Inventor · Troy, MI, US

John A. Townsend

23Patents
15h-index
7Co-inventors
74Inventor score

Filing activity: May 7, 1987 → Dec 17, 2008

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6142563A Vehicle seat with energy absorbing deformable structural material Performing Operations; Transporting 69 Expired
US6010182A Vehicle chassis and body construction Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 65 Expired
US5921611A Upwardly retracting vehicle door Performing Operations; Transporting 56 Expired
US6196619A Vehicle closure panel having an intrusion beam as primary structure Performing Operations; Transporting 35 Expired
US5806917A Integrated motor vehicle door and chassis Performing Operations; Transporting 34 Expired
US5911434A Side impact air bag deployable between a vehicle body and an occupant Performing Operations; Transporting 34 Expired
US5908216A Side intrusion beam with four points of connection Performing Operations; Transporting 29 Expired
US4940282A Chassis frame for a wheeled motor vehicle Performing Operations; Transporting 28 Expired
US5531470A Side air bag incorporated in vehicle outer armrest Performing Operations; Transporting 28 Expired
US4801172A Vehicle closure Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 27 Expired
US6308986A Restraint belt presenter Performing Operations; Transporting 24 Expired
US6247744A Structurally integrating members between vehicle bodies and closures Fixed Constructions 19 Expired
US5524960A Sliding automobile door Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 18 Expired
US5746443A Side impact air bag deployable between a vehicle body and an occupant Performing Operations; Transporting 17 Expired
US5378036A Sliding automobile door Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 16 Expired
US5538283A Automobile armrest apparatus for presenting restaint system Performing Operations; Transporting 15 Expired
US5688019A Door and window drive clutch assembly Performing Operations; Transporting 14 Expired
US6267409A Vehicle restraint presenting system Performing Operations; Transporting 11 Expired
US5505491A Automobile armrest apparatus for presenting restraint system Performing Operations; Transporting 10 Expired
US6279954A Restraint belt presenter having offset rotary action Performing Operations; Transporting 9 Expired
US5918926A Automobile door and seat armrest Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 8 Expired
US5393097A Automobile armrest apparatus for presenting restraint system Performing Operations; Transporting 5 Expired
US8388036B2 Retro-fit lift device for refuse collection vehicle Performing Operations; Transporting 0 Active

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