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Ratko Menjak — 24 Patents

Delphi Technologies: 21 patents #65 of 4,124Top 2%
Apple: 2 patents #9,294 of 18,612Top 50%
General Motors: 1 patents #9,441 of 18,328Top 55%
Frankenmuth, MI: #5 of 98 inventorsTop 6%
Michigan: #3,104 of 86,293 inventorsTop 4%
Overall (All Time): #168,038 of 4,157,543Top 5%
24 Patents All Time
Ratko Menjak has been granted 24 US patents while listed as an inventor at Delphi Technologies. The first was granted in 2002 and the most recent in October 2011. Ratko Menjak ranks #168,038 of 4,157,543 US inventors in our database (top 4.0%). Patent records list Ratko Menjak in Frankenmuth, MI, US.

Patents per Year

Patents granted per year, 2002 to 2011Bar chart with a peak of 6 patents in 2004.peak 62002: 1 patents20022003: 5 patents20032004: 6 patents20042005: 2 patents20052006: 1 patents20062007: 1 patents20072008: 4 patents20082009: 1 patents20092010: 1 patents20102011: 2 patents2011

Issued Patents All Time

Showing 1–24 of 24 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDateApprox Value ⓘ
8033574 Collapsible steering column assembly Damir Menjak 2011-10-11
8011265 Modular power actuator Brian J. Magnus, Steven M. Thomas, Thomas A. Barrett, Mohammad S. Islam, Karen A. Boswell +4 more 2011-09-06
7661711 Steering column assembly with active energy absorption device Brian J. Magnus, Karen A. Boswell 2010-02-16
7510213 Adaptive energy absorber for steering column Marvin V. Manwaring, Richard K. Riefe, Ravi Ravindra, Timothy W. Kaufmann, Albert C. Huber 2009-03-31
7455321 Collapsible steering column assembly Karen A. Boswell, Sainan Feng, James P. Kelly, Brian J. Magnus, Wayne M. Steverson 2008-11-25
7383750 Double flank delash gear mechanism Michael J. Augustine, David E. King, Neil T. Beyersdorf, Michael R. Pyrett, Thomas Bucholz +3 more 2008-06-10
7380828 Stationary wheel hub Timothy W. Kaufmann, Stephen Gillman, Brian J. Magnus, Michael James Cole, Damir Menjak 2008-06-03
7322898 Active front steering actuator Michael J. Augustine 2008-01-29
7306535 Vehicle steering device and method Steven J. Collier-Hallman, Karen A. Boswell, Damir Menjak 2007-12-11
6997076 Gear backlash elimination and adjustable gear backlash mechanism Damir Menjak 2006-02-14
6938720 Steering input devices for steer-by-wire systems Zdravko Menjak, James Card 2005-09-06 $6,510,000
6892605 Hand wheel actuator having stationary hub 2005-05-17 $1,594,000
6820713 Hand wheel actuator with steering-feel enhancement James Card 2004-11-23 $1,653,000
6799654 Hand wheel actuator Jens Haupt, Jim M. Card, Steven M. Thomas 2004-10-05 $1,100,000
6749040 Electric power assisted rack and pinion system Zdravko Menjak, James Card 2004-06-15 $1,080,000
6708794 Drive-by-wire steering systems having steering wheel return mechanism Zdravko Menjak 2004-03-23 $2,927,000
6705419 Drive-by-wire steering systems having a center feel mechanism and methods of providing Zdravko Menjak 2004-03-16 $2,703,000
6691819 Actuator for active front wheel steering system James Card, Damir Menjak 2004-02-17 $1,504,000
6655493 Steering column with non-compliant torque sensor James Card, Stephen Gillman 2003-12-02 $1,054,000
6655494 Active front steering actuator and method for controlling a vehicle James Card 2003-12-02 $1,054,000
6619444 Magnetorheological fluid stopper at electric motor James Card, Stephen Gillman 2003-09-16 $3,885,000
6598695 Drive-by wire steering systems having a stop mechanism Zdravko Menjak 2003-07-29 $10,062,000
6522962 Distributed control architecture for mechatronic automotive systems Scott A. Millsap, Stephen Gillman, Karen A. Boswell, Frederick J. Berg, James M. Petrowski 2003-02-18 $2,165,000
6454044 Gearing without backlash for electric power steering Zdravko Menjak 2002-09-24 $1,004,000