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Bala Chander — 18 Patents

Ford: 15 patents #1,188 of 17,473Top 7%
Canton, MI: #185 of 2,230 inventorsTop 9%
Michigan: #4,731 of 86,293 inventorsTop 6%
Overall (All Time): #245,716 of 4,157,543Top 6%
18 Patents All Time
Bala Chander has been granted 18 US patents while listed as an inventor at Ford. The first was granted in 2011 and the most recent in August 2019. Bala Chander ranks #245,716 of 4,157,543 US inventors in our database (top 5.9%). Patent records list Bala Chander in Canton, MI, US.

Patents per Year

Patents granted per year, 2011 to 2019Bar chart with a peak of 3 patents in 2011.peak 32011: 3 patents20112012: 3 patents20122014: 2 patents20142015: 2 patents20152016: 1 patents20162017: 2 patents20172018: 2 patents20182019: 3 patents2019

Issued Patents All Time

Showing 1–18 of 18 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDateApprox Value ⓘ
10391923 Automotive exterior lamp assembly with charge port Duane M. Grider 2019-08-27
10343500 Vehicle window assembly with polarized windowpanes and method of operating same Rick H. Wykoff, Kenneth Edward Nietering 2019-07-09 $4,116,000
10279684 System and method for controlling heating in a hybrid vehicle using a power source external to the hybrid vehicle Duane M. Grider 2019-05-07 $5,783,000
10140781 Vehicle wireless information system Bruce Carvell Blakemore, Allan Roy Gale, David W. Schultz, Paul Theodore Momcilovich, Dale Gilman 2018-11-27 $2,892,000
10106071 Automotive exterior lamp assembly with charge port Duane M. Grider 2018-10-23 $3,167,000
9776519 System and method for controlling electric power in a plug-in vehicle from an external power source Allan Roy Gale 2017-10-03 $5,510,000
9691192 Method and apparatus for recall notification handling Robin J. Stiyer, Michael Daniel Shane 2017-06-27 $5,501,000
9499089 Automotive exterior lamp assembly with charge port Duane M. Grider 2016-11-22 $5,857,000
9173005 Displaying information on a TV remote and video on the TV Peter M. Redford 2015-10-27
9132740 Automotive exterior lamp assembly with charge port Duane M. Grider 2015-09-15 $17,937,000
8863176 Apparatus and method for continuous video advertising Ravi Kulasekaran 2014-10-14
8660545 Responding to a video request by displaying information on a TV remote and video on the TV Peter M. Redford 2014-02-25
8249795 Method for detection of emissions levels during extended engine speed controlled operation Gopichandra Surnilla, Nate Trask, Shane Elwart, Stephen B. Smith 2012-08-21 $8,440,000
8179245 Plug-in vehicle with recharging port having display and lights Bruce Carvell Blakemore, Jenny Brzozowski, Dale Gilman, Duane M. Grider 2012-05-15 $10,016,000
8125180 Integrated side view mirror assembly and electrical port for an automotive vehicle Duane M. Grider, Dale Gilman, David W. Schultz, Michael Kevin Martin 2012-02-28 $27,806,000
8058841 Retractable overhead charging cord dispenser for vehicles Ted Miller, David W. Schultz, Dale Gilman 2011-11-15 $12,226,000
8032291 Method for detection of emissions levels during extended engine speed controlled operation Gopichandra Surnilla, Nate Trask, Shane Elwart, Stephen B. Smith 2011-10-04 $37,352,000
7999665 Plug-in vehicle having a recharging port with a state of charge indicator Bruce Carvell Blakemore, Jenny Brzozowski, Dale Gilman, Duane M. Grider 2011-08-16 $23,862,000