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Nikola Tesla
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| Patent No. | Category | Year | Title | Inventor | Assignee | Date of Issue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D350,368 | Design | 1994 | Floor Sign | Donald E. Steinwachs, Scott A. Wardour, Karen A. Budzinski, Michael G. Tato, Clarice H. Otminski | Emed Company, Inc. | 09/06/1994 |
| RE50,707 | Mechanical | 2025 | Produce Shipping Container | Donald E. Wilcox | Arena Packaging, LLC | 12/23/2025 |
| D268,782 | Design | 1983 | Combined Supporting Framework and Filter Housings of a Multiple Stage Air Filtering System | Donald F. Minnick, Jr. | Engineered Air Division of Thermal Components, Inc. | 04/26/1983 |
| 8,605,892 | Mechanical | 2013 | Disposable Antimicrobial Covering for Device | Donald H. Owens, Gary I. Weinberger | Bio-Med Disposable Covers, Inc. | 12/10/2013 |
| 4,014,828 | Chemical | 1977 | Thermosettable Friction Particles for Use in Friction Elements | Donald H. Thorpe | Hooker Chemicals & Plastics Corporation | 03/29/1977 |
| 4,014,850 | Chemical | 1977 | Friction Elements Containing Novel Friction Particles | Donald H. Thorpe | Hooker Chemicals & Plastics Corporation | 03/29/1977 |
| 5,141,064 | Mechanical | 1992 | Liquid Damping Mechanism Employing An Adjustable Shear Plate | Donald J. Willemsen, John E. Uber, Steven DelRosso | Hi-Speed Checkweigher Co., Inc. | 08/25/1992 |
| 7,918,645 | Mechanical | 2011 | Torque Converter with Brazed Turbine | Donald McCullick, Christopher Sidor, Joachim Hoffmann, Chad Keets, Patanjali Peri | LuK Lamellen und Kupplungsbau Beteiligungs KG | 04/05/2011 |
| 6,390,162 | Mechanical | 2002 | Log Splitter | Donald P. Sahlem | 05/21/2002 | |
| D339,703 | Design | 1993 | Keyboard Support | Donald R. Pangborn, Charles E. Teeter, James R. Caronia, Michael G. Wisniewski | Weber-Knapp Company | 09/28/1993 |
| 6,257,538 | Mechanical | 2001 | Keyboard Mounting Mechanism | Donald R. Pangborn, Peter J. Kerl | Weber Knapp Company | 07/10/2001 |
| 6,098,944 | Mechanical | 2000 | Holder for Supporting a Component Below a Support | Donald R. Pangborn, Richard L. Watt, James R. Caronia | Weber Knapp Company | 08/08/2000 |
| 6,331,132 | Mechanical | 2001 | Yo-Yo Having Improved Tether Tension Control and Adjustable Mechanism | Donald W. Watson | What's Next Manufacturing, Inc. | 12/18/2001 |
| 7,922,220 | Mechanical | 2011 | Safety Hook | Don F. Coulombe | 04/12/2011 | |
| 8,007,015 | Mechanical | 2011 | Safety Hook | Don F. Coulombe | 08/30/2011 | |
| 9,476,838 | Optics | 2016 | Hybrid Imaging and Scatterometry Targets | DongSub Choi, Tal Itzkovich, David Tien | KLA-Tencor Corporation | 10/25/2016 |
| 9,400,048 | Mechanical | 2016 | Planetary Drive | Dooyong Kim, Kangen Bae | Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG | 07/26/2016 |
| 4,865,248 | Mechanical | 1989 | Post Office Locker | Douglas A. Barth | American Locker Group Incorporated | 09/12/1989 |
| 4,844,228 | Mechanical | 1989 | Coin Holding Mechanism for Coin Operated Locker | Douglas A. Barth | American Locker Group Incorporated | 07/04/1989 |
| D306,428 | Design | 1990 | Control Console for Security Lockers | Douglas A. Barth, Gregory C. Hudson | American Locker Group Incorporated | 03/06/1990 |
| 4,423,805 | Mechanical | 1984 | Ratchet Escapement Coin Counter | Douglas A. Barth, Richard J. Chester | American Locker Security Systems, Inc. | 01/03/1984 |
| 4,131,191 | Mechanical | 1978 | Coin Operated Lock | Douglas A. Barth, Richard J. Chester | American Locker Security Systems, Inc. | 12/26/1978 |
| 4,153,150 | Mechanical | 1979 | Coin Operated Lock | Douglas A. Barth, Richard J. Chester | American Locker Security Systems, Inc. | 05/08/1979 |
| 7,044,114 | Mechanical | 2006 | Efficient Fuel Dispersion Device | Douglas G. Scouten | 05/16/2006 | |
| 4,592,795 | Chemical | 1986 | Non-Edible, Reinforced Amylose and Amylose Starch Food Casings | Douglas J. Bridgeford | Teepak, Inc. | 06/03/1986 |
| 4,999,425 | Chemical | 1991 | Cellulose Aminomethanate by Ion-Exchange Extraction | Douglas J. Bridgeford | Teepak, Inc. | 03/12/1991 |
| 4,489,114 | Chemical | 1984 | Arabinogalactans as Release Additives for Cellulose Containing Casings | Douglas J. Bridgeford | Teepak, Inc. | 12/18/1984 |
| 5,215,125 | Mechanical | 1993 | Cellulose Aminomethanate Sausage Casings | Douglas J. Bridgeford, Matiur Rahman | Teepak, Inc. | 06/01/1993 |
| 10,160,237 | Mechanical | 2018 | Cross Roll Registration System with Controlled Input Positioning | Douglas K. Herrmann | Xerox Corporation | 12/25/2018 |
| 9,624,062 | Electronics | 2017 | Multi-Position Collation System with Retracting Guides Including Pre-Compiler | Douglas K. Herrmann | Xerox Corporation | 04/18/2017 |
| 12,091,274 | Mechanical | 2024 | Removable Raised Tray System for Small Set Production | Douglas K. Herrmann | Xerox Corporation | 09/17/2024 |
| 9,527,693 | Mechanical | 2016 | Multi-Position Collation System With Retracting Guides | Douglas K. Herrmann | Xerox Corporation | 12/27/2016 |
| 9,463,946 | Mechanical | 2016 | Collation System with Retracting Guides | Douglas K. Herrmann | Xerox Corporation | 10/11/2016 |
| 11,112,966 | Software/Business Method | 2021 | Touchscreen Display Including Repositionable Virtual Input | Douglas K. Herrmann, Erwin Ruiz, Kirk V. Pothos | Xerox Corporation | 09/07/2021 |
| 11,988,243 | Mechanical | 2024 | Massage Gun Mounting Device | Drew David Gintner | 05/21/2024 | |
| 6,709,021 | Mechanical | 2004 | Tubular Member Coupling Device | Duane J. Duncan, David W. Mielke, Jr. | D.J. Mielke, Inc. | 03/23/2004 |
| 6,832,786 | Mechanical | 2004 | Tubular Member Coupling Device | Duane J. Duncan, David W. Mielke, Jr. | D.J. Mielke, Inc. | 12/21/2004 |
| 6,495,013 | Chemical | 2002 | Bipolar Membrane Electrodialysis of Multivalent Metal Salts Whose Corresponding Base is Insoluble | Duane J. Mazur, J. David Genders, Dan M. Hartsough | The Electrosynthesis Company, Inc. | 12/17/2002 |
| 4,968,393 | Chemical | 1990 | Membrane Divided Aqueous-Nonaqueous System for Electrochemical Cells | Duane J. Mazur, Norman L. Weinberg | A. L. Sandpiper Corporation | 11/06/1990 |
| 4,702,804 | Chemical | 1987 | Methods for Electrochemical Reduction of Halogenated Organic Compounds | Duane J. Mazur, Norman L. Weinberg | PCB Sandpiper, Inc. | 10/27/1987 |
| 5,110,364 | Chemical | 1992 | Processes for Decontaminating Polluted Substances | Duane J. Mazur, Norman L. Weinberg, Albert E. Abel | A.L. Sandpiper Corporation | 05/05/1992 |
| 4,853,040 | Chemical | 1989 | Processes for Decontaminating Polluted Substrates | Duane J. Mazur, Norman L. Weinberg, Albert E. Abel | A.L. Sandpiper Corporation | 08/01/1989 |
| 8,792,098 | Software/Business Method | 2014 | System and Method for Hyperspectral Illumination | Duane Scott Dewald, Karel J. Zuzak, William Boyd Werner | Digital Light Innovations | 07/29/2014 |
| 5,295,291 | Mechanical | 1994 | Clutch Installer and Remover Tool | Earl C. Harris | 03/21/1994 | |
| 9,500,190 | Mechanical | 2016 | High Pressure Solenoid Pump | Edison X. Moreira-Espinoza | Motor Components, LLC | 11/22/2016 |
| 9,821,253 | Mechanical | 2017 | Axially Compact Fuel Filter | Edison X. Moreira-Espinoza, Kenneth F. Seager, Sr. | Motor Components, LLC | 11/21/2017 |
| D671,592 | Design | 2012 | Electric Ukulele | Edmund A. Rafalko, Jr. | 11/27/2012 | |
| 5,334,028 | Mechanical | 1994 | Golf Swing Training Process | Edmund J. Melligan | 08/02/1994 | |
| 7,846,059 | Mechanical | 2010 | Automatic Transmission with Dry Clutches, Multi-Purpose Actuators, or Damper | Edmund Maucher, Jeffrey Hemphill | Schaeffler Technologies GmbH & Co. KG | 12/07/2010 |
| 7,762,917 | Mechanical | 2010 | Torque-filling Power Transfer Assembly for a Manual Transmission | Edmund Maucher, Jeffrey Hemphill | LuK Lamellen und Kupplungsbau Beteiligungs KG | 07/27/2010 |
"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