Inventor · Grand Haven, MI, US

Darin Evans

42Patents
20h-index
36Co-inventors
81Inventor score

Filing activity: May 7, 1998 → May 31, 2016

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6082792A Vehicle bumper Performing Operations; Transporting 69 Expired
US8646552B2 Integrated energy absorber and air flow management structure Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 61 Active
US6609740B2 Bumper system with face-mounted energy absorber Performing Operations; Transporting 56 Expired
US6685243B1 Bumper for reducing pedestrian injury Performing Operations; Transporting 50 Expired
US6997490B2 Integrated bumper energy absorber and fascia support component Performing Operations; Transporting 48 Expired
US6672635B2 Bumper with integrated foam and non-foam components Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 45 Expired
US6746061B1 Bumper beam with interference-fit energy absorber Performing Operations; Transporting 42 Expired
US6663150B1 Bumper with integrated energy absorber and beam Performing Operations; Transporting 39 Expired
US7163243B2 Bumper for pedestrian impact having thermoformed energy absorber Performing Operations; Transporting 36 Expired
US7222896B2 Bumper having separate energy absorber and fascia support Performing Operations; Transporting 34 Expired
US8281967B2 Storage unit for truck beds Performing Operations; Transporting 33 Active
US7131674B2 Bumper system incorporating thermoformed energy absorber Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 31 Expired
US6877785B2 Bumper system with face-mounted energy absorber Performing Operations; Transporting 29 Expired
US7222897B2 Method of constructing bumper incorporating thermoformed energy absorber Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 28 Active
US7134700B2 Bumper for reducing pedestrian injury Performing Operations; Transporting 27 Expired
US6709036B1 Bumper with hitch Performing Operations; Transporting 26 Expired
US7073831B2 Bumper with crush cones and energy absorber Performing Operations; Transporting 25 Expired
US6874832B2 Bumper system with face-mounted energy absorber Performing Operations; Transporting 24 Expired
US6971690B2 Bumper system with “W” beam and energy absorber Performing Operations; Transporting 22 Expired
US7552955B2 Hybrid bumper with trim Performing Operations; Transporting 22 Active
US6848730B2 Bumper system with face-mounted energy absorber Performing Operations; Transporting 20 Expired
US7172227B2 Bumper system with energy absorber Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 19 Expired
US6908127B2 Bumper with integrally formed energy absorber Performing Operations; Transporting 18 Expired
US8011704B2 Bumper system providing storage and accessory functions Performing Operations; Transporting 16 Active
US7052056B2 Bumper system with energy absorber Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 16 Expired

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