Ivan G. Sears
10Patents
7h-index
12Co-inventors
55Inventor score
Filing activity: Jun 3, 2005 → Jan 11, 2011
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US7252313B2 | On demand morphable automotive body moldings and surfaces | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 33 | Expired |
| US7370894B2 | On demand morphable automotive body moldings and surfaces | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 17 | Active |
| US8510924B2 | Reconfigurable fixture device and methods of use | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 15 | Active |
| US7587805B2 | Reconfigurable fixture device and methods of use | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 12 | Active |
| US7891075B2 | Reconfigurable fixture device and method for controlling | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 10 | Active |
| US7726637B2 | Reconfigurable clamp and method of use thereof | Performing Operations; Transporting | 8 | Active |
| US7997632B2 | On demand morphable automotive body moldings and surfaces | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 8 | Active |
| US7204481B2 | Magnetorheological reconfigurable clamp for a flexible manufacturing system | Performing Operations; Transporting | 7 | Expired |
| US7761974B2 | Reconfigurable fixture device and methods of use | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 3 | Active |
| US8176616B2 | Method for error-proofing a reconfigurable clamp | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 2 | Active |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.