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Nikola Tesla
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| Patent No. | Category | Year | Title | Inventor | Assignee | Date of Issue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6,625,908 | Mechanical | 2003 | Apparatus for Digging a Trench | Darren Cardiff, Steven Nuttall | 09/30/2003 | |
| 12,324,521 | Mechanical | 2025 | Whiteboard Substrate with Mounting Assembly | Darren Coon | TeacherGeek, Inc. | 06/10/2025 |
| 6,227,536 | Mechanical | 2001 | Receiving Tray Insert | Darvin R. Bethke | Moore North America, Inc. | 05/08/2001 |
| 4,728,262 | Mechanical | 1988 | Erosion Resistant Propellers | Darwin Marshall | Textron Inc. | 03/01/1988 |
| 10,914,209 | Mechanical | 2021 | Oil Tank Filling System | David A. Edwards, Clare L. Bewick | Rolls-Royce plc | 02/09/2021 |
| 11,274,570 | Mechanical | 2022 | Oil Tank Filling System | David A. Edwards, Clare L. Bewick, Samuel W. White, William A. Malewicz, Sebastian Ray, Christina Diaz Garcia | Rolls-Royce plc | 03/15/2022 |
| 8,894,824 | Biotechnology | 2014 | Porous Coatings for Biomedical Implants | David A. Glocker, Mark M. Romach | Isoflux, Inc. | 11/25/2014 |
| 11,402,804 | Mechanical | 2022 | Detachably Securable Container Assembly for a Unit Load Device | David Allen Lindsay, Aaron Dwight Miller | David Allen Lindsay | 08/23/2022 |
| 5,954,645 | Electronics | 1999 | Applanation Detection System for a Non-Contact Tonometer | David A. Luce | Leica Microsystems Inc. | 09/21/1999 |
| 5,779,633 | Optics | 1998 | Tonometer Air Pulse Generator | David A. Luce | Leica Inc. | 07/14/1998 |
| 6,159,148 | Mechanical | 2000 | Non-Contact Tonometer Having Non-Linear Pressure Ramp | David A. Luce | Leica Microsystems Inc. | 12/12/2000 |
| 5,754,273 | Optics | 1998 | Non-Contact Tonometer Having Off-Axis Fluid Pulse System | David A. Luce | Leica Inc. | 05/19/1998 |
| 5,381,196 | Optics | 1995 | Contrast Sensitivity Tester | David A. Luce, Bernard Grolman | Leica Inc. | 01/10/1995 |
| 5,446,274 | Optics | 1995 | Instructive Display for Assisting in Centering An Optical Path Element On a Path | David A. Luce, Christopher J. Percival | Leica Inc. | 08/29/1995 |
| D369,112 | Design | 1996 | Lensmeter | David A. Luce, Christopher J. Percival, Paul J. Klock | Leica Inc. | 04/23/1996 |
| 5,587,748 | Optics | 1996 | Joystick Override Control for An Ophthalmic Instrument | David A. Luce, Donald E. Miller | Leica Inc. | 12/24/1996 |
| 5,984,476 | Optics | 1999 | Opthalmic Instrument Having Self-Calibrating Optical System | David A. Luce, Douglas H. Hoover | Leica Microsystems, Inc. | 11/16/1999 |
| 5,471,260 | Optics | 1995 | Joystick for An Ophthalmic Instrument Where Vertical Movement is Controlled by Rotating the Joystick | David A. Luce, Joseph L. Zelvin | Leica Inc. | 11/28/1995 |
| 5,825,457 | Optics | 1998 | Keratometric Illumination System | David A. Luce, Joseph L. Zelvin | Leica Inc. | 10/20/1998 |
| 6,042,232 | Optics | 2000 | Automatic Optometer Evaluation Method Using Data Over a Wide Range of Focusing Positions | David A. Luce, Matthew Severns | Leica Microsystems Inc. | 03/28/2000 |
| 4,881,807 | Optics | 1989 | Optical Alignment System | David A. Luce, Srdjan Krstanovic | Cambridge Instruments, Inc. | 11/21/1989 |
| 11,834,258 | Mechanical | 2023 | Intermediate Bulk Container Systems and Method of Using Same | David A. Nowicky | A.R. Arena Products, Inc. | 12/05/2023 |
| 5,434,366 | Mechanical | 1995 | Checkweigher | David A. Troisi | Hi-Speed Checkweigher Co., Inc. | 07/18/1995 |
| 6,084,184 | Mechanical | 2000 | Checkweigher Which Weighs Product Suspended by Flange | David A. Troisi | Hi-Speed Checkweigher Co., Inc. | 07/04/2000 |
| 5,722,532 | Mechanical | 1998 | Convergent/Divergent Product Conveyor | David A. Troisi, John E. Uber | Hi-Speed Checkweigher Co., Inc. | 03/03/1998 |
| 8,439,764 | Mechanical | 2013 | Drive Plate with Lanced Drive Tabs | David Avins | Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG | 05/14/2013 |
| 7,658,679 | Mechanical | 2010 | Series-Parallel Multistage Torque Converter Damper | David Avins, Fraser Macdonald, Matthew Frary | LuK Lamellen und Kupplungsbau Beteiligungs KG | 02/09/2010 |
| 7,938,243 | Mechanical | 2011 | Thrust Washer to Take Torque Converter Axial Loading | David Avins, Jean-Francois Heller | Schaeffler Technologies GmbH & Co. KG | 05/10/2011 |
| D967,309 | Design | 2022 | Bean Bag Hockey Puck | David Berghash | Shield Mfg., Inc. | 10/18/2022 |
| 9,857,756 | Electronics | 2018 | Fuser with Modular Power Input, Device Capable of Printing Including a Fuser with Modular Power Input, and Method Thereof | David Berke, Timothy David Jonathan Spink, Philip James Hambridge, Colin William Robert Hewitt, Veena Kumari Saluja, Lakshmi Sujatha Yaramsetti | Xerox Corporation | 01/02/2018 |
| 10,859,945 | Mechanical | 2020 | Corner Tie Attachment for a Bag Liner for Receiving a Powder Such as Toner | David B. Monfort, Edmund T. Varga | Xerox Corporation | 12/08/2020 |
| 11,320,764 | Mechanical | 2022 | Corner Tie Attachment for a Bag Liner for Receiving a Powder Such As Toner | David B. Montfort, Edmund T. Varga | Xerox Corporation | 05/03/2022 |
| 11,643,003 | Mechanical | 2023 | Method and Apparatus for Transporting Liquid Materials | David Buonerba | Bulk Cargo Systems, LLC | 05/09/2023 |
| 12,337,745 | Mechanical | 2025 | Apparatus for Transporting Liquid Materials | David Buonerba, John S. Cunningham | Bulk Cargo Systems, LLC | 06/24/2025 |
| 9,360,097 | Mechanical | 2016 | Lanced Drive Plate | David Burky, Jr. | Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG | 06/07/2016 |
| 8,598,499 | Mechanical | 2013 | Roll-Out Thermal Envelope Roof De-Icing System | David B. Wuchert | 12/03/2013 | |
| 9,080,635 | Mechanical | 2015 | Hardened Turbine Plate | David C. Avins | Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG | 07/14/2015 |
| 8,887,884 | Mechanical | 2014 | Clutch Retainer Sealed to Cover | David C. Avins | Schaeffler Technologies GmbH & Co. KG | 11/18/2014 |
| 8,985,290 | Mechanical | 2015 | Sealed Plate for a Clutch and Method Thereof | David C. Avins, Gregory Weyer | Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG | 03/24/2015 |
| 7,934,997 | Mechanical | 2011 | Torque Limiter and Method for Assemblying a Torque Limiter | David C. Avins, Mark Graf | Schaeffler Technologies GmbH & Co. KG | 05/03/2011 |
| 11,799,183 | Mechanical | 2023 | System, Apparatus, and Method for Producing Printed Electrically Conductive Lines | David C. Craig, Eliud Robles Flores | Xerox Corporation | 10/24/2023 |
| 10,060,793 | Optics | 2018 | Spectral and Spatial Calibration Illuminator and System Using the Same | David C. Craig, Robert P. Herloski, David A. Mantell, Douglas E. Proctor, Jonathan B. Hunter, Stuart Schweid | Xerox Corporation | 08/28/2018 |
| 8,500,236 | Software/Business Method | 2013 | Computer Based Method and System for Adjusting Page Placement on a Continuous Feed Print Engine | David C. Robinson, Frederick John Ramsey | Xerox Corporation | 08/06/2013 |
| 8,220,897 | Software/Business Method | 2012 | Computer Based Method and System for Adjusting Page Placement on a Continuous Feed Print Engine | David C. Robinson, Frederick John Ramsey | Xerox Corporation | 07/17/2012 |
| 12,292,970 | Software/Business Method | 2025 | System and Method for Automated Sensitive Information Discovery, Monitoring and Remediation | David Croteau, Nicolas Berthiaume, Jordan Bourgult, Michael Fortin | Group Elucidia Inc. | 05/06/2025 |
| 6,241,464 | Mechanical | 2001 | Governor Mechanism for a Rotary Device | David E. Huffaker, Frank D. Lehman | Dynabrade, Inc. | 06/05/2001 |
| 9,147,356 | Mechanical | 2015 | Apparatus for Affecting Motion in An Inflatable Display | David E. Moomaw | 09/29/2015 | |
| 7,810,452 | Mechanical | 2010 | Basin Capable of Containing Aquatic Animals, Especially Experimental Animals, and Relocating Housing System | Davide Pieretto, Marco Brocca | Tecniplast S.p.A. | 10/12/2010 |
| D774,374 | Design | 2016 | Multi-Purpose Ax Head with Side Channels | David Forrest Cabot Klingman | 12/20/2016 | |
| D755,023 | Design | 2016 | Pulaski Excavating Attachment | David Forrest Cabot Klingman | 05/03/2016 |
"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