Inventor · Carthage, IL, US

Patrick A. Bolen

20Patents
11h-index
13Co-inventors
68Inventor score

Filing activity: Feb 14, 1994 → May 13, 2004

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5429517A Two-piece clockspring with lock and wire harness assembly Electricity 32 Expired
US5460535A Two-piece clockspring with lock and wire harness assembly Electricity 24 Expired
US6299454A Steering column interconnector having conductive elastic rolling contacts Electricity 18 Expired
US6213797A Clockspring having non-compliant and compliant roller members Electricity 18 Expired
US6299466A Clockspring using resettable fuse for heated steering wheel Electricity 15 Expired
US5487667A Automobile clockspring with vibration dampener Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 14 Expired
US6095836A Clockspring connector with carrier member Performing Operations; Transporting 14 Expired
US5580259A Clockspring with resilient flat cable carrier apparatus Electricity 12 Expired
US5980286A Clockspring connector with compliant roller Electricity 11 Expired
US5785541A Clockspring tamper prevention and detection seal and method Performing Operations; Transporting 11 Expired
US5490793A Automobile clockspring with vibration dampener Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 11 Expired
US6012935A Clockspring connector with carrier member Electricity 9 Expired
US6059591A Water resistant electrical connector Electricity 7 Expired
US6676452B2 Unlock proof squib connector Electricity 6 Expired
US6164994A Loop back clockspring having adhesive layer Electricity 5 Expired
US6059590A Clockspring tamper proof external lock Performing Operations; Transporting 4 Expired
USH1991H Clockspring using flexible printed wiring General 2 Active
US6439495B1 Loop back clockspring having adhesive layer Electricity 2 Expired
US6126461A Sound dampening spring fingers to reduce hub/rotor vibration noise Electricity 1 Expired
US6948706B1 Clockspring with integral strain relief Electricity 1 Expired

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