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Gregory E. Schafer — 14 Patents

INIntermotive: 10 patents #1 of 10Top 10%
FSFreedman Seating: 2 patents #5 of 24Top 25%
Ford: 1 patents #9,400 of 17,473Top 55%
Reno, NV: #207 of 2,043 inventorsTop 15%
Nevada: #650 of 8,397 inventorsTop 8%
Overall (All Time): #332,869 of 4,157,543Top 9%
14 Patents All Time
Gregory E. Schafer has been granted 14 US patents while listed as an inventor at Intermotive. The first was granted in 1993 and the most recent in September 2025. Gregory E. Schafer ranks #332,869 of 4,157,543 US inventors in our database (top 8.0%). Patent records list Gregory E. Schafer in Reno, NV, US.

Issued Patents All Time

Showing 1–14 of 14 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDateApprox Value ⓘ
12415477 Catalytic converter anti-theft system Dan C. Mower, Kenneth Nguyen, Bryan M. Elzy 2025-09-16
12338669 Bus boarding protection system and method Dan C. Mower, Tristan L. Ellorin 2025-06-24
12330586 Vehicle passenger sensing and reporting system Michael D. Moffa, Dan C. Mower, Erin M. West 2025-06-17
11710354 Specialized ecu for communication with an encrypted or non-encrypted vehicle network Dan C. Mower 2023-07-25
11685531 Seat occupancy sensing with analog sensors Dan C. Mower, Erin M. West 2023-06-27
11318910 Vehicle passenger sensing and reporting system Michael D. Moffa, Dan C. Mower, Erin M. West 2022-05-03
11312330 System and method for keyless operation of vehicle ignition Dan C. Mower, Erin M. West, Ken J. Quimby, Bryan M. Elzy 2022-04-26
11046287 System and method for vehicle theft prevention Dan C. Mower, Erin M. West, Ryan B. Ebuen 2021-06-29
10870411 Using vehicle fob location to improve vehicle systems Dan C. Mower, Ryan B. Ebuen 2020-12-22
7274980 Intelligent lift interlock system Edward J. Prokopik 2007-09-25
6965819 Intelligent lift interlock system Edward J. Prokopik 2005-11-15
6594565 Intelligent lift interlock system Edward J. Prokopik 2003-07-15
5944631 Method and apparatus for automatically selecting an overdrive mode in electronically controlled automobile transmissions Edward J. Prokopik 1999-08-31
5239951 Valve lifter V. Durga Nageswar Rao, Robert Jay Natkin 1993-08-31 $24,127,000