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Clark E. McCall — 26 Patents

General Motors: 25 patents #485 of 18,328Top 3%
Ann Arbor, MI: #284 of 6,071 inventorsTop 5%
Michigan: #2,730 of 86,293 inventorsTop 4%
Overall (All Time): #150,017 of 4,157,543Top 4%
26 Patents All Time
Clark E. McCall has been granted 26 US patents while listed as an inventor at General Motors. The first was granted in 1996 and the most recent in October 2021. Clark E. McCall ranks #150,017 of 4,157,543 US inventors in our database (top 3.6%). Patent records list Clark E. McCall in Ann Arbor, MI, US.

Patents per Year

Patents granted per year, 1996 to 2021Bar chart with a peak of 5 patents in 2010.peak 51996: 2 patents19962006: 2 patents20062008: 1 patents20082010: 5 patents20102012: 5 patents20122013: 5 patents20132014: 3 patents20142015: 1 patents20152016: 1 patents20162021: 1 patents2021

Issued Patents All Time

Showing 1–25 of 26 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDateApprox Value ⓘ
11148744 Reusable cup for cable lubrication 2021-10-19
9403417 Methods and systems for preconditioning vehicles David T. Proefke, William A. Biondo 2016-08-02 $6,967,000
8988220 Apparatus and method for detecting an intruder inside a vehicle Craig Markyvech 2015-03-24 $11,103,000
8914173 Method and system for conditioning an energy storage system (ESS) for a vehicle William A. Biondo, David T. Proefke 2014-12-16 $13,733,000
8810511 Handheld electronic device with motion-controlled cursor Fred W. Huntzicker 2014-08-19 $14,326,000
8688378 Ride-share service Walter M. Lazar, II 2014-04-01 $10,801,000
8558664 Passive approach detection system and method using a unidirectional FOB William A. Biondo, David T. Proefke 2013-10-15 $6,374,000
8547253 Method of determining vehicle location from key fob David T. Proefke, William A. Biondo, Robert V. Lust 2013-10-01 $13,414,000
8384358 Systems and methods for electric vehicle charging and for providing notification of variations from charging expectations William A. Biondo, David T. Proefke 2013-02-26 $8,933,000
8358074 Daytime running lamp activation control methods and apparatus William A. Biondo, David T. Proefke, Brian Latouf 2013-01-22 $14,359,000
8350690 Methods and systems for controlling forward lighting for vehicles William A. Biondo, David T. Proefke, Fred W. Huntzicker 2013-01-08 $8,794,000
8321158 Method and system for monitoring freshness of fuel in vehicles David T. Proefke, William A. Biondo 2012-11-27 $7,431,000
8315775 Cruise control systems and methods with adaptive speed adjustment rates William A. Biondo, David T. Proefke 2012-11-20 $12,520,000
8196694 Vehicle immobilizer methods and apparatus based on driver impairment William A. Biondo, David T. Proefke 2012-06-12 $8,768,000
8193915 Multiple transceiver synchronous communication system David T. Proefke, William A. Biondo 2012-06-05 $5,478,000
8164421 Adaptive remote verification of vehicular functions David T. Proefke, William A. Biondo 2012-04-24 $10,870,000
7847709 Multimode vehicle location device and method David T. Proefke, Ryan O'Keefe 2010-12-07
7813856 Vehicular seatbelt monitoring system and process Lawrence M. Hallman 2010-10-12
7760108 Methods and systems for remotely starting engines of vehicles William A. Biondo, David T. Proefke 2010-07-20
7688226 Vehicle location device and method 2010-03-30
7647908 Methods and systems for remotely starting engines of vehicles with bi-directional control William A. Biondo, David T. Proefke 2010-01-19
7327215 Keyless entry with hidden keypad Fred W. Huntzicker 2008-02-05 $16,081,000
7002457 Seat belt status monitoring system Robin Stevenson 2006-02-21 $6,082,000
6993423 Method for adjusting vehicle cockpit devices ROBERT R. INMAN, Robin Stevenson 2006-01-31 $15,565,000
5521442 Automatic power antenna retraction Herbert R. Butterfield, Michael Douglas Rizzo, Joseph A. Heller, James V. Clore, Joseph R. Pastorek +2 more 1996-05-28