Darin Evans
42Patents
20h-index
36Co-inventors
81Inventor score
Filing activity: May 7, 1998 → May 31, 2016
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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.