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Gary R. Best — 11 Patents

MEMethode Electronics: 7 patents #19 of 253Top 8%
RMRival Manufacturing: 3 patents #6 of 38Top 20%
Blue Springs, MO: #12 of 228 inventorsTop 6%
Missouri: #1,834 of 23,789 inventorsTop 8%
Overall (All Time): #435,149 of 4,157,543Top 15%
11 Patents All Time
Gary R. Best has been granted 11 US patents while listed as an inventor at Methode Electronics. The first was granted in 1982 and the most recent in April 2001. Gary R. Best ranks #435,149 of 4,157,543 US inventors in our database (top 10.5%). Patent records list Gary R. Best in Blue Springs, MO, US.

Patents per Year

Patents granted per year, 1982 to 2001Bar chart with a peak of 2 patents in 1982.peak 21982: 2 patents19821983: 1 patents19831989: 1 patents19891998: 2 patents19981999: 2 patents19992000: 2 patents20002001: 1 patents2001

Issued Patents All Time

Showing 1–11 of 11 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDateApprox Value ⓘ
6213797 Clockspring having non-compliant and compliant roller members Patrick A. Bolen 2001-04-10
6095836 Clockspring connector with carrier member Patrick A. Bolen 2000-08-01
6012935 Clockspring connector with carrier member Patrick A. Bolen 2000-01-11
5980286 Clockspring connector with compliant roller Patrick A. Bolen, Brent E. Henderson, William C. Watts 1999-11-09
5865634 Clockspring connector with carrier member 1999-02-02
5785541 Clockspring tamper prevention and detection seal and method Patrick A. Bolen 1998-07-28
5739487 On switch with separate off release actuator 1998-04-14
4837411 Spring switch 1989-06-06
4389780 Bag opening device for can openers Richard J. Ostroski, James B. Aberer 1983-06-28 $660,000
4360970 Device for opening sealed food bags Richard J. Ostroski, James B. Aberer 1982-11-30 $605,000
4345498 Food slicing machine 1982-08-24 $519,000