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Thomas B. Blake — 9 Patents

General Motors: 9 patents #1,748 of 18,328Top 10%
Fraser, MI: #17 of 160 inventorsTop 15%
Michigan: #10,673 of 86,293 inventorsTop 15%
Overall (All Time): #535,341 of 4,157,543Top 15%
9 Patents All Time
Thomas B. Blake has been granted 9 US patents while listed as an inventor at General Motors. The first was granted in 1985 and the most recent in May 2008. Thomas B. Blake ranks #535,341 of 4,157,543 US inventors in our database (top 12.9%). Patent records list Thomas B. Blake in Fraser, MI, US.

Patents per Year

Patents granted per year, 1985 to 2008Bar chart with a peak of 2 patents in 1994.peak 21985: 1 patents19851989: 1 patents19891992: 1 patents19921993: 1 patents19931994: 2 patents19941996: 1 patents19961998: 1 patents19982008: 1 patents2008

Issued Patents All Time

Showing 1–9 of 9 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDateApprox Value ⓘ
7367626 Occupant detecting seat assembly with headrest and method of moving headrest Jennifer P. Lawall 2008-05-06 $4,977,000
5735500 Chuckless power seat adjuster slide Hans J. Borlinghaus, James Peter Nini 1998-04-07
5586740 Chuckless power seat adjuster slide Hans J. Borlinghaus, James Peter Nini 1996-12-24
5332290 Seat belt load transfer mechanism for bench seat Hans J. Borlinghaus, Joseph Tarry Galea 1994-07-26
5294184 Omni locking adjustable seat belt load transfer mechanism Reginald Leo McDonald 1994-03-15
5226697 Seat belt anchor for vehicle seat Hans J. Borlinghaus, Gary R. Kurtti 1993-07-13
5094419 Lift bar for power seat adjuster James Peter Nini 1992-03-10
4815674 Retractor with electro-rheological lock Gary R. Kurtti 1989-03-28
4540137 Inertia release for belt retractor winding prevention mechanism Lloyd Walker Rogers, Jr., Regis V. Pilarski 1985-09-10