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Don J. Cottrell — 5 Patents

COCottrell: 1 patents #10 of 17Top 60%
Gainesville, GA: #52 of 303 inventorsTop 20%
Georgia: #6,928 of 35,610 inventorsTop 20%
Overall (All Time): #907,971 of 4,157,543Top 25%
5 Patents All Time
Don J. Cottrell has been granted 5 US patents while listed as an inventor at Cottrell. The first was granted in 1980 and the most recent in May 1994. Don J. Cottrell ranks #907,971 of 4,157,543 US inventors in our database (top 21.8%). Patent records list Don J. Cottrell in Gainesville, GA, US.

Patents per Year

Patents granted per year, 1980 to 1994Bar chart with a peak of 2 patents in 1980.peak 21980: 2 patents19801981: 1 patents19811982: 1 patents19821994: 1 patents1994

Issued Patents All Time

Showing 1–5 of 5 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDate
5314275 Safety tie-down roller D. Michael Cottrell 1994-05-24
4316686 Automobile tie down assembly for vehicle carriers Don M. Cottrell 1982-02-23
D258815 Vehicle tie-down track assembly Don M. Cottrell 1981-04-07
4227734 Car haul trailer Don M. Cottrell 1980-10-14
D255343 Vehicle transport trailer Don M. Cottrell 1980-06-10