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Eric L. Clinton — 6 Patents

Ford: 6 patents #2,924 of 17,473Top 20%
Southfield, MI: #153 of 906 inventorsTop 20%
Michigan: #15,817 of 86,293 inventorsTop 20%
Overall (All Time): #779,687 of 4,157,543Top 20%
6 Patents All Time
Eric L. Clinton has been granted 6 US patents while listed as an inventor at Ford. The first was granted in 1987 and the most recent in March 1997. Eric L. Clinton ranks #779,687 of 4,157,543 US inventors in our database (top 18.8%). Patent records list Eric L. Clinton in Southfield, MI, US.

Patents per Year

Patents granted per year, 1987 to 1997Bar chart with a peak of 3 patents in 1987.peak 31987: 3 patents19871994: 1 patents19941996: 1 patents19961997: 1 patents1997

Issued Patents All Time

Showing 1–6 of 6 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDateApprox Value ⓘ
5609126 Variable camshaft timing system with altitude compensation Michael John Cullen, Alan Robert Dona, Larry Allen Hardy 1997-03-11 $15,952,000
5548995 Method and apparatus for detecting the angular position of a variable position camshaft Hsien C. Pao, William Allen, Valerian M. Nita 1996-08-27 $24,809,000
5357932 Fuel control method and system for engine with variable cam timing Scott C. Kochen, Larry Allen Hardy 1994-10-25 $16,062,000
4706629 Control system for engine operation using two fuels of different volumetric energy content Richard Wineland, Roberta J. Nichols 1987-11-17 $17,784,000
4706630 Control system for engine operation using two fuels of different volatility Richard Wineland, Roberta J. Nichols 1987-11-17 $17,784,000
4703732 Spark timing control of multiple fuel engine Richard Wineland, Roberta J. Nichols 1987-11-03 $65,977,000