David J. Green
97Patents
24h-index
100Co-inventors
91Inventor score
Filing activity: May 17, 1973 → Nov 19, 2008
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US6516634B1 | Strengthening, crack arrest and multiple cracking in brittle materials using residual stresses | Physics | 118 | Expired |
| US9193375B2 | Steering apparatus | Performing Operations; Transporting | 75 | Active |
| US5623115A | Inflator for a vehicle airbag system and a pyrogen igniter used therein | Performing Operations; Transporting | 53 | Expired |
| US5941562A | Adaptive output inflator having a selectable oxidant composition | Performing Operations; Transporting | 41 | Expired |
| US6244623A | Flow-open inflator | Performing Operations; Transporting | 40 | Expired |
| US7303040B2 | Active vehicle hood system and method | Performing Operations; Transporting | 38 | Expired |
| US5407226A | Inflatable restraint system reaction canister | Performing Operations; Transporting | 36 | Expired |
| US5398960A | Airbag module doors having slip-in and snap-in tether attachments | Performing Operations; Transporting | 35 | Expired |
| US3956698A | Contactless test method for integrated circuits | Physics | 35 | Expired |
| US5626360A | Linear igniters for airbag inflators | Performing Operations; Transporting | 34 | Expired |
| US5405164A | Hybrid inflator retention in automotive airbag module | Performing Operations; Transporting | 32 | Expired |
| US5884938A | Pressurized fluid containing airbag inflator | Performing Operations; Transporting | 32 | Expired |
| US5649720A | Inflators which store premixed fluid fuel and oxidizer in a porous matrix | Performing Operations; Transporting | 32 | Expired |
| US5542691A | Exterior seat back mounted side impact airbag module assembly | Performing Operations; Transporting | 31 | Expired |
| US4053833A | Contactless test method for integrated circuits | Physics | 30 | Expired |
| US5803493A | Hybrid blowdown inflator with reduced pressure buildup | Performing Operations; Transporting | 30 | Expired |
| US5542702A | Pressurized gas inflator for vehicle occupant protection systems | Performing Operations; Transporting | 29 | Expired |
| US6036923A | Pressure cycling reactor and methods of controlling reactions using pressure | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 29 | Expired |
| US7419184B2 | Airbag tether release mechanism | Performing Operations; Transporting | 28 | Expired |
| US5772243A | Igniter for gas bag inflator | Performing Operations; Transporting | 26 | Expired |
| US6848708B2 | Inflatable curtain module for use in a vehicle | Performing Operations; Transporting | 26 | Expired |
| US7017945B2 | Active venting apparatus and method for airbag systems | Performing Operations; Transporting | 26 | Expired |
| US6170867A | Airbag inflation gas generation via a decomposing material with a linear ignition source | Performing Operations; Transporting | 25 | Expired |
| US5470105A | Diffuser device and incorporation thereof in an inflatable restraint system | Performing Operations; Transporting | 25 | Expired |
| US5611563A | Airbag inflator attachment with snap-in sleeve | Performing Operations; Transporting | 24 | Expired |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.