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William E. Hughes — 21 Patents

BRBrunswick: 9 patents #162 of 1,392Top 15%
CGChrysler Group: 2 patents #574 of 2,641Top 25%
CSCommonwealth Scientific: 2 patents #1 of 22Top 5%
Daimlerchrysler Ag: 2 patents #969 of 4,854Top 20%
FIFender Musical Instruments: 2 patents #22 of 55Top 40%
DLDayco Holdings, Lp: 1 patents #73 of 132Top 60%
Annandale, VA: #12 of 315 inventorsTop 4%
Virginia: #1,184 of 34,511 inventorsTop 4%
Overall (All Time): #201,324 of 4,157,543Top 5%
21 Patents All Time
William E. Hughes has been granted 21 US patents while listed as an inventor at Brunswick. The first was granted in 1983 and the most recent in July 2007. William E. Hughes ranks #201,324 of 4,157,543 US inventors in our database (top 4.8%). Patent records list William E. Hughes in Annandale, VA, US.

Issued Patents All Time

Showing 1–21 of 21 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDateApprox Value ⓘ
7243978 Door assembly for a vehicle Carl Mather, Todd R. Teasdale, Samer Shamon, Daniel T. Griffin, David E. Dawkins +1 more 2007-07-17 $157,293,000
7178848 Utility rack arrangement for a vehicle Carl Mather, Todd R. Teasdale, Samer Shamon, Daniel T. Griffin, David E. Dawkins +1 more 2007-02-20 $23,114,000
6929520 Cooling method for a marine propulsion system Dennis M. McClurg 2005-08-16 $11,381,000
6816009 Circuit and method for a transimpedance audio amplifier providing variable gain while maintaining load impedance Richard W. Faith 2004-11-09
6390870 Marine engine cooling system with simplified water drain and flushing mechanism Matthew W. Jaeger, Charles E. Wright 2002-05-21 $3,941,000
6343965 Pneumatically actuated marine engine water drain system Timothy Biggs, Andrew K. Logan, Matthew W. Jaeger, Brian R. White 2002-02-05 $7,372,000
6135064 Engine drain system Andrew K. Logan, James E. Erickson 2000-10-24 $16,533,000
6089934 Engine cooling system with simplified drain and flushing procedure Timothy Biggs, Matthew W. Jaeger, Andrew K. Logan, Robert J. Pitchford, Charles E. Wright 2000-07-18 $16,481,000
5980342 Flushing system for a marine propulsion engine Andrew K. Logan, Matthew W. Jaeger, James E. Sharp, Lawrence C. Bibow 1999-11-09 $9,896,000
5727069 Solid state musical instrument amplifier with vacuum tube signal magnitude limiting Scott C. Hollestelle 1998-03-10
5664526 Apparatus for separating solid material from cooling water in a marine engine block Andrew K. Logan, Matthew W. Jaeger, Terry D. Axton, David J. Gruenwald 1997-09-09 $7,483,000
5632239 Method of distributing air in an engine intake manifold Michael P. Patyi, Mary T. Chappell, Frederick B. Hummer, Donald H. Kerska 1997-05-27 $32,493,000
5628285 Drain valve for a marine engine Andrew K. Logan, Matthew W. Jaeger, Terry D. Axton, David J. Gruenwald, James E. Erickson 1997-05-13 $3,802,000
5590628 Multi-mode intake manifold assembly for internal combustion engines Michael P. Patyi, Mary T. Chappell, Frederick B. Hummer, Donald H. Kerska 1997-01-07 $37,833,000
5579727 Separating apparatus for the cooling system of a marine engine Andrew K. Logan, Matthew W. Jaeger, Terry D. Axton, David J. Gruenwald 1996-12-03 $13,893,000
5256930 Cooled plasma source 1993-10-26
5190322 Sealing cuff for blow molded plastic components 1993-03-02 $49,457,000
4987706 Controlled-environment entertainment center Pamela K. Hughes 1991-01-29
4517404 Multiple fluid conveying hose assembly and method of making same Keith E. Dare, Jerry W. Cooper 1985-05-14 $763,000
4481062 Electron bombardment ion sources Harold R. Kaufman, Raymond S. Robinson 1984-11-06
4403567 Workpiece holder Harry DaCosta, Hugh K. Howerton, Gaines W. Monk 1983-09-13