Top Inventors for class "Closure fasteners" |
Rank | Inventor's name | Country | City/State | Last publication | # of patent apps in this class |
1 | Thorsten Bendel | DE | Oberhausen | Sep 15, 2022 / 20220290469 - MOTOR VEHICLE LOCK, IN PARTICULAR MOTOR VEHICLE DOOR LOCK | 23 |
2 | David Rosales | US | Rochester Hills, MI | Jan 14, 2021 / 20210010304 - MOTOR VEHICLE LOCK | 19 |
3 | Michael Wittelsbuerger | US | Lake Orion, MI | May 05, 2016 / 20160123044 - BOWDEN CABLE ARRANGEMENT | 17 |
4 | Donald M. Perkins | US | Sterling Heights, MI | Feb 04, 2021 / 20210032913 - VEHICLE LATCH | 11 |
5 | David Chen | CN | Guangzhou | Mar 10, 2016 / 20160069108 - Combination Four-Position Sash Lock and Tilt Latch also Functioning as a Window Opening Control Device | 10 |
6 | Ludger Graute | DE | Essen | Aug 18, 2022 / 20220259898 - MOTOR VEHICLE LOCK | 10 |
7 | Bruce Hagemeyer | US | Pella, IA | Sep 12, 2019 / 20190277062 - ELECTRONIC DEADBOLT SYSTEMS | 10 |
8 | Jeffrey L. Konchan | US | Romeo, MI | Jun 17, 2021 / 20210180369 - DYNAMIC LOCK MECHANISM | 10 |
9 | Kosta Papanikolaou | US | Huntington Woods, MI | Dec 31, 2020 / 20200406746 - DOOR OPENING MODULES FOR VEHICLE FUEL SYSTEMS | 10 |
10 | Dan Raap | US | Hartford, SD | Jun 07, 2018 / 20180155976 - POWERED WINDOW SYSTEM | 9 |
11 | Takashi Nishio | JP | Kariya-Shi | Sep 03, 2015 / 20150247347 - VEHICLE DOOR LOCK APPARATUS | 9 |
12 | Thorsten Bendel | DE | Oberhausen, North Rhine-Westphalia | Nov 17, 2016 / 20160333614 - MOTOR VEHICLE DOOR LOCK | 9 |
13 | Karsten Barth | DE | Hattingen | Apr 21, 2016 / 20160108653 - DETENT MECHANISM FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE COMPONENT | 9 |
14 | Ryujiro Akizuki | US | Novi, MI | Feb 20, 2014 / 20140047874 - CHILD PROTECTOR MECHANISM | 9 |
15 | Rajesh K. Patel | US | Farmington Hills, MI | May 18, 2017 / 20170138097 - SEAMLESS EXTERIOR HANDLE FOR A VEHICLE DOOR | 9 |
16 | Dieter Ramsauer | DE | Schwelm | May 05, 2016 / 20160123367 - FASTENING DEVICE FOR INSTALLING A FITTING IN A HOLED THIN WALL | 9 |
17 | Gary E. Tagtow | US | Sioux Falls, SD | Sep 12, 2019 / 20190277062 - ELECTRONIC DEADBOLT SYSTEMS | 9 |
18 | Claus Topfer | DE | Sindelfingen | Jun 17, 2021 / 20210180674 - ACTUATOR FOR AUTOMOTIVE APPLICATIONS | 8 |
19 | Marco Taurasi | IT | Livorno | Sep 22, 2022 / 20220298835 - CLOSURE LATCH ASSEMBLY EQUIPPED WITH CHILD LOCK MECHANISM AND POWER RELEASE MECHANISM HAVING DIRECTIONAL CONTROLLING ACTUATION OF THE CHILD LOCK MECHANISM | 8 |
20 | Toshio Machida | JP | Toyota-Shi | May 26, 2016 / 20160145913 - VEHICLE DOOR LOCK DEVICE | 8 |
21 | Kris Tomaszewski | CA | Newmarket | Feb 25, 2016 / 20160053517 - TOGGLE SENSOR AND APPLICATIONS FOR TOGGLE SENSOR | 8 |
22 | Luke Liang | US | So. Plainfield, NJ | Jun 01, 2017 / 20170152688 - Sash Lock and Tilt Latch also Functioning as a Window Vent Stop, with Automatic Locking Upon Closure | 8 |
23 | Koichi Nagata | JP | Chiryu-Shi | Jun 01, 2017 / 20170152685 - VEHICLE HANDLE DEVICE | 8 |
24 | Yasuhiko Sono | JP | Hekinan-Shi | Dec 03, 2015 / 20150345191 - VEHICLE DOOR LOCK DEVICE | 8 |
25 | Daniel J. Terry | US | Mill Creek, WA | Jun 30, 2022 / 20220205114 - DEPLOYABLE, REMOTELY-CONTROLLED, PURE HYPOCHLOROUS ACID MANUFACTURING SYSTEM AND METHOD | 8 |
26 | Daniel Kenney | US | Mill Creek, WA | Jul 16, 2009 / 20090179437 - Bold-type seal lock having locking body pivotably connected to mounting component for attachment to shipping container door | 8 |
27 | Ehab Kamal | US | Novi, MI | Apr 16, 2020 / 20200114854 - SENSOR SYSTEM FOR VEHICLE CLOSURE | 7 |
28 | Takashi Nishio | JP | Aichi-Ken | May 17, 2012 / 20120119520 - DOOR LOCK DEVICE FOR VEHICLE | 7 |
29 | Takumi Niwa | JP | Kariya-Shi | Apr 30, 2015 / 20150115621 - LID LOCKING DEVICE AND LID LOCKING MECHANISM | 7 |
30 | Michael Scholz | DE | Essen | Jul 14, 2022 / 20220220780 - DOOR LOCK, IN PARTICULAR MOTOR VEHICLE DOOR LOCK | 7 |
31 | Dirk Muller | DE | Essen | Aug 06, 2015 / 20150218854 - DOOR HANDLE UNIT HAVING A SAFETY FUNCTION | 7 |
32 | Dominik Scheffler | US | Phoenix, AZ | Feb 25, 2016 / 20160053511 - REINFORCED STRIKE ASSEMBLY | 7 |
33 | Sang Hyun Lee | KR | Jeju-Si | Sep 08, 2022 / 20220282018 - THERMOPLASTIC ELASTOMER COMPOSITION AND THERMOPLASTIC ELASTOMER MANUFACTURED BY USING THE SAME | 6 |
34 | Frank J. Arabia, Jr. | US | Macomb, MI | Jan 22, 2015 / 20150021931 - VEHICLE DOOR LATCH SYSTEM AND METHOD | 6 |
35 | Nobuko Watanabe | JP | Anjo-Shi | Nov 14, 2013 / 20130300137 - LATCH MECHANISM FOR A VEHICLE DOOR LOCK DEVICE | 6 |
36 | Fabrizio Promutico | IT | Torino | Nov 25, 2021 / 20210363802 - DEVICE FOR LOCKING A HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE DOOR | 6 |
37 | Francesco Cumbo | IT | Pisa (pi) | Apr 16, 2020 / 20200115932 - SINGLE MOTOR LATCH ASSEMBLY WITH POWER CINCH AND POWER RELEASE HAVING SOFT OPENING FUNCTION | 6 |
38 | Luke Liang | US | South Plainfield, NJ | Dec 13, 2012 / 20120313386 - Force Entry Resistant Sash Lock | 6 |
39 | Ching Tien Lin | TW | Taipei Hsien | Mar 29, 2012 / 20120073084 - Door handle having a handgrip changeable indoor and outdoor | 6 |
40 | Te-Yu Chen | TW | Pingtung City | Nov 11, 2021 / 20210348946 - LOCK MONITORING DEVICE | 6 |
41 | Arthur V. Geringer | US | Oak Park, CA | May 21, 2015 / 20150137528 - ELECTRIC LATCH RETRACTION PUSH-BAR DEVICE | 6 |
42 | Ulrich Weichsel | DE | Duisburg | May 18, 2017 / 20170138095 - MOTOR VEHICLE DOOR LOCK | 6 |
43 | David A. Geringer | US | Camarillo, CA | May 21, 2015 / 20150137528 - ELECTRIC LATCH RETRACTION PUSH-BAR DEVICE | 6 |
44 | Martin Witte | DE | Ahaus | Sep 14, 2017 / 20170260778 - DOOR HANDLE ASSEMBLY FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE | 6 |
45 | Werner Pohle | DE | Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia | Nov 19, 2015 / 20150330119 - METHOD FOR PRODUCING MOTOR VEHICLE LOCKS WITH AN OBLIQUE MAIN LATCH CONTOUR | 6 |
46 | Ralf Lennhoff | DE | Hagen | Feb 16, 2017 / 20170044802 - DOOR HANDLE ASSEMBLY FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE | 6 |
47 | Thomas Waldmann | DE | Mulheim Ruhr, North Rhine-Westphalia | Nov 19, 2015 / 20150330119 - METHOD FOR PRODUCING MOTOR VEHICLE LOCKS WITH AN OBLIQUE MAIN LATCH CONTOUR | 6 |
48 | Livianu Dorin Puscas | US | Rochester Hills, MI | Mar 03, 2016 / 20160060909 - KEYLESS VEHICLE DOOR LATCH SYSTEM WITH POWERED BACKUP UNLOCK FEATURE | 5 |
49 | Serkan Gülkan | DE | Hattingen | May 23, 2013 / 20130127182 - MOTOR VEHICLE LOCK | 5 |
50 | Mika Helisten | FI | Ylamylly | Jun 30, 2016 / 20160186469 - DOOR LOCK | 5 |
51 | Joseph P. Fannon | US | Washington, MI | Dec 17, 2015 / 20150361693 - VEHICLE HOOD RETAINER | 5 |
52 | John Robert Van Wiemeersch | US | Novi, MI | Sep 22, 2022 / 20220297516 - CLOSURE PANEL WITH INCREASED WEATHER-BLOCKING CAPACITY | 5 |
53 | Paul W. Alexander | US | Ypsilanti, MI | Mar 31, 2022 / 20220097581 - WEFT KNIT INTERDIGITATED ELECTRODES FOR AUTOMOTIVE INTERIOR HEATING ELEMENTS | 5 |
54 | Tatsuya Shimizu | JP | Okazaki-Shi | Apr 30, 2015 / 20150115621 - LID LOCKING DEVICE AND LID LOCKING MECHANISM | 5 |
55 | J. Robert Ploskunak | US | Murrysville, PA | Feb 19, 2015 / 20150048631 - DOOR CLAMP | 5 |
56 | Robert Bruce Kleve | US | Ann Arbor, MI | Jan 13, 2022 / 20220009447 - KEY-FREE VEHICLE OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS AND METHODS | 5 |
57 | Joseph Michael Manahan | US | Manlius, NY | Jun 07, 2018 / 20180160509 - SENSOR MODULES FOR LIGHT FIXTURES | 5 |
58 | Thai Do | US | Laguna Niguel, CA | Jun 06, 2013 / 20130140832 - PIN LATCH WITH DETECTION DEVICE AND MOVABLE CATCH-PIN AND INTERMEDIATE POSITION WITH AUTOMATIC RETURN MECHANISM | 5 |
59 | Dirk MÜller | DE | Essen | May 16, 2013 / 20130121008 - Grip Device, In Particular for a Vehicle | 5 |
60 | Masayuki Nomura | JP | Nagakute-Shi | Apr 30, 2015 / 20150115621 - LID LOCKING DEVICE AND LID LOCKING MECHANISM | 5 |
61 | James Holbrook Brown | US | Temecula, CA | Nov 19, 2015 / 20150330118 - CLOSURE RELEASE DEVICE | 5 |
62 | Lee S. Weinerman | US | Medina, OH | Aug 11, 2022 / 20220251878 - LATCH APPARATUS | 5 |
63 | Shih Yu Thomas Cheng | US | Union City, CA | Feb 18, 2016 / 20160049024 - BLE/WIFI BRIDGE THAT DETECTS SIGNAL STRENGTH OF BLUETOOTH LE DEVICES AT AN EXTERIOR OF A DWELLING | 5 |
64 | Armin Handke | DE | Duisburg | Feb 04, 2021 / 20210032910 - LOCK FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE | 5 |
65 | Stepan Hanke | US | Lake Orion, MI | May 05, 2016 / 20160123044 - BOWDEN CABLE ARRANGEMENT | 5 |
66 | Andreas Heberer | DE | Mainz | Dec 04, 2014 / 20140353986 - ELECTRONIC LOCKING SYSTEM FOR A VEHICLE DOOR AND A METHOD FOR OPERATING AN ELECTRONIC LOCKING SYSTEM FOR A VEHICLE DOOR | 5 |
67 | Alan K. Uyeda | US | Irvine, CA | Apr 21, 2016 / 20160108651 - MULTIPLE POINT DOOR LOCKING SYSTEM | 5 |
68 | Jason Johnson | US | San Francisco, CA | Dec 23, 2021 / 20210396046 - VIDEO RECORDING TRIGGERED BY A SMART LOCK DEVICE | 5 |
69 | Tomoharu Nagaoka | JP | Yokohama-Shi | Apr 02, 2015 / 20150091309 - ACTUATOR UNIT AND DOOR LATCH DEVICE PROVIDED WITH ACTUATOR UNIT | 5 |
70 | Toshihiro Kitamura | JP | Nagoya-Shi | Apr 30, 2015 / 20150115621 - LID LOCKING DEVICE AND LID LOCKING MECHANISM | 5 |
71 | Christian Barmscheidt | DE | Duisburg | Oct 08, 2015 / 20150284977 - MOTOR VEHICLE DOOR LOCK | 5 |
72 | Eiji Mushiake | JP | Chita-Gun | Dec 17, 2015 / 20150363987 - OPERATION INPUT CONFIRMATION DEVICE, AND VEHICLE DOOR HANDLE DEVICE | 5 |
73 | Yusuke Yamada | JP | Aichi-Ken | May 17, 2012 / 20120119520 - DOOR LOCK DEVICE FOR VEHICLE | 5 |
74 | Mario Christensen | DE | Mulheim | Feb 16, 2017 / 20170044802 - DOOR HANDLE ASSEMBLY FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE | 5 |
75 | Andreas Beck | DE | Bochum | Nov 04, 2021 / 20210339688 - MOTOR VEHICLE HANDLE | 5 |
76 | Francisco J. Lujan | MX | Juarez | Mar 15, 2012 / 20120061976 - VEHICLE DOOR LATCH | 4 |
77 | Alan L. Browne | US | Grosse Pointe, MI | Nov 12, 2015 / 20150323424 - TEST METHOD | 4 |
78 | Eric Carabalona | GB | Kenilworth | Sep 17, 2009 / 20090230699 - Latch with Dual Rotary Pawls | 4 |
79 | Shih-Min Lu | TW | Kaohsiung City | Nov 11, 2021 / 20210348418 - INSTALLATION KIT FOR ELECTRIC LOCK | 4 |
80 | Tomoharu Nagaoka | JP | Kanagawa | May 05, 2016 / 20160123046 - DOOR LATCH DEVICE FOR VEHICLE AND METHOD OF ASSEMBLING DOOR LATCH DEVICE FOR VEHICLE | 4 |
81 | Michael S. Osvatic | US | Waukesha, WI | Dec 17, 2015 / 20150361690 - APPLIANCE LOCK WITH VOLTAGE ENCODED WIRING | 4 |
82 | Chun-Meng Shen | TW | Sinying City | May 13, 2010 / 20100117376 - Connecting Device for Concealed-Type Top or Bottom Latch for Panic Exit Door Lock | 4 |
83 | Jason Reznar | US | Redford, MI | Oct 10, 2013 / 20130266394 - QUICKIE STUD ASSEMBLY | 4 |
84 | Marion Schoch | DE | Neckarsulm | Feb 25, 2016 / 20160053516 - LATCHING SYSTEM FOR A VEHICLE FLAP | 4 |
85 | Rodney P. Ehrlich | US | Monticello, IN | May 26, 2016 / 20160145915 - DOOR LOCKING ASSEMBLY FOR A STORAGE CONTAINER | 4 |
86 | Manuel Loret De Mola | US | Jupiter, FL | Dec 12, 2013 / 20130328327 - Two Assembly Parts Latch System | 4 |
87 | Tong Liang | CN | Guang Zhou | May 28, 2015 / 20150143664 - Door Travel Limiting Device | 4 |
88 | Scott Sullivan | US | Cave Creek, AZ | Mar 03, 2016 / 20160060902 - POWER CONTROL CIRCUIT ASSEMBLY FOR AN ELECTRIC DOOR LATCH MECHANISM | 4 |
89 | Daniel Carl Bejune | US | Southfield, MI | Jul 13, 2017 / 20170198503 - DOOR LATCH ASSEMBLY | 4 |
90 | Tracy Lammers | US | Sioux Falls, SD | Sep 12, 2019 / 20190277062 - ELECTRONIC DEADBOLT SYSTEMS | 4 |
91 | Ian J. Dow | US | Bloomfield, MI | Mar 03, 2016 / 20160061316 - POWER ACTUATOR WITH INTEGRAL DECOUPLING MECHANISM | 4 |
92 | Cort Corwin | US | Grand Haven, MI | Feb 05, 2015 / 20150035299 - RELEASE HANDLE ASSEMBLY HAVING INERTIAL BLOCKING MEMBER WITH BLOCKING MEMBER RETAINER | 4 |
93 | Aragorn Zolno | US | Whittier, CA | Nov 19, 2015 / 20150330118 - CLOSURE RELEASE DEVICE | 4 |
94 | Hung-Jen Tien | TW | Shanhua Township | Oct 13, 2011 / 20110248518 - Clutch Mechanism for Outer Handle Device of Door Lock | 4 |
95 | Toshihiro Kitamura | JP | Okazaki-Shi | Oct 04, 2012 / 20120248792 - LID LOCK APPARATUS FOR VEHICLE | 4 |
96 | Allen Rickenbaugh | US | Sioux Falls, SD | Mar 24, 2016 / 20160083976 - ENTRY DOOR LATCH ACTUATOR SYSTEM | 4 |
97 | Klaus Götzen | DE | Mulheim | Oct 17, 2019 / 20190316388 - LOCKING DEVICE FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE | 4 |
98 | Francisco Javier Lujan | MX | Cuidad Juarez | Aug 07, 2014 / 20140217752 - LATCH MECHANISM | 4 |
99 | Kazunori Kojima | JP | Aichi-Ken | May 17, 2012 / 20120119520 - DOOR LOCK DEVICE FOR VEHICLE | 4 |
100 | Carlos I. Tostado | MX | Juarez | Mar 15, 2012 / 20120061976 - VEHICLE DOOR LATCH | 4 |