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Gary Klinger — 31 Patents

ITItt: 15 patents #10 of 721Top 2%
IEItt Manufacturing Enterprises: 10 patents #25 of 1,404Top 2%
IAItt Automotive: 3 patents #4 of 57Top 8%
CACooper-Standard Automotive: 2 patents #22 of 134Top 20%
Rochester Hills, MI: #41 of 1,754 inventorsTop 3%
Michigan: #2,085 of 86,293 inventorsTop 3%
Overall (All Time): #115,823 of 4,157,543Top 3%
31 Patents All Time
Gary Klinger has been granted 31 US patents while listed as an inventor at Itt. The first was granted in 1992 and the most recent in November 2025. Gary Klinger ranks #115,823 of 4,157,543 US inventors in our database (top 2.8%). Patent records list Gary Klinger in Rochester Hills, MI, US.

Issued Patents All Time

Showing 1–25 of 31 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDateApprox Value ⓘ
12467796 Thermal probe assembly Brian James Cardwell, Christian A. Veraza 2025-11-11
12424910 Apparatus and method for magnetically sensing the position of a rotating device David S. Malone 2025-09-23
10428987 Quick connect assembly Kenneth Gocha, Steve Frederiksen 2019-10-01 $8,219,000
7121592 Fluid quick connect with adjustable flow control valve George Sazbo 2006-10-17 $52,115,000
7077382 Water supply shut off valve with quick connect having flow regulation 2006-07-18 $24,316,000
6905143 Fluid conduit quick connector and stuffer pack Michael J. Andre 2005-06-14 $26,261,000
6550815 Coaxial quick connector Michael T. Zitkowic, Jr., Christopher R. Terry, Daniel H. Walker 2003-04-22 $9,267,000
6528125 Corrosion resistant powder coated metal tube and process for making the same Timothy Jackson, Tao Nie, Steve Obbish, John F. Schloemp, II, William R Church +2 more 2003-03-04 $13,313,000
6276400 Corrosion resistant powder coated metal tube and process for making the same Timothy Jackson, Tao Nie, Steve Obbish, John F. Schloemp, II, Robert P Church +2 more 2001-08-21 $8,150,000
6199916 Spin welded fluid connector Gary Zelinski, David C. Stieler 2001-03-13 $5,059,000
6123113 Asymmetrical convolute tube Duane J. Pontbriand, David Bensko 2000-09-26 $26,907,000
6026855 Fuel tank one-way flow valve quick connector Tim Jackson, John Horst 2000-02-22 $3,648,000
5984378 Inline quick connector James E. Ostrander, Richard Pender 1999-11-16 $25,906,000
5960977 Corrugated polymeric filler neck tubing James E. Ostrander, David Bensko, Ricki Kelley, Theodore J. Watson 1999-10-05 $7,337,000
5893590 Quick connector housing with elongated barb design to prevent accidental engagement Siegfried Kurt Baier 1999-04-13 $8,998,000
5882047 Quick connector fluid coupling James E. Ostrander, Richard Pender 1999-03-16 $7,332,000
5718459 High pressure quick connector Robert M. Davie, David L. Noone, Craig Cheney, Duane J. Pontbriand, Anthony K. Carman +2 more 1998-02-17 $23,913,000
5676403 Pop top insertion indicator for quick connectors George Szabo 1997-10-14 $80,070,000
5658020 Quick connector Anthony K. Carman, Duane J. Pontbriand 1997-08-19 $10,975,000
5542712 Quick connector housing with elongated barb design Siegfried Kurt Baier 1996-08-06 $4,633,000
5533761 Quick connector release member James E. Ostrander 1996-07-09 $8,692,000
5456500 Recessed pop-top insertion indicator Anthony K. Carman, Rick Kelley, Darrell Wilczynski 1995-10-10 $19,989,000
5374089 High pressure quick connector Robert M. Davie, David L. Noone, Craig Cheney, George Szabo, Duane J. Pontbriand +2 more 1994-12-20 $24,054,000
5342095 High pressure quick connector Duane J. Pontbriand 1994-08-30 $42,896,000
5297818 Retainer for pop-top indicator 1994-03-29 $17,800,000