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Richard L. Hansler — 79 Patents

GE: 69 patents #115 of 36,430Top 1%
FSFederal Signal: 2 patents #162 of 717Top 25%
ASAdb Airfield Solutions: 2 patents #2 of 10Top 20%
FIFiberstar: 2 patents #11 of 41Top 30%
Ford: 1 patents #9,400 of 17,473Top 55%
Caltech: 1 patents #2,143 of 4,321Top 50%
STSteris: 1 patents #218 of 325Top 70%
Pepper Pike, OH: #1 of 126 inventorsTop 1%
Ohio: #303 of 73,341 inventorsTop 1%
Overall (All Time): #23,150 of 4,157,543Top 1%
79 Patents All Time
Richard L. Hansler has been granted 79 US patents while listed as an inventor at GE. The first was granted in 1980 and the most recent in June 2016. Richard L. Hansler ranks #23,150 of 4,157,543 US inventors in our database (top 0.56%). Patent records list Richard L. Hansler in Pepper Pike, OH, US.

Patents per Year

Patents granted per year, 1980 to 2016Bar chart with a peak of 9 patents in 1993.peak 91980: 1 patents19801983: 1 patents1986: 1 patents1989: 6 patents19891990: 8 patents1991: 6 patents1992: 3 patents19921993: 9 patents1994: 6 patents1995: 7 patents19951996: 6 patents1997: 5 patents1998: 5 patents19981999: 4 patents2001: 4 patents2002: 1 patents20022004: 1 patents2005: 1 patents2006: 1 patents20062009: 1 patents2013: 1 patents2016: 1 patents2016

Issued Patents All Time

Showing 1–25 of 79 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDateApprox Value ⓘ
9374876 Multi-chip light emitting diode light device Martin A. Alpert, Edward F. Carome, Vilnis E. Kubulins 2016-06-21
8550658 Light emitting diode precision approach path indicator (LED PAPI) David L. Ruffini, Edward F. Carome, Vilnis E. Kubulins 2013-10-08
7629601 LED flasher Alan Glenn Glassner, Edward F. Carome, Richard Schweder 2009-12-08
7083315 Elevated airfield runway and taxiway edge-lights utilizing light emitting diodes Edward F. Carome, Vilnis E. Kubulins 2006-08-01
6946975 Uniformly lighted airfield guidance sign Glenn Morrow 2005-09-20
6796866 Silicon micromachined broad band light source Thomas George, Eric Jones, Margaret L. Tuma, Michael Eastwood 2004-09-28
6464383 Fiber optic ceiling supported surgical task light system with optical commutator and manual zoom lens Jay S. Northington, Douglas J. Ansley, Samuel E. Davis, Donald W. Truett, David Jesurun +5 more 2002-10-15 $18,027,000
6272267 Optical coupler and system for distributing light in a 360-degree pattern Thomas E. Stenger 2001-08-07 $395,000
6220740 High efficiency dual output light source John M. Davenport, William J. Cassarly 2001-04-24 $146,656,000
6219480 Optical coupler for coupling light between one and a plurality of light ports William J. Cassarly, John M. Davenport, Matthew Franklin Clapper 2001-04-17 $393,000
6192176 Compact optical system with turn and color mixing William J. Cassarly, John M. Davenport, Richard C. Nagle 2001-02-20 $137,031,000
5927849 Low angle, dual port light coupling arrangement William J. Cassarly, John M. Davenport 1999-07-27 $99,896,000
5924792 Modular dual port central lighting system William J. Cassarly, John M. Davenport 1999-07-20 $240,884,000
5896004 Double ended quartz lamp with end bend control Joseph Feldman, Walter Chapman, John M. Davenport, Rocco T. Giordano, Gary R. Allen +3 more 1999-04-20 $171,183,000
5877681 System and method for broadcasting colored light for emergency signalling Jerry L. Williams, Dennis Hilburger, Jacek J. Jozwik, Kent Kekeis, Timothy J. Mazies +3 more 1999-03-02
5842765 Tricolor lighting system William J. Cassarly, John M. Davenport, Alistair Allen Miller 1998-12-01 $62,593,000
5831526 Atmospheric hazard detector network Mark Thomsen, Joseph M. Allison 1998-11-03
5826963 Low angle, dual port light coupling arrangement William J. Cassarly, John M. Davenport 1998-10-27 $85,766,000
5812713 Optical coupling system with bend Gary R. Allen, William J. Cassarly, John M. Davenport 1998-09-22 $64,233,000
5774608 Optical coupling systems with bend Gary R. Allen, William J. Cassarly, John M. Davenport 1998-06-30 $40,123,000
5692091 Compact optical coupling systems William J. Cassarly, John M. Davenport 1997-11-25 $67,308,000
5676579 Patterned optical interference coatings for electric lamps Thomas G. Parham, Frederick W. Dynys, Carl Gunter, John M. Davenport, Thomas Golz +4 more 1997-10-14 $73,558,000
5675677 Lamp-to-light guide coupling arrangement for an electrodeless high intensity discharge lamp John M. Davenport, Mark E. Duffy, Kenneth S. King, William J. Cassarly, Thomas G. Parham +3 more 1997-10-07 $33,909,000
5664863 Compact uniform beam spreader for a high brightness centralized lighting system William J. Cassarly, John M. Davenport, Timothy J. Mazies 1997-09-09
5636915 High brightness projection lighting system William J. Cassarly, John M. Davenport, Richard C. Nagle 1997-06-10 $133,193,000