Inventor · Lakewood, CO, US

Eric Irwin

34Patents
12h-index
42Co-inventors
81Inventor score

Filing activity: May 8, 1986 → Jun 11, 2024

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US8516662B2 Reel based lacing system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 144 Active
US9706814B2 Closure devices including incremental release mechanisms and methods therefor Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 74 Active
US8984719B2 Closure system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 67 Active
US9681705B2 Failure compensating lace tension devices and methods Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 56 Active
US8424168B2 Closure system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 56 Active
US9629417B2 Tension limiting mechanisms for closure devices and methods therefor Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 39 Active
US9770070B2 Integrated closure device components and methods Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 38 Active
US9375053B2 Tightening mechanisms and applications including the same Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 36 Active
US9408437B2 Reel based lacing system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 30 Active
US10251451B2 Closure devices including incremental release mechanisms and methods therefor Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 20 Active
US10543630B2 Reel based closure system employing a friction based tension mechanism Performing Operations; Transporting 17 Active
US10070695B2 Tightening mechanisms and applications including the same Human Necessities 15 Active
US6676495B1 Power sharpening system Performing Operations; Transporting 12 Expired
US4854133A Coin supports Human Necessities 11 Expired
USD411808S Tapered gauge General 10 Expired
US10039348B2 Tension limiting mechanisms for closure devices and methods therefor Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 10 Active
US10959492B2 Closure devices including incremental release mechanisms and methods therefor Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 8 Active
US9959415B1 Methods and systems for accessing data from different security domains Electricity 7 Active
US10888139B2 Tightening mechanisms and applications including same Human Necessities 6 Active
US10952503B2 Failure compensating lace tension devices and methods Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 6 Active
US11220030B2 Reel based closure system employing a friction based tension mechanism Performing Operations; Transporting 5 Active
USD418733S Carver's knife handle General 5 Expired
US11717056B2 Closure devices including incremental release mechanisms and methods therefor Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 2 Active
US11684122B2 Tightening mechanisms and applications including the same Human Necessities 2 Active
US11707870B2 Reel based closure system Performing Operations; Transporting 1 Active

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