Inventor · Kalamazoo, MI, US

Elmer A. Richards

20Patents
11h-index
7Co-inventors
64Inventor score

Filing activity: Feb 21, 1975 → Jul 22, 1987

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US4527447A Automatic mechanical transmission system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 79 Expired
US4194410A Blocked transmission Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 36 Expired
US4735109A Semi-blocked transmission Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 32 Expired
US4046032A Start control Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 24 Expired
US3983979A Sensor unblocking ramps Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 22 Expired
US4290515A Transmission with resilient shifting mechanism Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 20 Expired
US4375172A Blocked change gear transmission utilizing resilient shifting mechanisms and improved jaw clutch assembly therefor Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 20 Expired
US4388838A Multiple countershaft simple transmission Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 19 Expired
US4186618A Transmission input decelerating and reversing mechanism Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 13 Expired
US4132122A Shiftable change speed transmission utilizing improved blocker and jaw clutch assembly Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 13 Expired
US4034620A Gear retainer Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 11 Expired
US4481836A Multiple identical countershaft powershift transmission Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 11 Expired
US4176736A Blocked change gear transmission and improved blocker and jaw clutch assembly therefor Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 11 Expired
US4736643A Blocked jaw clutch assembly Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 10 Expired
US4703667A Blocked jaw clutch assembly Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 10 Expired
US4141440A Blocker and jaw clutch assembly Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 10 Expired
US4709590A Herringbone geared multiple load sharing countershaft transmission Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 9 Expired
USRE31296E Transmission with resiliently loaded mainshaft gears General 4 Expired
USRE29601E Transmission with resiliently loaded mainshaft gears General 4 Expired
USRE32591E Automatic mechanical transmission system General 0 Expired

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