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Fred D. Sturges — 6 Patents

BOBorgwarner: 6 patents #234 of 1,733Top 15%
Rockford, IL: #245 of 1,291 inventorsTop 20%
Illinois: #15,248 of 84,256 inventorsTop 20%
Overall (All Time): #779,687 of 4,157,543Top 20%
6 Patents All Time
Fred D. Sturges has been granted 6 US patents while listed as an inventor at Borgwarner. The first was granted in 1984 and the most recent in June 1987. Fred D. Sturges ranks #779,687 of 4,157,543 US inventors in our database (top 18.8%). Patent records list Fred D. Sturges in Rockford, IL, US.

Patents per Year

Patents granted per year, 1984 to 1987Bar chart with a peak of 3 patents in 1985.peak 31984: 2 patents19841985: 3 patents19851987: 1 patents1987

Issued Patents All Time

Showing 1–6 of 6 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDateApprox Value ⓘ
4674609 Torsional vibration dampening system Romas B. Spokas 1987-06-23 $17,953,000
4555910 Coolant/refrigerant temperature control system 1985-12-03 $4,181,000
4546742 Temperature control system for internal combustion engine 1985-10-15 $5,928,000
4535879 Control system for controlling the engagement of a pressure-operated actuator 1985-08-20 $13,335,000
4489680 Engine temperature control system Romas B. Spokas 1984-12-25
4474082 Control system for power shifted transmission Romas B. Spokas, Alan L. Miller, Robert Fox 1984-10-02 $15,609,000