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Derek L. Patterson — 20 Patents

General Motors: 20 patents #675 of 18,328Top 4%
DYDynalloy: 1 patents #28 of 51Top 55%
Shelby Charter Township, MI: #34 of 712 inventorsTop 5%
Michigan: #4,078 of 86,293 inventorsTop 5%
Overall (All Time): #214,803 of 4,157,543Top 6%
20 Patents All Time
Derek L. Patterson has been granted 20 US patents while listed as an inventor at General Motors. The first was granted in 2008 and the most recent in March 2023. Derek L. Patterson ranks #214,803 of 4,157,543 US inventors in our database (top 5.2%). Patent records list Derek L. Patterson in Shelby Charter Township, MI, US.

Issued Patents All Time

Showing 1–20 of 20 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDateApprox Value ⓘ
11603045 Vehicle tailgate assembly Neil W. Humann 2023-03-14 $26,260,000
11591030 Endgate assembly and a vehicle that utilizes the endgate assembly Peter M. Snede 2023-02-28 $36,625,000
11572023 Bike rack for tailgate that includes major and minor gates Ryan Cahill, William C. Bliss 2023-02-07 $25,171,000
10577852 Method and apparatus for preventing tailgate collision with hitch accessory Allan Lewis, Donald Raymond Gignac, Mohammad Naserian 2020-03-03 $6,985,000
9981700 Cargo system for a vehicle Cheryl A. Garrison 2018-05-29 $13,079,000
9493968 Striker with expandable sleeve Joseph P. Fannon, Hugh S. Bauer, Paulo M. Mendonca 2016-11-15 $12,949,000
9434418 Hood assembly for a vehicle and method of aligning front end assembly components for a vehicle James M. Townson, Robert T. Gazda, Mark L. Felzien 2016-09-06 $8,763,000
9346345 Shape memory alloy active hatch vent Paul W. Alexander, Xiujie Gao, Alan L. Browne, Mark A. Voss, Lei Hao +8 more 2016-05-24 $6,955,000
9248871 Multi-position endgate system David B. Waskie, Daniel R. Hunt, Roland Dibra 2016-02-02 $5,143,000
9157720 Dimensional centering structure for a vehicle and method of establishing a dimensional reference datum James M. Townson, Mark L. Felzien, Duane T. Vanpamel 2015-10-13 $9,480,000
9120443 Reverse-drive elastomeric helical-thread hood bumper James M. Townson, Mark L. Felzien, Duane T. Vanpamel, Christopher C. Cook 2015-09-01 $8,163,000
8979161 Low mass truck end gate utilizing aluminum stampings and extrusions Paulo M. Mendonca, Paul E. Krajewski, Joseph E. Champa, Robert A. Greene 2015-03-17 $8,153,000
8845010 Hood assembly for a vehicle and method of aligning front end assembly components for a vehicle James M. Townson, Robert T. Gazda, Mark L. Felzien 2014-09-30 $7,115,000
8821224 Shape memory alloy active hatch vent Paul W. Alexander, Xiujie Gao, Alan L. Browne, Mark A. Voss, Lei Hao +8 more 2014-09-02 $8,152,000
8744603 Method for position feedback based control for overload protection Xiujie Gao, Lei Hao, Paul W. Alexander, Alan L. Browne, Mark A. Voss 2014-06-03 $8,539,000
8708787 Active material enabled pressure release valves and methods of use Paul W. Alexander, Xiujie Gao, Alan L. Browne, Mark A. Voss, John N. Owens +2 more 2014-04-29 $6,283,000
8382211 Wheel insert attachment system Paul W. Renius, Mark A. Voss 2013-02-26 $8,933,000
8049451 Embedded non-contact detection system Scott A. Niemiec, Craig A. Kollar, Edward M. Sanocki, JR., Thomas A. Wilson 2011-11-01 $4,328,000
7690711 Endgate assembly with damper releasable from keyed stud Michael McGowan, Edward L. Schulte, Balakrishna Chinta 2010-04-06
7469955 Rotatably-mountable bumper and method for cushioning contact between a vehicle hood and grill David Zink 2008-12-30 $2,117,000