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Oliver J. Young — 30 Patents

LELear: 25 patents #30 of 1,996Top 2%
PIPolaris Industries: 4 patents #210 of 746Top 30%
Overall (All Time): #121,623 of 4,157,543Top 3%
30 Patents All Time
Oliver J. Young has been granted 30 US patents while listed as an inventor at Lear. The first was granted in 1996 and the most recent in August 2025. Oliver J. Young ranks #121,623 of 4,157,543 US inventors in our database (top 2.9%). Patent records list Oliver J. Young in Birmingham, WV, GB.

Patents per Year

Patents granted per year, 1996 to 2025Bar chart with a peak of 13 patents in 2006.peak 131996: 1 patents19962005: 1 patents20052006: 13 patents20062007: 3 patents20072008: 5 patents20082009: 2 patents20092010: 1 patents20102020: 2 patents20202021: 1 patents20212025: 1 patents2025

Issued Patents All Time

Showing 1–25 of 30 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDateApprox Value ⓘ
12385429 Powertrain for a utility vehicle Steven M. Tittl, Andrew C. Schleif, Stephen L. Nelson, Kevin J. Rodel, William L. Barbrey +2 more 2025-08-12
11041429 Cooling jacket for exhaust valve and thermostat and cooling bottle Darren J. Hedlund 2021-06-22 $30,445,000
10731620 Battery key, starter and improved crank Dallas J. Blake, James A. Barczak, Lawrence J. Hosaluk, Darren J. Hedlund, Matthew D. Reeves +4 more 2020-08-04 $33,115,000
10590833 Cooling jacket for exhaust valve and thermostat and cooling bottle Darren J. Hedlund 2020-03-17 $8,839,000
7681949 Haptic vehicle seat John F. Nathan, H. Winston Maue, David A. Powell 2010-03-23 $48,307,000
7551068 Vehicle seat alert system David A. Powell, H. Winston Maue, John F. Nathan 2009-06-23 $1,011,000
7518073 Vehicle occupant sensing system having enclosed sensor assembly Faisal K. Sallam, Novy A. Medallo 2009-04-14 $546,000
7446668 Vehicle occupant sensing system having a low profile sensor assembly John F. Nathan, Christopher Ricard, Mark Sebby 2008-11-04 $884,000
7428942 Vehicle occupant sensing system having guiding ribs Faisal K. Sallam 2008-09-30 $10,020,000
7405370 Vehicle occupant sensing system having enclosed sensor assembly Faisal K. Sallam, Novy A. Medallo 2008-07-29 $14,090,000
7402769 Vehicle occupant sensing system having a retention member for a biasing member Faisal K. Sallam, Novy A. Medallo 2008-07-22 $5,535,000
7365278 Vehicle occupant sensing system having a contamination barrier member Faisal K. Sallam, Novy A. Medallo 2008-04-29 $24,393,000
7292027 Vehicle occupant sensing system having sensor assemblies with variable biasing member John F. Nathan 2007-11-06 $2,527,000
7258398 Vehicle occupant sensing system having an upper slide member with an emitter interference member John F. Nathan, Christopher Ricard 2007-08-21 $20,882,000
7172244 Vehicle seat assembly having a vehicle occupant sensing system and a seat cushion insert positioned therein Asad S. Ali 2007-02-06 $11,615,000
7138907 Spring sensor retention assembly for sensor apparatus mounted in a vehicle seat cushion John F. Nathan, Christopher Ricard 2006-11-21 $6,665,000
7132953 Spring sensor assembly for a vehicle seat cushion John F. Nathan, Christopher Ricard 2006-11-07 $6,574,000
7128370 Vehicle seat assembly having a vehicle occupant sensing system and reinforcing inserts positioned therein Asad S. Ali 2006-10-31 $8,470,000
7100980 Vehicle seat assembly having a vehicle occupant sensing system with a biasing pad Asad S. Ali, John F. Nathan, Christopher Ricard, Ash Galbreath 2006-09-05 $7,972,000
7075450 Vehicle occupant sensing system having discrete wiring John F. Nathan 2006-07-11 $1,944,000
7063382 Vehicle seat assembly having a vehicle occupant sensing system and a seat cushion insert Asad S. Ali 2006-06-20 $3,837,000
7059029 Method of testing a sensor array incorporated into a vehicle seat John F. Nathan 2006-06-13 $2,397,000
7053759 Method of determining an equivalent value for a failed sensor in a vehicle seat having an occupancy sensing system Karl Kennedy, Shridhar Malayappan, John F. Nathan, Christopher Ricard 2006-05-30 $5,477,000
7049974 Vehicle occupant sensing system having sensors with formed terminals John F. Nathan, Christopher Ricard 2006-05-23 $2,836,000
7034709 Vehicle occupant sensing system and method of electrically attaching a sensor to an electrical circuit John F. Nathan, Christopher Ricard 2006-04-25 $2,291,000