Inventor · Brighton, MI, US

Leonard Cech

48Patents
14h-index
40Co-inventors
81Inventor score

Filing activity: Aug 7, 1978 → Sep 28, 2023

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6056079A Automotive seat weight sensing system Performing Operations; Transporting 116 Expired
US5957491A Seat weight sensor having fluid filled bladder Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 47 Expired
US6203060A System and method for sensing vehicle door edge movement Performing Operations; Transporting 45 Expired
US4230586A Aqueous well-drilling fluids Chemistry; Metallurgy 37 Expired
US6045155A Vehicle seat sensor having self-maintaining air bladder Physics 30 Expired
US6039345A System and method for sensing vehicle door edge movement Performing Operations; Transporting 25 Expired
US5407471A Corrosion inhibition composition Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 24 Expired
US7772839B2 Eddy current magnetic crash sensor Physics 19 Active
US5338347A Corrosion inhibition composition Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 19 Expired
US7463987B2 Magnetic sensing system and method Performing Operations; Transporting 19 Active
US7388370B2 Magnetic crash sensor Performing Operations; Transporting 17 Active
US4264363A Corrosion inhibiting coating composition Chemistry; Metallurgy 17 Expired
US6674024B2 Seat weight sensor Performing Operations; Transporting 15 Expired
US7698036B2 Vehicle rollover detection system Performing Operations; Transporting 14 Expired
US7209844B2 Magnetic crash sensor Performing Operations; Transporting 13 Expired
US8841929B2 Sensor system for steering wheel for vehicle Performing Operations; Transporting 13 Active
US6286861A Seat weight sensor Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 13 Expired
US7113874B2 Magnetic crash sensing method Performing Operations; Transporting 11 Expired
US7212895B2 Magnetic sensor Performing Operations; Transporting 10 Expired
US8180585B2 Magnetic crash sensor Performing Operations; Transporting 10 Active
US7839142B2 Magnetic crash sensor Performing Operations; Transporting 9 Active
US7839143B2 Eddy current magnetic crash sensor Performing Operations; Transporting 9 Active
US8424904B2 Steering wheel system with audio input Performing Operations; Transporting 6 Active
US7514917B2 Magnetic crash sensor Performing Operations; Transporting 5 Active
US10611335B2 Detection and monitoring of occupant seat belt Physics 5 Active

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