Top Inventors for class "Land vehicles: bodies and tops" |
Rank | Inventor's name | Country | City/State | Last publication | # of patent apps in this class |
1 | Udo Mildner | DE | Limburg | May 12, 2016 / 20160129747 - SUPPORT STRUCTURE COMPONENT FOR CONNECTING A SPRING STRUT TO A VEHICLE BODY, METHOD FOR MOUNTING A SPRING STRUT ON A VEHICLE BODY AND VEHICLE BODY | 53 |
2 | Lothar Teske | DE | Aschaffenburg | May 12, 2016 / 20160129747 - SUPPORT STRUCTURE COMPONENT FOR CONNECTING A SPRING STRUT TO A VEHICLE BODY, METHOD FOR MOUNTING A SPRING STRUT ON A VEHICLE BODY AND VEHICLE BODY | 27 |
3 | Marcel Johan Christiaan Nellen | NL | Merselo | Jun 30, 2022 / 20220205304 - CENTRAL POP-UP GEARBOX ON STANDARD PLATFORM MOTOR | 26 |
4 | Gm Global Technology Operations Llc | US | Detroit, MI | Aug 08, 2013 / 20130203552 - MULTI-SPEED TRANSMISSION | 23 |
5 | Thomas Scott Breidenbach | US | Maple Grove, MN | Jan 13, 2022 / 20220009566 - AERODYNAMIC DRAG REDUCING APPARATUS | 21 |
6 | Leonard Anthony Shaner | US | New Baltimore, MI | Sep 22, 2022 / 20220297521 - VEHICLE FRAMES FOR BATTERY POWERED ELECTRIC VEHICLES | 19 |
7 | Kazuki Sawada | JP | Handa-Shi | May 14, 2015 / 20150130226 - SUNROOF APPARATUS | 19 |
8 | Darius J. Preisler | US | Macomb, MI | Mar 10, 2022 / 20220072935 - ANTIMICROBIAL, INJECTION MOLDED AIR DUCT FOR USE IN AN AIR DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM | 19 |
9 | Christopher A. Heikkila | US | Washington Township, MI | Jun 30, 2022 / 20220203584 - Automated Manufacturing Method and System and In-Mold Coated Plastic Article Produced Thereby | 19 |
10 | Alan L. Browne | US | Grosse Pointe, MI | Nov 12, 2015 / 20150323424 - TEST METHOD | 18 |
11 | Nancy L. Johnson | US | Northville, MI | Sep 22, 2022 / 20220296742 - ANTIBACTERIAL INTERIOR COMPONENTS AND METHODS FOR USE THEREOF | 17 |
12 | Mohamed Ridha Baccouche | US | Ann Arbor, MI | Nov 18, 2021 / 20210354759 - NODE INTEGRATED DEFLECTOR FOR A VEHICLE | 15 |
13 | Takeo Mori | JP | Susono-Shi | Sep 10, 2015 / 20150251613 - FRONT STRUCTURE OF VEHICLE BODY | 15 |
14 | Michael M. Azzouz | US | Livonia, MI | May 12, 2016 / 20160129768 - BI-DIRECTIONAL ELEMENT DRIVE SYSTEM | 14 |
15 | Charles M. Schmeichel | US | Jamestown, ND | Jul 14, 2022 / 20220219516 - Folding Tonneau Cover Having Secured Flexible Hinge | 14 |
16 | Jan Just | US | Bloomfield Hills, MI | Aug 22, 2013 / 20130216301 - METHOD OF JOINING A BACKLIGHT COVER AND HEADLINER CLIP FOR A CONVERTIBLE TOP | 13 |
17 | Stanislaw Klimek | DE | Frankfurt/main | May 22, 2014 / 20140138987 - FRAME STRUCTURE FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE, REAR FRAME STRUCTURE, AND VEHICLE BODY | 13 |
18 | Torsten Gerhardt | GB | London | Dec 27, 2018 / 20180371809 - MOTOR VEHICLE | 13 |
19 | James M. Townson | US | Clarkston, MI | Oct 22, 2015 / 20150298257 - LASER WELDED STRUCTURAL FENDER INNER BLANK FOR MASS OPTIMIZATION | 13 |
20 | Darrin Neil Wagner | US | Bloomfield Hills, MI | Mar 19, 2020 / 20200086738 - VEHICLE FUEL INLET ASSEMBLY THAT FACILITATES OUTER PANEL REMOVAL AND OUTER PANEL REMOVAL METHOD | 12 |
21 | Gary W. Krajenke | US | Warren, MI | May 12, 2016 / 20160129950 - PINTLE LATCH SYSTEM | 12 |
22 | Jason M. Hipshier | US | Hudsonville, MI | Jun 30, 2016 / 20160185264 - CONSOLE FOR VEHICLE INTERIOR | 12 |
23 | David Anthony Wagner | US | Northville, MI | Jul 21, 2022 / 20220227038 - PERMANENT TOOLING FOR COMPOSITE COIL SPRING COMPRESSION MOLDING | 12 |
24 | Yu-Kan Hu | US | Ypsilanti, MI | Sep 08, 2022 / 20220281526 - VEHICLE FRAME FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLE | 11 |
25 | Koki Ikeda | JP | Toyota-Shi | Dec 29, 2016 / 20160375750 - BATTERY FRAME AND VEHICLE BATTERY MOUNTING STRUCTURE | 11 |
26 | Mathieu Boivin | CA | Montreal | Mar 13, 2014 / 20140070565 - SELF-REPOSITIONING AERODYNAMIC SKIRT | 11 |
27 | Carl Mather | US | Lake Orion, MI | Sep 24, 2015 / 20150267444 - INGRESS AND EGRESS AID THROUGH CHECK STRAP LATCH | 10 |
28 | Shintaro Katsura | JP | Kariya-Shi | Mar 26, 2015 / 20150084380 - ROOF APPARATUS | 10 |
29 | Joachim Schaefer | DE | Darmstadt | May 21, 2015 / 20150137550 - INSTRUMENT PANEL FOR A VEHICLE, VEHICLE COMPRISING THE INSTRUMENT PANEL, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE INSTRUMENT PANEL | 10 |
30 | Robert E. Fallis, Iii | US | Rochester, MI | Sep 11, 2014 / 20140252795 - Z-FOLD CONVERTIBLE TOP SUPPORTING RETRACTABLE QUARTER WINDOW | 10 |
31 | Tau Tyan | US | Northville, MI | Dec 29, 2016 / 20160375935 - SIXTEEN-CORNERED STRENGTHENING MEMBER FOR VEHICLES | 10 |
32 | Laurent Baudart | FR | Fresnoy En Thelle | Jun 01, 2017 / 20170151912 - SLIDING CONSOLE, RANGE OF CONSOLES, CORRESPONDING MANUFACTURING PROCESS | 10 |
33 | Michael R. Spencer | US | Hubbard, NE | Jul 28, 2022 / 20220234430 - MOLDED SURFACE FASTENER | 10 |
34 | Dieter Jungert | DE | Weissach | Nov 13, 2014 / 20140332656 - ADJUSTMENT ARRANGEMENT FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE SEAT | 10 |
35 | Lothar Patberg | DE | Moers | Aug 20, 2020 / 20200262371 - BUMPER FOR A VEHICLE | 10 |
36 | Saied Nusier | US | Canton, MI | Sep 22, 2022 / 20220297521 - VEHICLE FRAMES FOR BATTERY POWERED ELECTRIC VEHICLES | 10 |
37 | Edward J. Wenzel | US | Troy, MI | Jul 13, 2017 / 20170197343 - METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING REINFORCED COMPOSITE MATERIALS WITH EMI SHIELDING | 10 |
38 | Michael T. Willard | US | Harrison Township, MI | Feb 07, 2013 / 20130033064 - Z-Fold Convertible Top With Pressurized Rear Bow | 10 |
39 | Philippe Desjardins | CA | Montreal | Mar 13, 2014 / 20140070565 - SELF-REPOSITIONING AERODYNAMIC SKIRT | 10 |
40 | Mathieu Desjardins | CA | Montreal | Dec 31, 2020 / 20200408334 - CLAMP ASSEMBLY | 10 |
41 | John Vogel | US | Columbus, IN | Jan 08, 2015 / 20150008701 - Drag Reducing Device | 10 |
42 | Jason Falenski | US | Berkley, MI | Jan 20, 2011 / 20110010998 - SIMULTANEOUS MOVEMENT SYSTEM FOR A VEHICLE DOOR II | 10 |
43 | Karsten Bohle | DE | Bad Schwalbach | Feb 26, 2015 / 20150054309 - Rear Body Section Of A Motor Vehicle Having a Reinforcing Structure | 10 |
44 | Honda Motor Co., Ltd. | JP | Tokyo | Aug 29, 2013 / 20130220724 - BODY COVER SYSTEM FOR A SMALL VEHICLE, AND VEHICLE INCLUDING SAME | 10 |
45 | Saeed David Barbat | US | Novi, MI | Sep 22, 2022 / 20220297521 - VEHICLE FRAMES FOR BATTERY POWERED ELECTRIC VEHICLES | 9 |
46 | Hirokazu Morita | JP | Kakogawa-Shi | Feb 09, 2012 / 20120032465 - PICK-UP STYLE UTILITY VEHICLE WITH EXPANDABLE CARGO BED | 9 |
47 | Jennifer P. Lawall | US | Waterford, MI | Oct 13, 2016 / 20160297484 - ELASTICALLY AVERAGED ALIGNMENT SYSTEMS AND METHODS | 9 |
48 | Peter Christiaan Leonardus Johannes Manders | NL | Horst | Oct 13, 2016 / 20160297286 - Method of assembling a roof assembly and such roof assembly | 9 |
49 | John Pinkerton | US | Canton, MI | Oct 04, 2012 / 20120248815 - VEHICLE GRAB HANDLE ASSEMBLY | 9 |
50 | Jeffrey D. Carnevali | US | Seattle, WA | Aug 11, 2022 / 20220253097 - MOUNTING DOCK WITH MODULE RECEPTACLE AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USING | 9 |
51 | Rainer Grimm | DE | Frankfurt | Jan 29, 2015 / 20150028630 - ROOF CONSTRUCTION FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE AND MOTOR VEHICLE BODYSHELL | 9 |
52 | Nobuyuki Torii | JP | Nagoya-Shi | Mar 12, 2015 / 20150069778 - VEHICLE BODY LOWER STRUCTURE | 9 |
53 | Shigeto Yasuhara | JP | Shioya-Gun | Oct 11, 2012 / 20120256446 - VEHICLE BODY FLOOR STRUCTURE | 9 |
54 | David F. Macneil | US | Hinsdale, IL | Sep 10, 2015 / 20150251338 - DESIGNING AND MANUFACTURING VEHICLE FLOOR TRAYS | 9 |
55 | Henry W. Hausler | US | Manchester, MI | May 18, 2017 / 20170136941 - BODY STRUCTURE PILLAR REINFORCEMENT FOR SPOTLIGHT SHAFT | 8 |
56 | Shigeto Yasuhara | JP | Wako-Shi | May 05, 2016 / 20160121827 - AUTOMOBILE BUMPER BEAM | 8 |
57 | Thomas Mally | US | Beverly Hills, MI | Aug 20, 2015 / 20150232043 - VEHICLE INTERIOR STRUCTURE | 8 |
58 | Frank Leopold | DE | Taunusstein-Orlen | May 23, 2013 / 20130131932 - STEERING SYSTEM FOR THREE-WHEELED VEHICLE | 8 |
59 | Kalyanaraman Bharathan | US | Canton, MI | Aug 20, 2020 / 20200262357 - DISPLAY SCREEN MOUNTING SYSTEM | 8 |
60 | Charles M. Horrell | US | Solana Beach, CA | Jun 30, 2016 / 20160185399 - REAR-MOUNTED AERODYNAMIC STRUCTURE FOR TRUCK CARGO BODIES | 8 |
61 | Andrew F. Smith | US | Redwood City, CA | Jun 30, 2016 / 20160185399 - REAR-MOUNTED AERODYNAMIC STRUCTURE FOR TRUCK CARGO BODIES | 8 |
62 | Kip Alan Ewing | US | Bloomfield Hills, MI | Feb 21, 2013 / 20130043700 - STOWABLE CHILD SEAT FOR AUTOMOTIVE VEHICLES | 8 |
63 | Yasunori Watanabe | JP | Wako-Shi | Nov 05, 2015 / 20150314810 - STRUCTURE FOR FRONT SECTION OF VEHICLE BODY | 8 |
64 | Juergen Hulbert | DE | Eltville | Nov 13, 2014 / 20140333095 - METHOD FOR PRODUCING A BODY PART OF A VEHICLE AND BODY PART OF A VEHICLE | 8 |
65 | Steven E. Morris | US | Fair Haven, MI | Oct 13, 2016 / 20160297484 - ELASTICALLY AVERAGED ALIGNMENT SYSTEMS AND METHODS | 8 |
66 | Bernard F. Garceau | US | Vandalia, MI | Mar 17, 2016 / 20160075311 - VEHICLE LEVELING ASSEMBLY WITH DIGITAL SENSOR | 8 |
67 | Michael A. Schrader | US | Plain City, OH | Feb 09, 2012 / 20120032474 - SPOILER FOR REAR HATCH CLOSURE ASSEMBLY | 8 |
68 | Christopher John May | US | Novi, MI | Dec 23, 2021 / 20210394832 - EXTENDED ROOF REINFORCEMENT STRUCTURE | 8 |
69 | Edgar Edward Donabedian | US | Livonia, MI | Mar 31, 2022 / 20220097136 - METHODS FOR JOINING ADDITIVE MANUFACTURED PARTS | 8 |
70 | Julian Maimin | US | San Fernando, CA | May 19, 2016 / 20160137042 - TRUCK BOX COVER WITH LOCK DOWN ELEMENTS | 8 |
71 | Kenichi Kitayama | JP | Tochigi | Jun 21, 2012 / 20120153666 - AUTOMOTIVE VEHICLE DOOR SEAL | 8 |
72 | James Reiman | US | Winnetka, IL | Jan 07, 2016 / 20160001827 - VEHICLE SIDE FAIRING SYSTEM | 8 |
73 | Darin D. King | US | Raymond, OH | Aug 07, 2014 / 20140217767 - VEHICLE INCLUDING SEAT HAVING FIRST AND SECOND BIASING MEMBERS | 8 |
74 | Kosaku Tomozawa | JP | Wako-Shi | Dec 19, 2013 / 20130334842 - STRUCTURE FOR FRONT OF VEHICLE BODY | 8 |
75 | Michael W. Howard | US | Elkhart, IN | Mar 10, 2016 / 20160068094 - RETRACTABLE ROOM ACTUATION ASSEMBLY FOR RECREATIONAL VEHICLE | 7 |
76 | Ari Garo Caliskan | US | Canton, MI | Jan 31, 2013 / 20130026796 - VEHICLE SUPPORT FRAMES WITH INTERLOCKING FEATURES FOR JOINING MEMBERS OF DISSIMILAR MATERIALS | 7 |
77 | Kurt Pfertner | DE | Friolzheim | Mar 19, 2015 / 20150076870 - WIND DEFLECTOR | 7 |
78 | Ralf Gaudig | DE | Ruesselsheim | Dec 24, 2015 / 20150367783 - CENTER CONSOLE FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE AND MOTOR VEHICLE HAVING SUCH A CENTER CONSOLE | 7 |
79 | Stephen Alfred Wulff | US | Simpsonville, SC | Mar 03, 2016 / 20160059909 - DRAG REDUCING MIRROR ASSEMBLIES FOR VEHICLES | 7 |
80 | Mohammed Omar Faruque | US | Ann Arbor, MI | Apr 16, 2020 / 20200114850 - ADDITIVELY MANUFACTURED LATTICE CORE FOR ENERGY ABSORBERS ADAPTABLE TO DIFFERENT IMPACT LOAD CASES | 7 |
81 | Bradley R. Garska | US | Saline, MI | Dec 26, 2013 / 20130341960 - PICKUP TRUCK BED TONNEAU COVER SUPPORT STRUCTURE AND METHOD | 7 |
82 | Leonard W. Baker | US | Lafayette, IN | Jun 17, 2021 / 20210179199 - COMPOSITE PANEL AND METHOD FOR FORMING THE SAME | 7 |
83 | Israel Maimin | US | San Fernando, CA | May 19, 2016 / 20160137042 - TRUCK BOX COVER WITH LOCK DOWN ELEMENTS | 7 |
84 | Djamal Eddine Midoun | US | Ann Arbor, MI | Aug 11, 2022 / 20220250688 - CANOPY WINDSHIELD RETENTION | 7 |
85 | Michael A. Schwindaman | US | Cassopolis, MI | Mar 10, 2016 / 20160068094 - RETRACTABLE ROOM ACTUATION ASSEMBLY FOR RECREATIONAL VEHICLE | 7 |
86 | Robert Spahl | DE | Koeln | Dec 29, 2016 / 20160375799 - SEATING ARRANGEMENT FOR A PASSENGER VEHICLE | 7 |
87 | Zhibing Deng | US | Northville, MI | Aug 11, 2022 / 20220250571 - AIRBAG ASSEMBLY | 7 |
88 | Yoshiaki Murakami | JP | Hiroshima-Shi | Mar 08, 2012 / 20120056412 - WORKING MACHINE | 7 |
89 | Jeffrey J. Grossmann | US | San Francisco, CA | Jun 30, 2016 / 20160185399 - REAR-MOUNTED AERODYNAMIC STRUCTURE FOR TRUCK CARGO BODIES | 7 |
90 | Anthony Smith | US | Costa Mesa, CA | Sep 01, 2022 / 20220274529 - AUTOMATED RETRACTABLE VEHICLE STEP | 7 |
91 | Keijo J. Huotari | US | Fenton, MI | Apr 19, 2018 / 20180104904 - INFRARED WELDED EXTERIOR PANEL ASSEMBLY AND PROCESS OF MAKING SAME | 7 |
92 | Thomas J. Rogers | US | Cassopolis, MI | Mar 10, 2016 / 20160068094 - RETRACTABLE ROOM ACTUATION ASSEMBLY FOR RECREATIONAL VEHICLE | 7 |
93 | Hitendra Laxmidas Gadhiya | US | Irvine, CA | Jul 03, 2014 / 20140182958 - SYSTEM FOR ABSORBING AND DISTRIBUTING SIDE IMPACT ENERGY UTILIZING AN INTEGRATED BATTERY PACK | 7 |
94 | Stephen J. Lewis | US | Harrison Township, MI | Sep 01, 2022 / 20220274474 - SOFT FRONT COCKPIT COVER WITH LINKAGE | 7 |
95 | Benjamin Warren Penner | US | Ann Arbor, MI | Oct 03, 2013 / 20130260098 - SOFT WRAP SUBSTRATE | 7 |
96 | Ryuta Fukada | JP | Kariya-Shi | Oct 17, 2019 / 20190315212 - DEFLECTOR DEVICE AND ROTATION BIASING DEVICE | 7 |
97 | Howard G. Nusbaum | US | Stamford, CT | Feb 26, 2015 / 20150054303 - RETRACTABLE AIR DEFLECTION APPARATUS FOR REDUCTION OF VEHICULAR AIR DRAG | 7 |
98 | Dan Hustyi | US | Waterford, MI | Aug 30, 2012 / 20120217769 - REINFORCED VEHICLE STRUCTURE | 7 |
99 | Duncan Whipps | US | Grosse Pointe Farms, MI | Mar 19, 2020 / 20200086738 - VEHICLE FUEL INLET ASSEMBLY THAT FACILITATES OUTER PANEL REMOVAL AND OUTER PANEL REMOVAL METHOD | 7 |
100 | Uwe Schmitz | DE | Nauheim | Dec 26, 2013 / 20130341968 - MOTOR VEHICLE BODY | 7 |