| Top Inventors for class "Joints and connections" |
| Rank | Inventor's name | Country | City/State | Last publication | # of patent apps in this class |
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| 1 | Yu-Tao Chen | TW | Tu-Cheng | Nov 22, 2012 / 20120295045 - HOUSING FOR ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME | 9 |
| 2 | Chun-Che Yen | TW | Tu-Cheng | Nov 22, 2012 / 20120295045 - HOUSING FOR ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME | 9 |
| 3 | Te-Sheng Jan | TW | Tu-Cheng | Nov 22, 2012 / 20120295045 - HOUSING FOR ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME | 9 |
| 4 | Hans-Gerd Brunneke | DE | Georgsmarienhutte | Mar 22, 2012 / 20120070224 - JOINT AND/OR BEARING ASSEMBLY HAVING AN ELASTIC INTERMEDIATE LAYER | 6 |
| 5 | Joachim Spratte | DE | Osnabruck | Aug 25, 2011 / 20110204881 - ZERO POSITIONING FOR SENSOR | 6 |
| 6 | Frank E. Oetlinger | US | Grafton, WI | Apr 18, 2013 / 20130091691 - Mechanically Interlocking Frame Assemblies | 5 |
| 7 | Metin Ersoy | DE | Walluf | Nov 08, 2012 / 20120282015 - BALL AND SOCKET JOINT FOR A VEHICLE | 5 |
| 8 | Dae-Up Sohn | KR | Seoul | Feb 21, 2013 / 20130045041 - CONNECTOR FOR STICK | 5 |
| 9 | Frank Budde | DE | Steinfeld-Muhlen | Apr 08, 2010 / 20100086346 - CONNECTOR PIECE FOR THE ARTICULATED CONNECTION OF COMPONENTS LOCATED IN THE SUSPENSION OF A VEHICLE | 4 |
| 10 | Hideyuki Hirota | JP | Tokyo | Mar 21, 2013 / 20130070430 - DISPLAY DEVICE | 4 |
| 11 | Michael Klank | DE | Osnabruck | Aug 30, 2012 / 20120217726 - TOWING DEVICE FOR A TOWING VEHICLE | 4 |
| 12 | Cengiz Erdogan | DE | Geldern | Mar 21, 2013 / 20130069335 - Connecting Strut | 4 |
| 13 | Jian-Jun Li | CN | Shenzhen | Jun 28, 2012 / 20120162194 - STEREO DISPLAY APPARATUS AND LENS ARRAY THEREOF | 4 |
| 14 | Dirk Sokolihs | DE | Bramsche | May 10, 2012 / 20120114412 - BALL JOINT | 4 |
| 15 | Christian Losche | DE | Stemwede | Mar 22, 2012 / 20120070224 - JOINT AND/OR BEARING ASSEMBLY HAVING AN ELASTIC INTERMEDIATE LAYER | 4 |
| 16 | Gang Cheng | CN | Shenzhen | Feb 25, 2010 / 20100044535 - DEVICE STAND WITH SUCTION BASE | 4 |
| 17 | Andrew Robert Slayne | GB | Bristol | May 23, 2013 / 20130128389 - MOUNTING ASSEMBLY | 4 |
| 18 | Benjamin Ziebart | DE | Wallenhorst | Aug 23, 2012 / 20120210582 - RADIAL JOINT AND PROCESS FOR MANUFACTURING SUCH A RADIAL JOINT FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE | 4 |
| 19 | Dickory Rudduck | US | Chicago, IL | Mar 15, 2012 / 20120062362 - Apparatus and method for accessing a secured storage space | 4 |
| 20 | Ryan B. Rutledge | US | Big Spring, TX | Feb 14, 2013 / 20130039692 - Sucker rod apparatus and method | 4 |
| 21 | Jeffrey C. Bishop | GB | Derby | Sep 06, 2012 / 20120225209 - METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MASKING A PORTION OF A COMPONENT | 4 |
| 22 | Christopher J. Durling | GB | Bristol | Feb 21, 2013 / 20130045046 - CLAMPING ASSEMBLY | 3 |
| 23 | Ulrich Mette | DE | Essen | Jul 05, 2012 / 20120170969 - Ball Joint | 3 |
| 24 | Meng-Hua He | CN | Shenzhen | Feb 25, 2010 / 20100044535 - DEVICE STAND WITH SUCTION BASE | 3 |
| 25 | Yannick Baudasse | FR | Grasse | May 16, 2013 / 20130120845 - Device for Protection of a Multibeam Optical Instrument | 3 |
| 26 | Herbert Cermak | DE | Bessenbach | Sep 23, 2010 / 20100239364 - CONNECTING ASSEMBLY BETWEEN A SHAFT JOURNAL AND A CONSTANT VELOCITY UNIVERSAL JOINT WITH THREADED SLEEVE | 3 |
| 27 | Manfred Heidemann | DE | Belm-Vehrte | Mar 21, 2013 / 20130071175 - BALL PIN AND BALL JOINT | 3 |
| 28 | Frank Budde | DE | Steinfeld-Mühlen | Sep 17, 2009 / 20090232590 - JOINT FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE | 3 |
| 29 | Steven P. Wanthal | US | St Charles, MO | Jul 19, 2012 / 20120183347 - JOINT FOR COMPOSITE TUBE | 3 |
| 30 | Uwe Spitz | DE | Rheinfelden | Mar 14, 2013 / 20130064625 - SPRING CLIP | 3 |
| 31 | Wolfgang Kleiner | DE | Wagenfeld | Mar 21, 2013 / 20130071175 - BALL PIN AND BALL JOINT | 3 |
| 32 | Zheng-Qiang Song | CN | Shenzhen | Apr 23, 2009 / 20090101785 - ROTATABLE POSITIONING STRUCTURE | 3 |
| 33 | Oliver Steffen | DE | Coburg | Feb 28, 2013 / 20130051899 - DETENT FITTING FOR LOCKING TWO VEHICLE PARTS | 3 |
| 34 | Cheng-Wei Su | TW | Taichung City | Feb 07, 2013 / 20130033855 - ILLUMINATING MAGNIFYING LENS CAPABLE OF FOCUSING ITS LIGHT ON OBJECTS | 3 |
| 35 | Gang Cheng | CN | Shenzhen City | Jan 19, 2012 / 20120014743 - MECHANICAL DOUBLE JOINT SYSTEM | 3 |
| 36 | Andrew Slayne | GB | Bristol | Mar 31, 2011 / 20110076096 - SYSTEM, METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TOLERANCE RING CONTROL OF SLIP INTERFACE SLIDING FORCES | 3 |
| 37 | Shigeru Kuroda | JP | Yokohama-Shi | Feb 07, 2013 / 20130033016 - BALL STUD, DUST COVER, AND STABILIZER LINK | 3 |
| 38 | Harald Walter | DE | Duisburg | Nov 29, 2012 / 20120301214 - Ball Joint | 3 |
| 39 | Jeffrey H. Wood | US | Eureka, MO | Jun 21, 2012 / 20120151899 - MORPHING STRUCTURE AND METHOD | 3 |
| 40 | Martin Rechtien | DE | Neuenkirchen- Vorden | Feb 18, 2010 / 20100040407 - BALL AND SOCKET JOINT | 3 |
| 41 | Nicholas Simon Graham | US | Greenville, SC | Mar 21, 2013 / 20130071180 - SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ADJUSTING TORSIONAL FREQUENCY OF A POWER TRAIN | 3 |
| 42 | Dirk Mahlmann | DE | Vechta | Dec 01, 2011 / 20110293359 - BALL JOINT AND METHOD FOR THE PRODUCTION THEREOF | 3 |
| 43 | Russell P. Rutledge, Jr. | US | Big Spring, TX | Feb 14, 2013 / 20130039692 - Sucker rod apparatus and method | 3 |
| 44 | Bing-Jing Xu | CN | Shenzhen | Apr 23, 2009 / 20090101785 - ROTATABLE POSITIONING STRUCTURE | 3 |
| 45 | Russell P. Rutledge | US | Big Spring, TX | Feb 14, 2013 / 20130039692 - Sucker rod apparatus and method | 3 |
| 46 | James H. Anderson, Iii | US | York, PA | Nov 22, 2012 / 20120294673 - ANGULARLY ADJUSTABLE CLAMP ASSEMBLY | 3 |
| 47 | Kelly Molenaar | US | Kalamazoo, MI | Apr 19, 2012 / 20120093573 - Premium preformance ball joint and system | 3 |
| 48 | Fulvio Orsolini | IT | Fagnano Olona (va) | Jul 26, 2012 / 20120189377 - SOCKET FOR BALL JOINTS AND THE LIKE | 3 |
| 49 | Shadruz Daraie | US | Fairlawn, OH | Sep 20, 2012 / 20120237292 - Loader Coupler with Removable Mount Pins | 3 |
| 50 | Simon Garry Moore | NZ | Cambridge | Nov 01, 2012 / 20120274064 - INTERFERENCE SECURING MECHANISM | 3 |
| 51 | Simon S. Liang | US | Aurora, IL | Jun 28, 2012 / 20120163904 - Seal assembly for pin joint | 3 |
| 52 | Marcus Baker | GB | Bristol | Apr 28, 2011 / 20110097144 - COMBINATION MOUNTING RING | 3 |
| 53 | Peter Hofmann | DE | Gauting | Aug 30, 2012 / 20120217726 - TOWING DEVICE FOR A TOWING VEHICLE | 3 |
| 54 | Lothar Schaumann | DE | Ratingen | Nov 29, 2012 / 20120301214 - Ball Joint | 3 |
| 55 | Tae-Sung Kwon | KR | Gyeongju-Si | Mar 28, 2013 / 20130075994 - SINGLE-AXIS DAMPING JOINT FOR CONNECTING CHASSIS COMPONENTS FOR VEHICLES | 2 |
| 56 | Ryuichi Honma | JP | Tokyo | Nov 15, 2012 / 20120288324 - BUTT-WELDED JOINT OF WELDED STRUCTURE, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME | 2 |
| 57 | Luc Vanhastel | BE | Tielt | Mar 21, 2013 / 20130071172 - COMPOSED ELEMENT | 2 |
| 58 | Brian Bentrim | US | Furlong, PA | Aug 23, 2012 / 20120212115 - WINDOW GLASS MOUNTED FASTENER | 2 |
| 59 | Frank Grundmann | DE | Westerkappeln | May 10, 2012 / 20120114412 - BALL JOINT | 2 |
| 60 | Wilfried Schneider | CH | Bubendorf | Dec 27, 2012 / 20120328386 - CONNECTING MEANS AND METHOD OF PRODUCING A CONNECTION BETWEEN A FIRST COMPONENT AND A SECOND COMPONENT | 2 |
| 61 | Gregg John Davies | US | Gibralter, MI | Jan 05, 2012 / 20120003038 - Method for Reinforcing a Tubular Beam with a Sleeve | 2 |
| 62 | Valter Svara | SI | Izola | Feb 16, 2012 / 20120036678 - Hinge Assemblies | 2 |
| 63 | Kari Koivunen | FI | Panelia | Oct 22, 2009 / 20090263189 - JOINT FOR REINFORCED CONCRETE PILE SECTIONS | 2 |
| 64 | John A. Bushey | US | Eden Prairie, MN | Feb 03, 2011 / 20110028224 - TORQUE TRANSFER COUPLING | 2 |
| 65 | Eberhard Christ | DE | Tambach-Dietharz | Apr 18, 2013 / 20130094896 - CONNECTING ELEMENT FOR A FRICTION-WELDED CONNECTION FOR CONNECTING AT LEAST TWO PANEL-LIKE COMPONENTS | 2 |
| 66 | Byung-Chul Kim | KR | Yeonje-Gu | May 16, 2013 / 20130121758 - APPARATUS FOR FIXING AN INSULATION PANEL OF A CARGO AND INSULATION PANEL THEREOF | 2 |
| 67 | Fred Buckingham | US | Elkhart, IN | Mar 29, 2012 / 20120074758 - CHILD SAFETY SEAT HARNESS TENSIOING DEVICE | 2 |
| 68 | Günther Deinhardt | DE | Amberg | Oct 28, 2010 / 20100271781 - Cooling System, Cold Plate and Assembly Having a Cooling System | 2 |
| 69 | Franz Baur | DE | Oberstaufen | Dec 27, 2012 / 20120328386 - CONNECTING MEANS AND METHOD OF PRODUCING A CONNECTION BETWEEN A FIRST COMPONENT AND A SECOND COMPONENT | 2 |
| 70 | Nadia Shalaby | US | Cambridge, MA | Dec 13, 2012 / 20120313349 - UNIVERSAL HITCH WITH INTEGRAL ARTICULATION, CLAMPING AND LOCKING | 2 |
| 71 | Ulrich Stauss | DE | Rottweil | Jan 07, 2010 / 20100003073 - TENSILE/TILTING CONNECTOR SYSTEM | 2 |
| 72 | Ha-Na Yu | KR | Mungyeong-Si | May 16, 2013 / 20130121758 - APPARATUS FOR FIXING AN INSULATION PANEL OF A CARGO AND INSULATION PANEL THEREOF | 2 |
| 73 | Jack Schron, Sr. | US | Medina, OH | Mar 29, 2012 / 20120076578 - MOUNTING SYSTEM | 2 |
| 74 | Jörg Thiem | DE | Zella-Mehlis | Jul 28, 2011 / 20110182657 - FRICTION WELDING JOINT OF TWO TWO-DIMENSIONAL COMPONENTS POSITIONED ON TOP OF EACH OTHER | 2 |
| 75 | Jochen Kruse | DE | Osnabruck | Apr 08, 2010 / 20100086346 - CONNECTOR PIECE FOR THE ARTICULATED CONNECTION OF COMPONENTS LOCATED IN THE SUSPENSION OF A VEHICLE | 2 |
| 76 | Jonathan Lipp | DE | Friedrichshafen | Sep 30, 2010 / 20100247233 - Longitudinal axial securing means for permanently securing a drive-train connection of a vehicle, and a drive-train connection | 2 |
| 77 | Tadashi Ishikawa | JP | Tokyo | Nov 15, 2012 / 20120288324 - BUTT-WELDED JOINT OF WELDED STRUCTURE, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME | 2 |
| 78 | Robert Sikorski | US | Stow, OH | Jul 05, 2012 / 20120167316 - Sweeper Brush Frame with Adjustable Hood | 2 |
| 79 | Norbert Heeg | DE | Dahn | Jan 10, 2013 / 20130009438 - DRIVE UNIT FOR A VEHICLE SEAT | 2 |
| 80 | Kisao Yamazaki | JP | Shizuoka | Nov 03, 2011 / 20110269556 - OUTER JOINT MEMBER FOR FIXED CONSTANT VELOCITY UNIVERSAL JOINT | 2 |
| 81 | Jerry J. Donovan | US | Shawnee, KS | Dec 27, 2012 / 20120330502 - Brake Monitoring System With Multiple Inputs | 2 |
| 82 | Ralf-Rainer Kemmler | DE | Schwaikheim | Jul 28, 2011 / 20110182660 - Shaft/Hub Connection and Manually Guided Implement | 2 |
| 83 | Giuseppe Gasparini | IT | Gallarate | Jun 21, 2012 / 20120155957 - FASTENING ASSEMBLY | 2 |
| 84 | Franz-Josef Puttmann | DE | Lennestadt | Feb 16, 2012 / 20120039670 - Method and system for inserting a pipe into an underground borehole | 2 |
| 85 | Manfred Bohne | DE | Quernheim | Mar 04, 2010 / 20100054851 - BALL-AND-SOCKET JOINT WITH SEALING RING | 2 |
| 86 | Tohru Nakagawa | JP | Shizuoka | Jan 20, 2011 / 20110012420 - BEARING DEVICE FOR A WHEEL | 2 |
| 87 | Keith A. Etling | US | Shiloh, IL | Nov 01, 2012 / 20120275845 - Attachment System for Thermal Protection System | 2 |
| 88 | Melanie W. Harkcom | US | New Holland, PA | Apr 25, 2013 / 20130102370 - V-WEDGE CROP DEFLECTORS | 2 |
| 89 | Luc Maertens | BE | Lichtervelde | Mar 21, 2013 / 20130071172 - COMPOSED ELEMENT | 2 |
| 90 | Jung-Yu Hsu | TW | Tainan | Sep 27, 2012 / 20120243931 - LONGITUDINALLY ADJUSTABLE ASSEMBLY FOR A BICYCLE SEAT | 2 |
| 91 | Sun Ki Lee | KR | Seoul | Aug 11, 2011 / 20110194888 - LOCKING APPARATUS AND MEDICAL APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME | 2 |
| 92 | David Roberts Mcmurtry | GB | Dursley | May 09, 2013 / 20130111774 - METROLOGY APPARATUS | 2 |
| 93 | Neil P. Everson | US | Woodinville, WA | Nov 24, 2011 / 20110287902 - BIKE TRAINER | 2 |
| 94 | Terry Schron | US | Garden Grove, CA | Apr 12, 2012 / 20120085875 - MOUNTING SYSTEM | 2 |
| 95 | Horst Pott | DE | Espelkamp | Aug 23, 2012 / 20120210582 - RADIAL JOINT AND PROCESS FOR MANUFACTURING SUCH A RADIAL JOINT FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE | 2 |
| 96 | Xiujie Gao | US | Troy, MI | May 09, 2013 / 20130116950 - EQUIVALENT POWER METHOD OF REDUCING THE AFFECTS OF VOLTAGE VARIATION DURING ACTIVE MATERIAL ACTUATION | 2 |
| 97 | Anthony Beckman Hays | US | Jackson, MI | Nov 22, 2012 / 20120291241 - DOCKING SYSTEM | 2 |
| 98 | Gregory Joseph Wassick | US | Petersburg, MI | Nov 22, 2012 / 20120291241 - DOCKING SYSTEM | 2 |
| 99 | Paul Chahine | US | Dacula, GA | Jul 15, 2010 / 20100178099 - ANGLED FLEXIBLE COUPLING WITH INTEGRAL OUTER SHIELD AND/OR INNER LINER | 2 |
| 100 | Vincent De Gelis | FR | Grenoble | Oct 22, 2009 / 20090263180 - DEVICE FOR SECURING AN ADD-ON AND A SUPPORT IN SPACED-APART RELATION | 2 |
