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| Patent No. | Category | Year | Title | Inventor | Assignee | Date of Issue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5,576,520 | Mechanical | 1996 | Checkweigher Having Variable Weigh Platform | David Waterman, John Lindstrom | Hi-Speed Checkweigher Co., Inc. | 11/19/1996 |
| 11,317,750 | Mechanical | 2022 | Tripartite Telescoping Tension Rod Assembly | Dayna Mailach, Adrienna Matzeg | Umbra LLC | 05/03/2022 |
| 4,173,835 | Mechanical | 1979 | Snow Removal Tool | Dean W. Burrell | 11/13/1979 | |
| 9,830,825 | Mechanical | 2017 | Warning and Guidance System to Assist the Parking of a Vehicle | Deborah Anstett | 11/28/2017 | |
| 9,879,573 | Mechanical | 2018 | Multi-Position Camshaft Phaser with Two One-Way Wedge Clutches and Viscous Damping | Debora Manther, John Stallmann, Philip George | Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG | 01/30/2018 |
| 9,057,290 | Mechanical | 2015 | Switching Roller Finger Follower with Locking Mechanism | Debora Manther, Kevin Poole | Schaeffler Technologies GmbH & Co. KG | 06/16/2015 |
| 9,284,864 | Mechanical | 2016 | Switching Roller Finger Follower with Locking Mechanism | Debora Manther, Rainer Pfeufer, Matthias Kapp | Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG | 03/15/2016 |
| D682,589 | Design | 2013 | Liquid Dispenser | Dennis Cheng | Umbra LLC | 05/21/2013 |
| D717,069 | Design | 2014 | Liquid Dispenser | Dennis Hwei-Feng Cheng | Umbra LLC | 11/11/2014 |
| D979,283 | Design | 2023 | Liquid Soap Dispenser | Dennis Hwei-Feng Cheng | Umbra LLC | 02/28/2023 |
| D718,640 | Design | 2014 | Liquid Dispenser | Dennis Hwei-Feng Cheng | Umbra LLC | 12/02/2014 |
| 4,092,056 | Mechanical | 1978 | Locking Device for File Drawers | Dennis J. Signore, Forest G. Stark | AVM Corporation | 05/30/1978 |
| 8,783,704 | Mechanical | 2014 | Suspension System | Dennis P. Richards | 07/22/2014 | |
| 6,689,105 | Mechanical | 2004 | Securing Tape Assembly | Dennis R. Tollini | 02/10/2004 | |
| 6,565,537 | Mechanical | 2003 | Tube Securing Assembly | Dennis R. Tollini | 05/20/2003 | |
| 6,827,706 | Mechanical | 2004 | Winged Catheter Securing Tape | Dennis R. Tollini | 12/07/2004 | |
| 6,447,486 | Mechanical | 2002 | Securing Tape Assembly | Dennis R. Tollini | 09/10/2002 | |
| 8,128,602 | Mechanical | 2012 | Winged Catheter Securing Tape | Dennis R. Tollini, Michael D. Tollini | 03/06/2012 | |
| 10,525,196 | Mechanical | 2020 | Securement Device | Dennis R. Tollini, Michael D. Tollini | TNT Moborg International Limited | 01/07/2020 |
| 10,758,671 | Mechanical | 2020 | Securement Device Assembly and Securement and Dressing Device Assembly and Method of Applying Said Device Assemblies | Dennis R. Tollini, Michael D. Tollini | TNT Moborg International Limited | 09/01/2020 |
| 7,590,583 | Software/Business Method | 2009 | Computer Based Method of Pricing Equity Indexed Annuity Product with Guaranteed Lifetime Income Benefits | Derek Ferguson, Richard Kado, Marc Verrier | Genesis Financial Products, Inc. | 09/15/2009 |
| 5,246,551 | Chemical | 1993 | Electrochemical Methods for Production of Alkali Metal Hydroxides Without the Co-Production of Chlorine | Derek Pletcher, David Genders, Norman L. Weinberg, Ella F. Spiegel | Chemetics International Company Ltd. | 09/21/1993 |
| 6,419,814 | Chemical | 2002 | Methods for Electrochemical Synthesis of Organoiodonium Salts and Derivatives | Derek Pletcher, Norman L. Weinberg | Cornell Development LLC | 07/16/2002 |
| 7,477,370 | Software/Business Method | 2009 | Method of Detecting Incomplete Edge Bead Removal from a Disk-Like Object | Detlef Michelsson, Henning Backhauss, Gert Weniger | Vistec Semiconductor Systems GmbH | 01/13/2009 |
| 7,245,996 | Mechanical | 2007 | Vehicle System Calibration and Vehicle System Calibration Method | Diana Katharine Taulbut | LuK Lamellen und Kupplungsbau Beteiligungs KG | 07/17/2007 |
| 6,655,031 | Mechanical | 2003 | Wick Cutting Device | Dianna Grant, Robert Levin, Darlene Levin | Dianna Grant | 12/02/2003 |
| 8,454,473 | Mechanical | 2013 | Two-Speed Transmission and Method for Controlling a Two-Speed Transmission | Dierk Reitz | Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG | 06/04/2013 |
| 9,216,729 | Mechanical | 2015 | Hybrid Module and Torque Transfer Device | Dierk Reitz | Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG | 12/22/2015 |
| 7,166,059 | Mechanical | 2007 | Method for Upshifting of a Parallel Shaft Gear | Dierk Reitz, Thomas Pels, Bard Vestgard | LuK Lamellen und Kupplungsbau Beteilingungs KG | 01/23/2007 |
| 8,192,573 | Mechanical | 2012 | Apparatus and Method for Applying Labels Supplied from a Roll to Containers | Dieter Leykamm | Krones AG | 06/05/2012 |
| 6,533,457 | Mechanical | 2003 | Sack | Dieter Schwenke, Robert Oster | Chronos Holdings Limited | 03/18/2003 |
| 6,457,298 | Mechanical | 2002 | Method Device for Transporting, Controlling, Filling and Sealing a Sack | Dieter Schwenke, Robert Oster | Chronos Holdings Limited | 10/01/2002 |
| 4,709,862 | Mechanical | 1987 | Method of Reclaiming Green Sand | Dieter S. Leidel | 12/01/1987 | |
| 4,681,267 | Mechanical | 1987 | Method of Regenerating Old Casting Sand | Dieter S. Leidel, Hubert Eirich, Paul Eirich, Walter Eirich | 07/21/1987 | |
| 8,201,679 | Mechanical | 2012 | Clutch System | Dirk Burkhart, Alexander Dreher | Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG | 06/19/2012 |
| 7,623,698 | Software/Business Method | 2009 | Method of Learning a Knowledge-Based Database Used in Automatic Defect Classification | Dirk Soenksen, Ralf Friedrich, Andreas Draeger, Detlef Schupp, Thin Van Luu, Wolfgang Langer | KLA-Tencor MIE GmbH | 11/24/2009 |
| 9,133,890 | Mechanical | 2015 | Friction Clutch with Adjusting Device | Dmitrij Tagunov | Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG | 09/15/2015 |
| 4,092,136 | Mechanical | 1978 | Air Filtering System | Dominic J. Zimbardi | William D. Farnham, Teddar S. Brooks | 05/30/1978 |
| 10,151,391 | Mechanical | 2018 | Actuation Device for a Motor Vehicle | Dominik Herkommer, Dirk Reimnitz, Peter Greb | Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG | 12/11/2018 |
| 9,726,230 | Mechanical | 2017 | Lever System | Dominik Herkommer, Markus Baehr | Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG | 08/08/2017 |
| 9,151,338 | Mechanical | 2015 | Friction Clutch with Readjustment Device | Dominik Herkommer, René Daikeler | Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG | 10/06/2015 |
| 7,244,381 | Mechanical | 2007 | Method for Blow Forming a Container Made of Plastic and for Coating the Inside of Said Container | Dominique Chatard, Heinrich Grunwald, Wilhelm Lothar, Hanno Käss | Tetra Laval Holdings & Finance S.A. | 07/17/2007 |
| 6,926,506 | Mechanical | 2005 | Device for Producing Plastic Containers by Stretch Blow Forming | Dominique Chatard, Jens Fuchs, Hans Kindinger, Rolf Kuhn, Rudiger Wlach, Lothar Wilhelm | Tetra Laval Holdings & Finance S.A. | 08/09/2005 |
| 6,796,780 | Mechanical | 2004 | Device for the Production of Plastic Containers by Stretch Blow Forming Using An Explosive Blowing Medium | Dominique Chatard, Jens Fuchs, Hans Kindinger, Rolf Kuhn, Thomas Riedel, Eberhard Sendobry, Rudiger Wlach, Lothar Wilhelm | Tetra Laval Holdings & Finance S.A. | 09/28/2004 |
| 8,327,986 | Mechanical | 2012 | Combined Power Transmission, Start-Up Unit and Drive System | Dominique Engelmann, Mario Degler, Bruno Mueller | Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG | 12/11/2012 |
| 8,800,731 | Mechanical | 2014 | Oil Cavity for Pendulum Element (Roller) of a Centrifugal Pendulum | Dominique Engelmann, Markus Werner | Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG | 08/12/2014 |
| 8,479,901 | Mechanical | 2015 | Hydrodynamic Torque Converter | Dominique Engelmann, Markus Werner, Stephan Maienschein, Christian Dinger | Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG | 07/09/2013 |
| D310,284 | Design | 1990 | Pusher Plate Attachment for Hand Truck | Donald C. Boyer | 08/28/1990 | |
| 5,048,532 | Mechanical | 1991 | Method and Apparatus for Measuring Blood Pressure | Donald D. Hickey | State University Of New York | 09/17/1991 |
| D365,547 | Design | 1995 | Lockout Device for Circuit Breaker | Donald E. Steinwachs, Scott A. Wardour, Karen A. Budzinski | Emed Company, Inc. | 12/26/1995 |
"Invention is the most important product of man's creative brain. The ultimate purpose is the complete mastery over the material world, the harnessing of human nature to human needs."
Nikola Tesla