Inventor · Romulus, MI, US

Cornel Lewis Gardner

145Patents
14h-index
88Co-inventors
85Inventor score

Filing activity: Nov 2, 2006 → Nov 4, 2022

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US9065447B2 Proximity switch assembly and method having adaptive time delay Electricity 210 Active
US7810969B2 Ambient lighting for vehicle interior floor console Performing Operations; Transporting 51 Active
US8454181B2 Light bar proximity switch Electricity 39 Active
US8922340B2 Proximity switch based door latch release Physics 38 Active
US8162519B2 Concealed interior lighting for automobiles Performing Operations; Transporting 36 Active
US9321395B2 Vehicle puddle lamp assembly generating animated image and method Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 35 Active
US8283800B2 Vehicle control system with proximity switch and method thereof Fixed Constructions 34 Active
US8933708B2 Proximity switch assembly and activation method with exploration mode Electricity 30 Active
US8752989B2 Illuminated chromatic vehicle emblem Physics 24 Active
US8449161B2 Luminous decorative vehicle trim insert Performing Operations; Transporting 24 Active
US8575949B2 Proximity sensor with enhanced activation Electricity 24 Active
US8975903B2 Proximity switch having learned sensitivity and method therefor Electricity 21 Active
US9481297B2 Illuminated steering assembly Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 19 Active
US10599260B1 System and methods for exterior vehicle display Performing Operations; Transporting 16 Active
US9145110B2 Vehicle wireless charger safety system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 14 Active
US10850711B2 System and methods for exterior vehicle display and panel exciters Performing Operations; Transporting 14 Active
US8796575B2 Proximity switch assembly having ground layer Electricity 13 Active
US9586527B1 Wheel well step assembly of vehicle Performing Operations; Transporting 12 Active
US8449156B2 Automotive interior hidden switching Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 12 Active
US8878438B2 Lamp and proximity switch assembly and method Electricity 10 Active
US9447613B2 Proximity switch based door latch release Physics 10 Active
US9493085B2 Vehicular charging and protection systems Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 10 Active
US10124767B1 Vehicle exterior keypad having interior lamp Electricity 10 Active
US8439418B1 Illuminated shelf vehicle storage compartment Performing Operations; Transporting 9 Active
US9481296B2 Illuminated chromatic emblem assembly with micro LEDS Physics 8 Active

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