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William E. Cross — 7 Patents

General Motors: 6 patents #2,630 of 18,328Top 15%
STStoneridge: 1 patents #26 of 63Top 45%
Brookfield, OH: #3 of 18 inventorsTop 20%
Ohio: #11,780 of 73,341 inventorsTop 20%
Overall (All Time): #680,018 of 4,157,543Top 20%
7 Patents All Time
William E. Cross has been granted 7 US patents while listed as an inventor at General Motors. The first was granted in 1982 and the most recent in July 2001. William E. Cross ranks #680,018 of 4,157,543 US inventors in our database (top 16.4%). Patent records list William E. Cross in Brookfield, OH, US.

Issued Patents All Time

Showing 1–7 of 7 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDateApprox Value ⓘ
6257938 Databus multiplexing connection system CHIA-PENG DAY, John S. Norris, Jr., Frank J. Spano, Jr., Terry L. Basinger 2001-07-10 $3,507,000
4711509 Electrical connector Jeanne E. Hillestad, Robert G. Plyler 1987-12-08
4575173 Insulation displacement terminal Melodee A. Chapin, Charles R. Nestor 1986-03-11
4521065 Socket connector for parallel circuit boards Charles R. Nestor, Robert G. Plyler 1985-06-04
4402897 Molding and machining of one piece electrical socket connector Charles R. Nestor 1983-09-06 $8,348,000
4373771 Lamp socket Robert G. Plyler 1983-02-15 $5,980,000
4310719 Female terminal Charles R. Nestor 1982-01-12 $3,244,000