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David E. Lightfoot — 1 Patent

Ford: 1 patents #9,400 of 17,473Top 55%
Cadillac, MI: #160 of 282 inventorsTop 60%
Michigan: #50,030 of 86,293 inventorsTop 60%
Overall (All Time): #2,406,284 of 4,157,543Top 60%
1 Patents All Time
David E. Lightfoot has been granted 1 US patent while listed as an inventor at Ford. All of these patents were granted in 1998. David E. Lightfoot ranks #2,406,284 of 4,157,543 US inventors in our database (top 57.9%). Patent records list David E. Lightfoot in Cadillac, MI, US.

Issued Patents All Time

Showing 1–1 of 1 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDateApprox Value ⓘ
5762044 Throttle valve return mechanism for engine throttle valve David Hollister, Thomas D. Wernholm, Catherine A. Gandolfo 1998-06-09 $21,153,000