Patent Leaderboard
USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025
JO

James C. Ostrand — 9 Patents

General Motors: 9 patents #1,748 of 18,328Top 10%
Armada, MI: #7 of 49 inventorsTop 15%
Michigan: #10,673 of 86,293 inventorsTop 15%
Overall (All Time): #535,341 of 4,157,543Top 15%
9 Patents All Time
James C. Ostrand has been granted 9 US patents while listed as an inventor at General Motors. The first was granted in 1991 and the most recent in November 2003. James C. Ostrand ranks #535,341 of 4,157,543 US inventors in our database (top 12.9%). Patent records list James C. Ostrand in Armada, MI, US.

Patents per Year

Patents granted per year, 1991 to 2003Bar chart with a peak of 4 patents in 1991.peak 41991: 4 patents19911992: 1 patents19921993: 1 patents19931996: 1 patents19961999: 1 patents19992003: 1 patents2003

Issued Patents All Time

Showing 1–9 of 9 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDate
6641201 Convertible bed cover for a vehicle Brad L. Pietryga, Thomas A. Ebi, Wieslaw S. Zaydel 2003-11-04
5906225 Orifice tube type refrigerant expansion valve assembly with combined particulate and noise attenuation filters Terrence L. Stark, George Richard Kubasinski 1999-05-25
5492505 Vehicle ventilation valve with improved back flow prevention Clark D. Bell 1996-02-20
5186237 Multi-zone HVAC system with an air bypass for individual flow control Kenneth P. Adasek 1993-02-16
5080140 Rotary air valve for air distribution system in vehicles Donald R. Baxa, Carl S. Wize 1992-01-14
5062352 Motor vehicle heating, ventilating and air conditioning system with combined mode/temperature door 1991-11-05
5062473 Motor vehicle passenger compartment heating, ventilating and air conditioning system William L. Drayer 1991-11-05
5036753 Dual mode air outlet for air conditioning system Todd M. Tumas 1991-08-06
5009392 Rotary air valve 1991-04-23