| Top Inventors for class "Miscellaneous hardware (e.g., bushing, carpet fastener, caster, door closer, panel hanger, attachable or adjunct handle, hinge, window sash balance, etc.)" |
| Rank | Inventor's name | Country | City/State | Last publication | # of patent apps in this class |
| 1 | Jin-Xin Wang | CN | Shenzhen City | Apr 25, 2013 / 20130099075 - SUPPORT DEVICE | 38 |
| 2 | Jung-Bin Chang | TW | Tu-Cheng | Nov 24, 2011 / 20110283480 - LOCK WASHER AND HINGE UTILIZING THE SAME | 20 |
| 3 | Wen-Bin Shen | TW | Tu-Cheng | Nov 10, 2011 / 20110273822 - ELECTRONIC DEVICE HAVING SLIDABLE COVER | 19 |
| 4 | Jian Li | CN | Shenzhen City | Feb 21, 2013 / 20130044422 - ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND HINGE ASSEMBLY APPLIED TO THE ELECTRONIC DEVICE | 19 |
| 5 | Lian-Cheng Huang | CN | Shenzhen City | Dec 27, 2012 / 20120324675 - MULTI-DIRECTIONAL HINGE MECHANISM | 15 |
| 6 | Chao Duan | CN | Shenzhen City | Dec 06, 2012 / 20120308296 - CONNCTING MODULE AND SLIDING MECHANISM FOR ELECTRONIC DEVICE | 15 |
| 7 | Luciano Salice | IT | Carimate | May 09, 2013 / 20130113356 - HOOKING DEVICE OF A DRAWER TO A LONGITUDINAL GUIDE | 13 |
| 8 | Chia-Hua Chen | TW | Shindian | Dec 06, 2012 / 20120308296 - CONNCTING MODULE AND SLIDING MECHANISM FOR ELECTRONIC DEVICE | 13 |
| 9 | Han-Zheng Zhang | CN | Shenzhen City | Aug 02, 2012 / 20120192381 - HINGE MECHANISM | 9 |
| 10 | Chen-Wei Chiang | TW | Tu-Cheng | Oct 27, 2011 / 20110258810 - HINGE | 9 |
| 11 | Chia-Hsiang Chen | TW | Shulin City | Mar 03, 2011 / 20110047751 - HINGE AND AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH THE SAME | 8 |
| 12 | Ting-Hsien Wang | TW | Shulin City | Nov 05, 2009 / 20090271948 - HINGE WITH LESS NOISE | 8 |
| 13 | Shen Li | CN | Shenzhen City | Dec 27, 2012 / 20120324675 - MULTI-DIRECTIONAL HINGE MECHANISM | 8 |
| 14 | Jr-Jiun Chern | TW | Taichung | Jul 09, 2009 / 20090172916 - Hinge Assembly | 8 |
| 15 | Chao-Chi Lin | TW | Taichung | Mar 15, 2012 / 20120060325 - Hinge | 7 |
| 16 | Xiao-Bo Li | CN | Shenzhen City | May 03, 2012 / 20120106040 - SUPPORT MECHANISM AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE USING THE SAME | 7 |
| 17 | Chung-Yu Lee | TW | Shulin City | May 03, 2012 / 20120102675 - Torque-adjustable hinge and portable device with the same | 6 |
| 18 | Oliver Walhorn | DE | Werther | May 17, 2012 / 20120117758 - Hinged Door with Hinge Plate | 6 |
| 19 | Wilbur James Kellum, Iii | US | Hilton, NY | Nov 29, 2012 / 20120297687 - WINDOW BALANCE ASSEMBLY | 6 |
| 20 | Horst Lautenschläger | DE | Reinheim | Oct 18, 2012 / 20120260461 - FURNITURE HINGE | 6 |
| 21 | Jia-Hao Hsu | TW | Shulin City | Feb 12, 2009 / 20090038116 - HINGE ASSEMBLY | 6 |
| 22 | Chao-Zhong Fu | CN | Shenzhen City | Mar 08, 2012 / 20120057282 - FLAT-PANEL DISPLAY MONITOR | 5 |
| 23 | Jui-Hung Chang | TW | Sinjhuang City | Sep 24, 2009 / 20090235489 - Sheath Type Rotating Axel Structure with Automatic Locking Mechanism | 5 |
| 24 | Tetsuro Nagami | JP | Tokyo | Dec 20, 2012 / 20120317751 - HINGE MECHANISM, AND MONITOR OPENING AND CLOSING MECHANISM | 5 |
| 25 | Liang Wei | CN | Shenzhen City | May 03, 2012 / 20120106040 - SUPPORT MECHANISM AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE USING THE SAME | 5 |
| 26 | David Ferraro | US | Cheshire, CT | Apr 26, 2012 / 20120096680 - Furniture glide having interchangeable base | 5 |
| 27 | An Szu Hsu | TW | New Taipei City | May 16, 2013 / 20130121626 - OPENING-CLOSING GUIDING STRUCTURE OF LONG-STROKE SLIDING COVER | 5 |
| 28 | Chien Cheng Mai | TW | New Taipei City | May 16, 2013 / 20130121626 - OPENING-CLOSING GUIDING STRUCTURE OF LONG-STROKE SLIDING COVER | 5 |
| 29 | Po-Chuan Tsai | TW | Rende Hsiang | Apr 12, 2012 / 20120084940 - Castor Having a Greater Structural Strength to Bear a Heavier Load | 5 |
| 30 | Angelo Vanini | IT | Bologna | Oct 13, 2011 / 20110247176 - HINGE FOR DOORS OR WINGS | 5 |
| 31 | Ralph Carpinella | US | Woodbury, CT | Apr 26, 2012 / 20120096680 - Furniture glide having interchangeable base | 5 |
| 32 | David Keith Gill | US | Pinehurst, NC | Mar 28, 2013 / 20130079174 - FLEXIBLE GOLF CLUB GRIP | 5 |
| 33 | Volker Bienek | DE | Dortmund | Jan 24, 2013 / 20130020515 - Hydraulic Solenoid Distribution Valve | 5 |
| 34 | Ming-Han Lin | TW | Tu-Cheng City | Oct 14, 2010 / 20100257699 - Sliding Hinge | 5 |
| 35 | Johnnie Yip | US | Rosemead, CA | Jun 16, 2011 / 20110138576 - Diagonal Opening Hinge | 5 |
| 36 | Weiming Chen | TW | Shulin City | Jun 24, 2010 / 20100154170 - HINGE AND AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH THE HINGE | 5 |
| 37 | Hung-Chi Wang | TW | Taipei | Jun 21, 2012 / 20120156905 - CONNECTOR | 4 |
| 38 | Roswitha Eicher | DE | Filderstadt | Jan 13, 2011 / 20110005790 - HAND GRIP | 4 |
| 39 | Shun-Yu Hung | TW | Shulin City | Jul 08, 2010 / 20100170063 - HINGE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH HINGE | 4 |
| 40 | William F. Frame | US | Hockessin, DE | Jul 19, 2012 / 20120180259 - CASTERS HAVING WEIGHT TRANSFERRING TAB | 4 |
| 41 | Ming-Han Lin | TW | Taipei Hsien | Mar 18, 2010 / 20100067895 - Fastener For Fixing A Sliding Cover Of A Camera | 4 |
| 42 | Chien Nan Tsai | TW | New Taipei City | May 09, 2013 / 20130111705 - LOCATION STABILIZING STRUCTURE FOR ENCLOSURE-TYPE ROTARY SHAFT | 4 |
| 43 | Tzu-Yu Lin | TW | Shulin City | May 21, 2009 / 20090126153 - VARIABLE RESISTANCE HINGE | 4 |
| 44 | Way Han Dai | TW | New Taipei City | May 16, 2013 / 20130121626 - OPENING-CLOSING GUIDING STRUCTURE OF LONG-STROKE SLIDING COVER | 4 |
| 45 | Dieter Ramsauer | DE | Schwelm | May 17, 2012 / 20120117768 - SNAP FASTENER | 4 |
| 46 | Joerg Maute | DE | Sindelfingen | Jul 26, 2012 / 20120186844 - Power Tool, Particularly a Hand Power Tool, the Housing Parts Thereof Being Connected By Means of Form-Fitting Elements | 4 |
| 47 | Po-Chuan Chen | TW | Shulin City | Dec 17, 2009 / 20090307873 - Hinge assembly with an oil-retaining collar | 4 |
| 48 | Chin-Te Chiu | TW | Taipei | May 24, 2012 / 20120127650 - SATA CONNECTOR AND DISK BOX ASSEMBLY | 4 |
| 49 | Tibor Herglotz | DE | Kreuzau | Sep 27, 2012 / 20120242166 - SYSTEM FOR TRANSMITTING ELECTRIC POWER FROM A WALL TO A LEAF HINGEABLY FASTENED TO SAID WALL | 4 |
| 50 | Chia-Ko Chung | TW | Shulin City | Jan 13, 2011 / 20110006924 - Slide hinge and remote control with a slide hinge | 4 |
| 51 | Martin Zimmer | DE | Rheinau | May 23, 2013 / 20130125343 - PNEUAMTIC PIVOTING FIXTURE WITH FRICTION ELEMENT | 4 |
| 52 | Florian Esenwein | DE | Uhingen-Holzhausen | Feb 07, 2013 / 20130033846 - Machine Tool having a Drive Motor | 4 |
| 53 | Mei-Chuan Yang | TW | Taipei | Jun 21, 2012 / 20120156905 - CONNECTOR | 4 |
| 54 | Stefan Heess | DE | Leinfelden-Echterdingen | Jan 13, 2011 / 20110005790 - HAND GRIP | 4 |
| 55 | Li-Jun Yuan | CN | Shenzhen City | Oct 21, 2010 / 20100263166 - HINGE ASSEMBLY | 4 |
| 56 | Robert Dombroski | US | Waterbury, CT | Apr 26, 2012 / 20120096680 - Furniture glide having interchangeable base | 4 |
| 57 | Yu Zhang | CN | Shenzhen City | Aug 16, 2012 / 20120208060 - BATTERY COVER MECHANISM | 4 |
| 58 | Hsiao-Hua Tu | TW | Shindian | Feb 10, 2011 / 20110033739 - PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH SPARE BATTERY | 4 |
| 59 | Ralph Von Bordelius | DE | Herrenberg | Jan 20, 2011 / 20110010892 - Castor with brake device | 4 |
| 60 | Zi-Ming Tang | CN | Shenzhen City | Apr 25, 2013 / 20130098907 - PACKING MECHANISM | 4 |
| 61 | Marcus Schuller | DE | Dettenhausen | Dec 06, 2012 / 20120305279 - Hand Power Tool Device | 4 |
| 62 | Eugene Novin | US | Blue Bell, PA | Jul 12, 2012 / 20120174339 - DETENT HINGE | 3 |
| 63 | Tsutomu Takahashi | JP | Kanagawa | Jan 14, 2010 / 20100005627 - BIAXIAL HINGE DEVICE AND PORTABLE TERMINAL DEVICE | 3 |
| 64 | Aimone Balbo Di Vinadio | IT | Chiusa San Michele (torino) | Jan 31, 2013 / 20130026770 - ANTI-PANIC OPENING DEVICE WITH SLIDING LATCH | 3 |
| 65 | Earl David Forrest | US | Asheboro, NC | Oct 27, 2011 / 20110264293 - SYSTEM AND METHOD OF DETERMINING AN ENERGY HARVESTING CAPABILITY OF A LOCATION | 3 |
| 66 | Tsutomu Sakata | JP | Yokkaichi-City | Feb 21, 2013 / 20130043059 - GROMMET | 3 |
| 67 | Katsuyasu Tomiji | JP | Yokohama-Shi | Sep 09, 2010 / 20100223754 - Withdrawing mechanism | 3 |
| 68 | Richard D. Bushey | US | Kenosha, WI | Jul 05, 2012 / 20120167346 - Formed Hybred Floor Glide | 3 |
| 69 | Chun-Chiang Wang | TW | Lu-Chu Hsiang | Feb 18, 2010 / 20100039009 - Slide assembly having an adjustment mechanism | 3 |
| 70 | Gui-Li Yang | CN | Shenzhen City | Jan 19, 2012 / 20120012725 - SUPPORT MECHANISM | 3 |
| 71 | Shin-Yuan Wang | TW | Tu-Cheng | Mar 04, 2010 / 20100050387 - INTERFERENCE ASSEMBLY, HINGE UTILIZING THE SAME, AND COLLAPSIBLE DEVICE UTILIZING THE HINGE | 3 |
| 72 | Nancy L. Johnson | US | Northville, MI | Apr 04, 2013 / 20130081933 - Reconfigurable Bi-Stable Device | 3 |
| 73 | Yi Tai Wu | CN | Suzhou | Jul 12, 2012 / 20120174338 - Hinge with Damping Device | 3 |
| 74 | Chen Hao Wu | TW | Sinjhuang City | Jun 25, 2009 / 20090158554 - Positioning Device for Hinge Structure | 3 |
| 75 | Chih-Kuang Chuan | TW | Shulin City | May 03, 2012 / 20120102675 - Torque-adjustable hinge and portable device with the same | 3 |
| 76 | Hsin Hung Lin | CN | Suzhou | Jul 12, 2012 / 20120174338 - Hinge with Damping Device | 3 |
| 77 | Lin-Kai Hung | TW | Taipei County | Dec 17, 2009 / 20090307871 - HINGE STRUCTURE HAVING A KNUCKLE WITH ANTI-UNFOLDING PROPERTY | 3 |
| 78 | Ming-Hsien Lin | TW | Yongkang City | Oct 11, 2012 / 20120255141 - Castor Assembly | 3 |
| 79 | Sung-Tai Jung | KR | Suwon-Si | Nov 19, 2009 / 20090282647 - HINGE ASSEMBLY AND MOBILE COMMUNICATION TERMINAL HAVING THE SAME | 3 |
| 80 | Hsiu-Chiang Liang | TW | Lu-Chu Hsiang | Feb 18, 2010 / 20100038197 - Damping device | 3 |
| 81 | Yu-Feng Lin | TW | Shulin City | Jun 10, 2010 / 20100139043 - HINGE ASSEMBLY | 3 |
| 82 | Luciano Bacchetti | IT | Nave (bs) | Dec 13, 2012 / 20120311817 - Door closer, particularly for glass doors | 3 |
| 83 | Kazuhiro Kawamura | JP | Anjo-Shi | Jan 24, 2013 / 20130019437 - ASSIST GRIP | 3 |
| 84 | Sung-Ho Ahn | KR | Seoul | Jan 17, 2013 / 20130014346 - GEAR CAM MOUNTING DEVICE IN DUAL-HINGE DEVICE FOR A PORTABLE TERMINALAANM AHN; Sung-HoAACI SeoulAACO KRAAGP AHN; Sung-Ho Seoul KRAANM PARK; Ji-HoonAACI Gyeonggi-doAACO KRAAGP PARK; Ji-Hoon Gyeonggi-do KRAANM BAEK; Kun-WooAACI Gyeonggi-doAACO KRAAGP BAEK; Kun-Woo Gyeonggi-do KR | 3 |
| 85 | Chia-Hua Chen | TW | Taipei | Apr 26, 2012 / 20120096676 - HINGE ASSEMBLY FOR FOLDABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE | 3 |
| 86 | Joseph A. Donoho | US | Springfield, TN | Oct 07, 2010 / 20100251621 - DOOR SEAL CLIP | 3 |
| 87 | Ken-Ching Chen | TW | Lu-Chu Hsiang | Feb 18, 2010 / 20100039009 - Slide assembly having an adjustment mechanism | 3 |
| 88 | Chih-Heng Chien | TW | Tu-Cheng City | Mar 19, 2009 / 20090070958 - Hinge for circumrotatory location | 3 |
| 89 | Mark Jeffrey Lowe | US | Bossier City, LA | Mar 28, 2013 / 20130077900 - Durable drawer retainer apparatus and method of use | 3 |
| 90 | Tomoki Ueyama | JP | Tottori-Shi | Jun 17, 2010 / 20100149764 - HINGE MECHANISM OF FOLDABLE DEVICE, AND FOLDABLE DEVICE PROVIDED WITH HINGE MECHANISM | 3 |
| 91 | Alan L. Browne | US | Grosse Pointe, MI | Apr 04, 2013 / 20130081933 - Reconfigurable Bi-Stable Device | 3 |
| 92 | Te-Hung Yin | TW | Taipei Hsien | Sep 30, 2010 / 20100248558 - Probe Connector | 3 |
| 93 | Te-Hung Yin | TW | Tu-Cheng City | Apr 15, 2010 / 20100089187 - PROBE CONNECTOR | 3 |
| 94 | Bernhard Eicher | DE | Filderstadt | Jan 13, 2011 / 20110005790 - HAND GRIP | 3 |
| 95 | John F. Lambert | GB | Cheltenham | May 17, 2012 / 20120117761 - Hinge Pivot Mount Assembly | 3 |
| 96 | Chung-Yi Lin | TW | Tu-Cheng | Jan 13, 2011 / 20110005034 - HINGE | 3 |
| 97 | Shu Hua Lin | CN | Suzhou | Jul 12, 2012 / 20120174338 - Hinge with Damping Device | 3 |
| 98 | Nicolas Liermann | DE | Rheda-Wiedenbrueck | Nov 22, 2012 / 20120291225 - Door hinge for a hidden placement between a door leaf and door frame | 3 |
| 99 | Dan Greenbank | US | San Diego, CA | Apr 30, 2009 / 20090106941 - Biaxial Door Hinge | 3 |
| 100 | Shu Jiuan Lin | CN | Suzhou | Jul 12, 2012 / 20120174338 - Hinge with Damping Device | 3 |