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Steven M. Thomas — 40 Patents

Delphi Technologies: 13 patents #169 of 4,124Top 5%
RCR. J. Thomas Mfg. Co.: 7 patents #2 of 7Top 30%
SHSteering Solutions Ip Holding: 7 patents #83 of 568Top 15%
MIMeans Industries: 6 patents #12 of 66Top 20%
General Motors: 6 patents #2,630 of 18,328Top 15%
Apple: 1 patents #12,397 of 18,612Top 70%
Saginaw, MI: #7 of 671 inventorsTop 2%
Michigan: #1,368 of 86,293 inventorsTop 2%
Overall (All Time): #78,057 of 4,157,543Top 2%
40 Patents All Time
Steven M. Thomas has been granted 40 US patents while listed as an inventor at Delphi Technologies. The first was granted in 1984 and the most recent in September 2025. Steven M. Thomas ranks #78,057 of 4,157,543 US inventors in our database (top 1.9%). Patent records list Steven M. Thomas in Saginaw, MI, US.

Patents per Year

Patents granted per year, 1984 to 2025Bar chart with a peak of 10 patents in 2004.peak 101984: 1 patents19841996: 1 patents1997: 1 patents19971998: 2 patents1999: 1 patents19992000: 2 patents2001: 2 patents20012003: 3 patents2004: 10 patents20042005: 1 patents2006: 1 patents20062008: 1 patents2011: 1 patents20112018: 3 patents2019: 1 patents20192021: 3 patents2022: 1 patents20222023: 2 patents2024: 1 patents20242025: 2 patents2025

Issued Patents All Time

Showing 1–25 of 40 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDateApprox Value ⓘ
12416349 Vehicle transmission and method of operation Joshua D. Hand 2025-09-16
12416338 Actuation mechanism for coupling device Joshua D. Hand, Spencer Kane, Ali Merat 2025-09-16
12054041 Wheel hub clutch, wheel hub, wheel end system, axle, drivetrain, and vehicle David Hacker, Pavan Kumar Dunna 2024-08-06
11767875 Torque transmitting shaft Jon N. Miller, Eduardo R. Mondragon-Parra, Brian J. Kleinfeld 2023-09-26
11739801 Coupling assembly and ratcheting locking member for use therein Riley C. Moore, Spencer Kane, Scott D. Bostian 2023-08-29
11346404 Coupling and control assembly for use in a motor vehicle 2022-05-31
11187282 High-speed, overrunning coupling and control assembly, coupling assembly and locking member which pivotally moves with substantially reduced friction Joshua D. Hand, Brice A. Pawley, Riley C. Moore, Ryan W. Essenmacher, Earl A. Getchel 2021-11-30
11098764 Universal joint or constant velocity joint torque transmission interface Eduardo R. Mondragon-Parra, Jeffrey P. Courville, Brian J. Kleinfeld 2021-08-24
10948007 Torque transmitting shaft Jon N. Miller, Eduardo R. Mondragon-Parra, Brian J. Kleinfeld 2021-03-16
10174793 Tripot constant velocity joint William Skvarla, Eduardo R. Mondragon-Parra, Jeffrey P. Courville, Jon N. Miller 2019-01-08
10077798 Tunable torque transmitting shaft Jon N. Miller, Eduardo R. Mondragon-Parra, Brian J. Kleinfeld 2018-09-18
10041546 Multi-rate torsional bar Jeffrey P. Courville, Brian J. Kleinfeld 2018-08-07
9945415 Torque transmitting shaft Jon N. Miller, Eduardo R. Mondragon-Parra, Brian J. Kleinfeld 2018-04-17
8011265 Modular power actuator Ratko Menjak, Brian J. Magnus, Thomas A. Barrett, Mohammad S. Islam, Karen A. Boswell +4 more 2011-09-06
7421363 Method for virtual inspection of virtually machined parts Diane M. Landers 2008-09-02
7024272 Virtual design, inspect and grind optimization process Diane M. Landers 2006-04-04
6918630 Stability handicapped accessible picnic table Craig R. Thomas 2005-07-19
6808456 Constant velocity joint William Skvarla 2004-10-26 $1,628,000
D497262 Handicapped accessible picnic table Craig R. Thomas 2004-10-19
6799654 Hand wheel actuator Ratko Menjak, Jens Haupt, Jim M. Card 2004-10-05 $1,100,000
D496799 Handicapped accessible picnic table Craig R. Thomas 2004-10-05
D493291 Handicapped accessible picnic table Craig R. Thomas 2004-07-27
D490992 Handicapped accessible picnic table Craig R. Thomas 2004-06-08
D489539 Handicapped accessible picnic table Craig R. Thomas 2004-05-11
6733395 Constant velocity joint William Skvarla 2004-05-11 $1,466,000