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Derek L. Patterson

General Motors: 20 patents #670 of 18,328Top 4%
DY Dynalloy: 1 patents #28 of 51Top 55%
Overall (All Time): #219,159 of 4,157,543Top 6%
20
Patents All Time

Issued Patents All Time

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDate
11603045 Vehicle tailgate assembly Neil W. Humann 2023-03-14
11591030 Endgate assembly and a vehicle that utilizes the endgate assembly Peter M. Snede 2023-02-28
11572023 Bike rack for tailgate that includes major and minor gates Ryan Cahill, William C. Bliss 2023-02-07
10577852 Method and apparatus for preventing tailgate collision with hitch accessory Allan Lewis, Donald Raymond Gignac, Mohammad Naserian 2020-03-03
9981700 Cargo system for a vehicle Cheryl A. Garrison 2018-05-29
9493968 Striker with expandable sleeve Joseph P. Fannon, Hugh S. Bauer, Paulo M. Mendonca 2016-11-15
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
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
9248871 Multi-position endgate system David B. Waskie, Daniel R. Hunt, Roland Dibra 2016-02-02
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
9120443 Reverse-drive elastomeric helical-thread hood bumper James M. Townson, Mark L. Felzien, Duane T. Vanpamel, Christopher C. Cook 2015-09-01
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
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
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
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
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
8382211 Wheel insert attachment system Paul W. Renius, Mark A. Voss 2013-02-26
8049451 Embedded non-contact detection system Scott A. Niemiec, Craig A. Kollar, Edward M. Sanocki, JR., Thomas A. Wilson 2011-11-01
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