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Ross D. Blankenship
Inventor, real estate operator and author
Ross D. Blankenship is an inventor, real estate operator and author. He holds U.S. Patent 12,741,586 and has 25 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.
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), 25 pending, 26 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
Interview topics
- 01Robotaxis and the infrastructure they needWhere will robotaxi fleets charge?
- 02Parking QR code scamsHow do parking QR scams work?
- 03AI agents that book and pay for physical spaceCan an AI agent book a parking space for me?
- 04Drones near airportsHow do you keep drones out of airport approach paths?
- 05EV charger reliabilityWhy is it still hard to find a working charger?
- 06Inventing as an operatorHow does an operator end up with 26 patent filings?