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David T. Vierk — 11 Patents

BOBorgwarner: 11 patents #93 of 1,733Top 6%
Mokena, IL: #9 of 132 inventorsTop 7%
Illinois: #8,093 of 84,256 inventorsTop 10%
Overall (All Time): #435,149 of 4,157,543Top 15%
11 Patents All Time
David T. Vierk has been granted 11 US patents while listed as an inventor at Borgwarner. The first was granted in 1991 and the most recent in November 2024. David T. Vierk ranks #435,149 of 4,157,543 US inventors in our database (top 10.5%). Patent records list David T. Vierk in Mokena, IL, US.

Patents per Year

Patents granted per year, 1991 to 2024Bar chart with a peak of 1 patents in 1991.peak 11991: 1 patents19911995: 1 patents1996: 1 patents19961997: 1 patents2014: 1 patents20142017: 1 patents2018: 1 patents20182019: 1 patents2021: 1 patents20212023: 1 patents2024: 1 patents2024

Issued Patents All Time

Showing 1–11 of 11 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDateApprox Value ⓘ
12146533 Clutch assembly and rotating system including the same Benjamin A. Siegel, Steven John Kowal 2024-11-19 $15,305,000
11746847 Clutch system and vehicle transmission system including the same Benjamin A. Siegel, Steven John Kowal, Richard W. Pridgen, Jr. 2023-09-05 $51,830,000
11092200 Friction plate and clutch assembly including the same Benjamin A. Siegel, Paul H. Elsesser, Richard W. Pridgen, Jr. 2021-08-17 $76,526,000
10378631 Friction clutch having a first friction material engageable in a partially engaged position and a second friction material engageable in a fully engaged position Benjamin A. Siegel 2019-08-13 $6,463,000
10060485 Composite friction and dog clutch Steven John Kowal 2018-08-28 $21,118,000
9771984 Dual gain friction clutch Steven John Kowal 2017-09-26 $11,552,000
8905212 Synchro-lock clutch-combination friction and mechanical locking clutch James G. Marciniak, Steven John Kowal, James R. Papania 2014-12-09 $25,444,000
5680921 Transmission band assembly Anthony J. Grzesiak 1997-10-28 $6,110,000
5499700 Double wrap brake band with break-away ties Darrel D. Richardson, Anthony J. Grzesiak 1996-03-19 $1,158,000
5476160 Double-wrap brake band assembly Robert J. Fenoglio, Steven P. Geary, Christopher P. Puchalla, Anthony J. Grzesiak, Allen C. Mayhew 1995-12-19 $4,242,000
4986397 Lock-up piston plate for recirculating flow torque converter 1991-01-22