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John S. Vantran — 16 Patents

BDBlack & Decker: 15 patents #238 of 2,745Top 9%
RCR.H. Sheppard Co.: 1 patents #8 of 18Top 45%
Parkton, MD: #6 of 67 inventorsTop 9%
Maryland: #1,675 of 35,612 inventorsTop 5%
Overall (All Time): #284,196 of 4,157,543Top 7%
16 Patents All Time
John S. Vantran has been granted 16 US patents while listed as an inventor at Black & Decker. The first was granted in 1994 and the most recent in November 2022. John S. Vantran ranks #284,196 of 4,157,543 US inventors in our database (top 6.8%). Patent records list John S. Vantran in Parkton, MD, US.

Patents per Year

Patents granted per year, 1994 to 2022Bar chart with a peak of 3 patents in 2016.peak 31994: 1 patents19941995: 1 patents2001: 1 patents20012003: 1 patents2004: 1 patents20042011: 1 patents2013: 1 patents20132014: 1 patents2015: 1 patents20152016: 3 patents2017: 2 patents20172020: 1 patents2022: 1 patents2022

Issued Patents All Time

Showing 1–16 of 16 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDateApprox Value ⓘ
11499611 Coupled steering gear shaft Jeffrey Edward Tipton, Manjunath Terwad, Jared Pitzer 2022-11-15
10608217 Battery pack with guide rails for improved terminal alignment Rodney Milbourne 2020-03-31
9827623 Control of reciprocation speed and orbital magnitude of a jigsaw with a plurality of material and/or task descriptive icons Louis A. Gibbons, Michael F. Cannaliato, Terry L. Turner, Ruth M. Keffer, Weston J. Van Wambeke +1 more 2017-11-28
9705116 Battery pack with guide rails for improved terminal alignment Rodney Milbourne 2017-07-11
9421682 Multi-head power tool with reverse lock-out capability Steven McClaskey 2016-08-23
9393658 Portable power tool Andrew Walker, Frederick R. Bean 2016-07-19
9321112 Power saw tool Steven McClaskey, Robert J. B. Hobden 2016-04-26
9065106 Battery pack with guide rails for improved terminal alignment Rodney Milbourne 2015-06-23
8893393 Lock for power tool Brent A. Kuehne, Mark D. Miller 2014-11-25
8438741 Lock for power tool Brent A. Kuehne, Mark D. Miller 2013-05-14
8033026 Adjustable and removable keel assembly and blade guide for a jigsaw Louis A. Gibbons, Mark E. Robson, Timothy McKay, Brent A. Kuehne, Terry L. Turner +2 more 2011-10-11
6701622 Handle mounting arrangement for a power tool Kevin W. Covell, Robert P. Wagster, Calvin M. Edleblute 2004-03-09 $18,695,000
6610946 Actuation mechanism for a power tool Kevin W. Covell, Robert P. Wagster 2003-08-26 $5,862,000
6263979 Interchangeable implement system for power tools Colin Dyke, Calvin M. Edleblute, William R. Lessig, III, Robert A. Meloni, Robert P. Wagster 2001-07-24 $10,164,000
5379846 Electrical appliance and handle for same Robert P. Wagster, Vernon R. Lacher 1995-01-10 $1,776,000
5325928 Power-driven edger with on-center wheel Robert P. Wagster, Vernon R. Lacher 1994-07-05 $3,716,000