Bruce Batchelder
24Patents
13h-index
27Co-inventors
81Inventor score
Filing activity: Aug 17, 1987 → Aug 18, 2006
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US5072967A | Instrument panel with invisible airbag deployment door | Performing Operations; Transporting | 51 | Expired |
| US5952630A | Armrest electrical switch array | Electricity | 43 | Expired |
| US5941558A | Apparatus for deploying an airbag through a hard panel | Performing Operations; Transporting | 43 | Expired |
| US6203056A | Apparatus for deploying an airbag through a hard panel | Performing Operations; Transporting | 40 | Expired |
| US7100941B2 | Pre-weakening of fabric covered airbag doors | Textiles; Paper | 27 | Expired |
| US4860815A | Method for forming recyclable pour tool | Performing Operations; Transporting | 24 | Expired |
| US6955376B1 | Apparatus for deploying an air bag through a hard panel | Performing Operations; Transporting | 24 | Expired |
| US6131945A | Apparatus for deploying an airbag through a hard panel | Performing Operations; Transporting | 21 | Expired |
| US6457738B1 | Inflatable restraint apparatus | Performing Operations; Transporting | 18 | Expired |
| US5046758A | Multi-cutter self-piercing cover assembly for airbag | Performing Operations; Transporting | 16 | Expired |
| US7556284B2 | Pre-weakening of fabric covered airbag doors | Textiles; Paper | 16 | Active |
| US5093066A | Method for molding multicolor thin wall plastic shell | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 15 | Expired |
| US6533312B1 | Inflatable restraint apparatus | Performing Operations; Transporting | 14 | Expired |
| US6976701B2 | Airbag door and method for making same | Performing Operations; Transporting | 13 | Expired |
| US5560646A | Air bag door arrangement | Performing Operations; Transporting | 12 | Expired |
| US6719320B2 | Controlled tether arrangement for an airbag | Performing Operations; Transporting | 12 | Expired |
| US6709007B2 | Airbag door and method for making same | Performing Operations; Transporting | 9 | Expired |
| US7029027B2 | Controlled tether arrangement for an airbag | Performing Operations; Transporting | 9 | Expired |
| US5046941A | Apparatus for molding multicolor thin wall plastic shell | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 9 | Expired |
| US6706222B2 | Molding method for making plastic foam-backed shells | Performing Operations; Transporting | 8 | Expired |
| US6280666A | Molding method for making plastic foam-backed shells | Performing Operations; Transporting | 8 | Expired |
| US7156415B2 | Stiffening frame for an integral tether and tearstop in an air bag door | Performing Operations; Transporting | 8 | Expired |
| US5922256A | Molding method for making plastic foam-backed shells | Performing Operations; Transporting | 7 | Expired |
| US5061428A | Method for plastic coating foam molding insert | Performing Operations; Transporting | 4 | Expired |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.