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William Taylor — 21 Patents

Ford: 7 patents #2,535 of 17,473Top 15%
TTThe Toro: 5 patents #88 of 552Top 20%
MIMiles: 3 patents #88 of 626Top 15%
BHBayer Healthcare: 2 patents #3,312 of 8,007Top 45%
LILifescan: 2 patents #97 of 267Top 40%
FIFacet Enterprises, Incorporated: 1 patents #60 of 56Top 110%
DPDell Products: 1 patents #4,067 of 6,855Top 60%
Ypsilanti, MI: #54 of 1,007 inventorsTop 6%
Michigan: #3,808 of 86,293 inventorsTop 5%
Overall (All Time): #201,324 of 4,157,543Top 5%
21 Patents All Time
William Taylor has been granted 21 US patents while listed as an inventor at Ford. The first was granted in 1991 and the most recent in November 2022. William Taylor ranks #201,324 of 4,157,543 US inventors in our database (top 4.8%). Patent records list William Taylor in Ypsilanti, MI, US.

Patents per Year

Patents granted per year, 1991 to 2022Bar chart with a peak of 4 patents in 2021.peak 41991: 2 patents19911993: 1 patents1999: 2 patents19992000: 1 patents2001: 1 patents20012004: 1 patents2008: 1 patents20082011: 1 patents2013: 1 patents20132018: 1 patents2020: 1 patents20202021: 4 patents2022: 4 patents2022

Issued Patents All Time

Showing 1–21 of 21 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDateApprox Value ⓘ
11497178 Drip irrigation emitter with optimized clog resistance Daniel Trinidad, David Martin, Michael R. Knighton 2022-11-15 $21,079,000
11458914 Method of onboard AC power generation for vehicles with combustion engine Stuart C. Salter, Zeljko Deljevic, Phillip Marine, Daniel J. Martin, Hanyang B. Chen 2022-10-04 $17,496,000
11452269 Rail tuned pressure responsive irrigation emitter Charles G. Schmid, Daniel Trinidad, David Martin, Michael R. Knighton 2022-09-27 $48,411,000
11390169 Method for auxiliary load control Stuart C. Salter, Ross Dykstra Pursifull, Paul Kenneth Dellock, David Brian Glickman 2022-07-19 $17,157,000
11204010 Methods and system for cranking an engine via output of a DC/DC converter Alexander O'Connor Gibson, John Eric Rollinger, David Hancock, Mark E. Shields 2021-12-21 $54,017,000
11110800 Method for auxiliary load control Stuart C. Salter, Ross Dykstra Pursifull, Paul Kenneth Dellock, David Brian Glickman 2021-09-07 $15,695,000
11001213 Onboard AC generator for power-to-the-box in vehicles with combustion engine Stuart C. Salter, Zeljko Deljevic, Phillip Marine, Daniel J. Martin, Hanyang B. Chen 2021-05-11 $11,202,000
10941704 Systems and methods for controlling engine operation to support external electric loads Stuart C. Salter, Ross Dykstra Pursifull, Paul Kenneth Dellock, David Brian Glickman 2021-03-09 $14,807,000
10776253 Test manager to coordinate testing across multiple test tools Venkatesa Babu Earanti 2020-09-15
9912210 Alternator with external cooling system Nancy Gagnon, Vince Paul Solferino 2018-03-06 $6,725,000
8469294 Continuous molded emitter John D. Mata, Jeffrey A. Vildibill 2013-06-25 $10,895,000
7887664 Continuous molded emitter John D. Mata 2011-02-15 $9,591,000
7322996 Precisely guided lancet Richard W. LeVaughn, Mitchell Solis, Jeffrey T. Stout 2008-01-29
6736337 Pressure compensating drip irrigation hose Jeffrey A. Vildibill 2004-05-18 $7,622,000
6197040 Lancing device having a releasable connector Richard W. LeVaughn, John M. Purlee, Christopher J. Ruf 2001-03-06
6045567 Lancing device causing reduced pain Richard W. LeVaughn, John M. Purlee, Christopher J. Ruf 2000-04-04
5954738 Blood sampling device with lancet damping system Richard W. LeVaughn, Roger D. Sonnenburg 1999-09-21
5868772 Blood sampling device with anti-twist lancet holder Richard W. LeVaughn, Joseph E. Ruggiero 1999-02-09
D332490 Disposable lancet cap Michael K. Brown, Robert C. Whitson 1993-01-12
5074872 Lancet assembly Michael K. Brown, Mohammed Kheiri, D. Glenn Purcell, Robert C. Whitson 1991-12-24
4990154 Lancet assembly Michael K. Brown, Mohammad A. Kheiri, D. Glenn Purcell, Robert C. Whitson 1991-02-05