkedIn followers
Response time
typically same day

Topics

Six topics, with questions to start

Each topic has an angle and three questions Ross can answer on air or in print. Use them as-is or bring your own.

  1. 01

    Robotaxis and the infrastructure they need

    Robotaxis need places to charge, wait, get cleaned and hand off riders, and almost none exist yet.

    • Where will robotaxi fleets charge?
    • Who owns the curb when cars have no drivers?
    • What should a parking-lot owner build now?
    Read: Where will robotaxis charge?
  2. 02

    Parking QR code scams

    Fake QR stickers on pay signs steal payments; Ross filed a patent on detecting them.

    • How do parking QR scams work?
    • How can a driver tell a real code from a fake?
    • How should cities and operators stop them?
    Read: How parking QR code scams work
  3. 03

    AI agents that book and pay for physical space

    Assistants such as Claude and ChatGPT can already find and book parking through Park Graph.

    • Can an AI agent book a parking space for me?
    • Who is liable when an agent books the wrong thing?
    • What changes for property owners?
    Read: Can an AI agent book a parking space?
  4. 04

    Drones near airports

    Ross filed 5 patent applications on keeping drones clear of crewed aircraft.

    • How do you keep drones out of airport approach paths?
    • Who should have authority to command a drone to land?
    • What evidence exists after a near miss?
    Read: How to keep drones away from airliners
  5. 05

    EV charger reliability

    ChargingNear.me tracks more than 95,000 stations and shows when each was last verified.

    • Why is it still hard to find a working charger?
    • Which data sources can drivers trust?
    • What will fix reliability?
    Read: Why finding a working EV charger is hard
  6. 06

    Inventing as an operator

    Ross files patents on problems he meets running parking lots; his first issued in September 2026.

    • How does an operator end up with 30 patent filings?
    • What did it take to get the first one issued?
    • Which inventions matter most for autonomy?
    Read: My first patent issued

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Credentials

Why editors trust the source

A background that combines operating experience, law, and invention — useful for stories that need both technical depth and real-world operating nuance.

4 companies: Wins Parking, Park Graph, ChargingNear.me and Recharged America
J.D./B.A. J.D., Washington University School of Law (full scholarship); B.A., Cornell University
1 issued U.S. patent (12,741,586) · 30 filings
5 books on AI, real estate and ownership
Full background Patent portfolio Books
Appearances & writing

Media, writing & public commentary

Bylines, podcasts and broadcast appearances are added here as they run.

Media contact

Booking & interviews

Available for interviews — typically same day

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