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David Michael Custers — 10 Patents

NONovelis: 10 patents #21 of 284Top 8%
Asselstine, CA: #1 of 2 inventorsTop 50%
Overall (All Time): #481,000 of 4,157,543Top 15%
10 Patents All Time
David Michael Custers has been granted 10 US patents while listed as an inventor at Novelis. The first was granted in 2017 and the most recent in July 2025. David Michael Custers ranks #481,000 of 4,157,543 US inventors in our database (top 11.6%). Patent records list David Michael Custers in Asselstine, ON, CA.

Patents per Year

Patents granted per year, 2017 to 2025Bar chart with a peak of 3 patents in 2020.peak 32017: 1 patents20172020: 3 patents20202021: 1 patents20212022: 2 patents20222023: 1 patents20232025: 2 patents2025

Issued Patents All Time

Showing 1–10 of 10 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDate
12376200 Rotating magnet heat induction Antoine Jean Willy Pralong, Peter Knelsen, David Anthony Gaensbauer, Rodger Brown, Michael Kosmicki +9 more 2025-07-29
12338520 Pre-ageing systems and methods using magnetic heating 2025-06-24
11785678 Rotating magnet heat induction Antoine Jean Willy Pralong, Peter Knelsen, David Anthony Gaensbauer, Rodger Brown, Michael Kosmicki +9 more 2023-10-10
11479837 Pre-ageing systems and methods using magnetic heating 2022-10-25
11268765 Fast response heaters and associated control systems used in combination with metal treatment furnaces Michael Bull, Andrew James Hobbis 2022-03-08
11125271 Non-contact magnetic steering Michael Kosmicki, Michael Bommarito, David Anthony Gaensbauer, Robert Bruce Wagstaff 2021-09-21
10844467 Compact continuous annealing solution heat treatment David Anthony Gaensbauer, Michael Kosmicki, Curtis Eddie, Andrew James Hobbis 2020-11-24
10738828 Non-contact magnetic steering Michael Kosmicki, Michael Bommarito, David Anthony Gaensbauer, Robert Bruce Wagstaff 2020-08-11
10648738 Fast response heaters and associated control systems used in combination with metal treatment furnaces Michael Bull, Andrew James Hobbis 2020-05-12
9828652 Highly formable automotive aluminum sheet with reduced or no surface roping and a method of preparation Rajeev G. Kamat, Alok Gupta, Aude Despois 2017-11-28