Inventor · Grand Rapids, MI, US

Lee A. Chase

35Patents
15h-index
21Co-inventors
81Inventor score

Filing activity: Nov 4, 1991 → Mar 5, 2018

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5478127A Compliant attachments for a hood-mounted flexible grille Performing Operations; Transporting 74 Expired
US7007720B1 Exhaust tip Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 65 Expired
US5205597A Flexible grille Performing Operations; Transporting 64 Expired
US5597213A Wheel and overlay assembly Performing Operations; Transporting 42 Expired
US6951365B2 Flexible lamp mounting Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 37 Expired
US5577809A Chromium-plated composite wheel Performing Operations; Transporting 33 Expired
US5487575A Electroplated thermoplastic automotive grille having improved flexibility Performing Operations; Transporting 30 Expired
US5636906A Chromium-plated composite wheel Performing Operations; Transporting 30 Expired
US6190030A Flexible lamp mounting Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 27 Expired
US6346159B1 Vehicle wheel construction process Performing Operations; Transporting 20 Expired
US5630654A Heat-resistant overlay for an automotive steel wheel Performing Operations; Transporting 19 Expired
US5845973A Method for compensating for tolerance variations between an overlay and wheel assembly Performing Operations; Transporting 19 Expired
US5452931A Electroplated thermoplastic automotive grille having improved flexibility Performing Operations; Transporting 18 Expired
US5564791A Wheel and overlay assembly to accommodate balance weights Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 17 Expired
US6082829A Wheel and overlay assembly Performing Operations; Transporting 15 Expired
US6331068A Flexible lamp mounting Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 11 Expired
US6087837A Compact high resolution under wire water weight sensor array Physics 11 Expired
US5846665A Method for electroplating high-impact plastics Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 7 Expired
US6502974B2 Integrated flexible lamp assembly Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 7 Expired
US7768629B2 Device and process for optical distance measurement Physics 7 Active
US6204672A System for producing paper product including a compact high-resolution under wire water weight sensor array Physics 5 Expired
US7040793B2 Controlled deformable headlamp assembly Performing Operations; Transporting 4 Expired
US7494192B2 Vehicle wheel rim flange and overlay assembly Performing Operations; Transporting 4 Expired
US7597935B2 Process for preparing chrome surface for coating Chemistry; Metallurgy 3 Expired
US6114051A Method for electroplating high-impact plastics Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 3 Expired

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