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Michael Hier — 33 Patents

LELear: 26 patents #27 of 1,996Top 2%
LDLear Automotive Dearborn: 2 patents #28 of 178Top 20%
Royal Oak, MI: #21 of 1,428 inventorsTop 2%
Michigan: #1,896 of 86,293 inventorsTop 3%
Overall (All Time): #105,480 of 4,157,543Top 3%
33 Patents All Time
Michael Hier has been granted 33 US patents while listed as an inventor at Lear. The first was granted in 2000 and the most recent in April 2010. Michael Hier ranks #105,480 of 4,157,543 US inventors in our database (top 2.5%). Patent records list Michael Hier in Royal Oak, MI, US.

Issued Patents All Time

Showing 1–25 of 33 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDateApprox Value ⓘ
7690677 Trim panel having foam bridge supported hidden tear seam Glenn Cowelchuk, Todd DePue 2010-04-06
7478854 Automotive handle with soft feel and method of making the same Glenn Cowelchuk, Todd DePue, David Dooley, Randy Reed 2009-01-20
7458604 Automotive trim assembly having an integrated airbag door Glenn Cowelchuk, Randy Reed, David Dooley, Todd DePue 2008-12-02
7458631 Automotive armrest with soft feel and method of making the same Glenn Cowelchuk, Todd DePue, David Dooley, Randy Reed 2008-12-02
7425029 Integral cushioned trim panel for a vehicle David Dooley, Randy Reed, Glenn Cowelchuk, Todd DePue 2008-09-16 $13,560,000
7291301 Method of manufacturing an airbag assembly and vehicle trim component Glenn Cowelchuk, Robert J. Adams, Todd DePue 2007-11-06
7226079 Air bag assembly with two piece air bag housing Jack Palazzolo, Joseph J. Davis, Jr. 2007-06-05 $9,670,000
7219922 Interior vehicle trim panel Todd DePue, Glenn Cowelchuk 2007-05-22 $9,686,000
7192074 Automotive compartment having an integrated spring mechanism and method of making the same Todd DePue, David Dooley, Randy Reed, Glenn Cowelchuk 2007-03-20 $6,845,000
7163234 Vehicular cross car beam assembly having an integral air bag inflator Todd DePue, Michael W. Cass, Robert J. Adams, Glenn Cowelchuk 2007-01-16 $9,610,000
7160404 Method of manufacturing an airbag assembly and vehicle trim component Glenn Cowelchuk 2007-01-09 $4,486,000
7156437 Automotive trim part with applique and method of making same Glenn Cowelchuk, Todd DePue, David Dooley, Randy Reed 2007-01-02
7140636 Airbag support assembly for a vehicle instrument panel Todd DePue, Glenn Cowelchuk 2006-11-28 $6,395,000
7125048 Dampener Joseph J. Davis, Jr., Sarkis B. Mikhjian, Wael Youssef-Agha 2006-10-24 $26,104,000
7121578 Trim panel having foam bridge supported hidden tear seam Glenn Cowelchuk, Todd DePue 2006-10-17 $4,702,000
7108312 Vehicle door trim bolster with multi-feel cover and method of making the same Glenn Cowelchuk, David Dooley, Todd DePue, Randy Reed 2006-09-19 $2,049,000
7014208 Interior vehicle trim panel Todd DePue, Robert J. Adams, Glenn Cowelchuk 2006-03-21 $1,279,000
6966829 HVAC system for a vehicle with concealed vents Glenn Cowelchuk 2005-11-22 $4,296,000
6942243 Vehicle instrument panel air bag door assembly Joseph J. Davis, Jr., Gary Sadek 2005-09-13 $2,062,000
6872349 Molded seamless vehicle interior panel for concealing an airbag Joseph J. Davis, Jr., Jack Palazzolo, John H. Faarup 2005-03-29 $2,673,000
6851704 Air bag assembly Joseph J. Davis, Jr. 2005-02-08 $4,349,000
6756004 Method for manufacturing cockpit-type instrument panels Joseph J. Davis, Jr. 2004-06-29 $7,915,000
6732894 Vehicle cup holder arm assembly Timothy R. Hubbert, Joseph J. Davis, Jr., Jack Palazzolo, Dean Corrion 2004-05-11 $6,202,000
6679544 Molded energy absorber Timothy R. Hubbert 2004-01-20 $6,558,000
6652793 Method of manufacturing a vehicle cup holder arm assembly Dean Corrion, Joseph J. Davis, Jr., Jack Palazzolo, Timothy R. Hubbert 2003-11-25 $11,755,000