Inventor · Durand, MI, US

Charles A. Detweiler

37Patents
13h-index
17Co-inventors
78Inventor score

Filing activity: Sep 29, 1978 → Nov 8, 2000

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5044678A Solenoid operated latch device with movable pole piece Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 176 Expired
US5083546A Two-stage high flow purge valve Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 50 Expired
US5076622A Fuel filler latch assembly Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 32 Expired
US4987968A In-line solenoid transmission interlock device Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 26 Expired
US5277167A Vapor management valve Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 24 Expired
US4630642A Check valve and water injection systems and fuel systems utilizing the same Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 23 Expired
US4284261A Stroke adjustment for vacuum motor Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 23 Expired
US5970958A Fuel vapor purge control Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 18 Expired
US5065979A Constant current vacuum regulator Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 15 Expired
US5967183A Controlling vapor flow in a conduit Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 15 Expired
US6219903A Solenoid assembly with high-flux C-frame and method of making same Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 15 Expired
US4237924A Fuel pressure regulator Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 15 Expired
US4947968A Transmission mounted solenoid interlock device Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 13 Expired
US5853018A Dampening resonance in a flow regulator Physics 12 Expired
US4971370A Self-releasing deck lid latch Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 12 Expired
US5749349A Fuel vapor control system Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 11 Expired
US5941218A Welded construction for fuel vapor purge regulator valve assembly Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 10 Expired
US5990584A Direct current torque motor with extended stator poles Electricity 10 Expired
US6050623A Latchbolt assembly and method of sealing same Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 9 Expired
US5893354A Method of controlling fuel vapor canister purge flow and vapor management valve therefor Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 9 Expired
US6119661A Pressure compensating vapor management valve Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 7 Expired
US4286433A Control system for turbocharger Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 7 Expired
US5921261A Dampening resonance in a flow regulator Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 5 Expired
US4218406A Automatic choke control Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 5 Expired
US5936500A Bi-stable self-adjusting actuator mechanism Electricity 5 Expired

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.