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Michael E. Ring — 70 Patents

WBWestinghouse Air Brake: 53 patents #1 of 671Top 1%
STStrato: 9 patents #3 of 29Top 15%
Saint John, IN: #1 of 11 inventorsTop 10%
Indiana: #149 of 33,936 inventorsTop 1%
Overall (All Time): #29,186 of 4,157,543Top 1%
70 Patents All Time
Michael E. Ring has been granted 70 US patents. The first was granted in 1998 and the most recent in December 2024. Michael E. Ring ranks #29,186 of 4,157,543 US inventors in our database (top 0.70%). Patent records list Michael E. Ring in Saint John, IN, US.

Patents per Year

Patents granted per year, 1998 to 2024Bar chart with a peak of 7 patents in 2002.peak 71998: 2 patents19981999: 1 patents2000: 3 patents2001: 2 patents20012002: 7 patents2003: 2 patents2005: 4 patents20052006: 3 patents2007: 4 patents2008: 6 patents20082009: 2 patents2010: 2 patents2011: 6 patents20112012: 6 patents2013: 2 patents2014: 2 patents20142015: 1 patents2018: 3 patents2019: 2 patents20192020: 3 patents2021: 3 patents2023: 2 patents20232024: 2 patents2024

Issued Patents All Time

Showing 1–25 of 70 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDateApprox Value ⓘ
12162521 Cushioning unit with reduced tail yoke Jonathan Sunde 2024-12-10
11992629 Patient specific guide wire method 2024-05-28
11608094 Articulated rail coupler 2023-03-21
11584404 Selective cushion unit yoke with integral draft gear housing Jonathan Sunde 2023-02-21
11142228 Cushioning unit with reduced tail yoke Jonathan Sunde 2021-10-12
11117600 Hybrid cushioning apparatus with draft gear Jonathan Sunde 2021-09-14
10967148 Patient specific guide wire method 2021-04-06
D897238 Selective cushioning apparatus for a railway car Jonathan Sunde 2020-09-29
D896701 Coupler follower for selective cushioning unit Jonathan Sunde 2020-09-22
D886674 F-type yoke for a railway car cushioning unit Jonathan Sunde 2020-06-09
10513275 Selective cushioning apparatus assembly Jonathan Sunde 2019-12-24
10308263 Cushioning apparatus for a railway car Jonathan Sunde 2019-06-04
10151125 Hatch cover lock 2018-12-11
9919130 Catheter guide wire control device 2018-03-20
9918838 Integrated catheter guide wire control device 2018-03-20
8978841 Universal brake assembly 2015-03-17 $31,692,000
8783670 Compressible elastomeric spring Ronald J. Sprainis, Bradley Anderson, Jonathon Marlow 2014-07-22 $30,920,000
8701290 Method of making compressible elastomeric spring Ronald J. Sprainis, Bradley Anderson, Jonathon Marlow 2014-04-22 $24,717,000
8469464 Parking brake assembly for railway vehicle brake system Howard Sommerfeld, Jonathon Marlow, Michael J. Moriarity, Wajih Kanjo, David J. Meyer +1 more 2013-06-25 $20,246,000
8465009 Elastomeric pad for a compressible elastomeric spring Ronald J. Sprainis, Bradley Anderson, Jonathon Marlow 2013-06-18 $18,026,000
8336209 Method of making compressible elastomeric spring Ronald J. Sprainis, Bradley Anderson, Jonathon Marlow 2012-12-25
8256584 Parking brake assembly for railway vehicle brake system Howard Sommerfeld, Jonathon Marlow, Michael J. Moriarity, Wajih Kanjo, David J. Meyer +1 more 2012-09-04 $19,756,000
8230985 Parking brake assembly for railway vehicle brake system Howard Sommerfeld, Jonathon Marlow, Michael J. Moriarity, Wajih Kanjo, David J. Meyer +1 more 2012-07-31 $19,891,000
8136683 Combination yoke and elastomeric draft gear Ronald J. Sprainis, Bradley Anderson, Jonathon Marlow, David J. Meyer, Michael J. Moriarity +1 more 2012-03-20 $7,069,000
8096432 Elastomeric draft gear having a housing Ronald J. Sprainis, Bradley Anderson, Jonathon Marlow 2012-01-17 $10,031,000