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Gerald E. Johnson — 34 Patents

OEOtis Elevator: 29 patents #35 of 1,840Top 2%
LTLamb Technicon: 2 patents #4 of 17Top 25%
YUYale University: 1 patents #732 of 1,662Top 45%
Lockheed Martin: 1 patents #2,818 of 6,507Top 45%
Flint, MI: #4 of 357 inventorsTop 2%
Michigan: #1,801 of 86,293 inventorsTop 3%
Overall (All Time): #100,737 of 4,157,543Top 3%
34 Patents All Time
Gerald E. Johnson has been granted 34 US patents while listed as an inventor at Otis Elevator. The first was granted in 1985 and the most recent in April 1999. Gerald E. Johnson ranks #100,737 of 4,157,543 US inventors in our database (top 2.4%). Patent records list Gerald E. Johnson in Flint, MI, US.

Issued Patents All Time

Showing 1–25 of 34 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDateApprox Value ⓘ
5893269 Crystal freezing apparatus Patrick Fleming, Alan M. Friedman 1999-04-13
5406125 Semiconductor device having a metalized via hole Michael D. Medley 1995-04-11
5366060 Balustrade handrail entry housing Ronald Laliberte, Frank Sansevero, Willy Adrian, Gerald Wente, R. Zimmerman 1994-11-22
5355990 Balustrade handrail entry safety device John T. Pitts, Ary O. Mello 1994-10-18 $9,068,000
5351800 Escalator step axle attachment assembly James A. Rivera 1994-10-04 $5,424,000
5332078 Balustrade handrail entry guard James A. Rivera 1994-07-26 $8,734,000
D348757 Escalator handrail entry housing James A. Rivera, Dat Nguyen, Dale R. Barrett 1994-07-12
D348756 Escalator handrail entry housing Dale R. Barrett, Ronald Laliberte, John T. Pitts, Frank Sansevero, Willy Adrian +2 more 1994-07-12
5316121 Escalator missing step detection Vlad Zaharia 1994-05-31 $3,578,000
5295567 System for emergency stopping of escalator handrail Vlad Zaharia 1994-03-22 $10,588,000
5284237 Sound insulation for escalator balustrade Ary O. Mello, Mukunda B. Pramanik 1994-02-08 $13,477,000
5259493 Roller handrail entry guard assembly 1993-11-09 $6,859,000
5245315 Fiber optic escalator handrail intrusion detector shield Vlad Zaharia 1993-09-14 $7,273,000
D338309 Barrier panel for escalators James A. Rivera, Arthur McClement 1993-08-10
5226522 Moving handrail guide mount with vibration isolation Mukunda B. Pramanik, Ary O. Mello 1993-07-13 $5,629,000
5219060 Step axle for escalator Charles D. Diasparra, Arthur McClement 1993-06-15 $8,511,000
5215177 Escalator skirt and deck panel quick release fastener assembly Frank Sansevero 1993-06-01 $4,139,000
5188209 Handrail roller bow adjustment James A. Rivera, Arthur McClement 1993-02-23 $3,812,000
5186302 Escalator skirt and deck panel installation Arthur McClement, James A. Rivera 1993-02-16 $2,880,000
5156252 Handrail guard housing shield Ary O. Mello, Arthur McClement 1992-10-20 $2,471,000
5156251 Balustrade mounting assembly for escalator or moving walkway 1992-10-20 $2,471,000
5133443 Self adjustable escalator handrail drive with balanced drive chain tension James A. Rivera 1992-07-28 $10,360,000
5131520 Escalator handrail guide James A. Rivera, Arthur McClement 1992-07-21 $5,759,000
5131521 Moving handrail drive James A. Rivera, Frank Sansevero, Dat Nguyen 1992-07-21 $5,759,000
5062520 Self adjustable handrail drive with separate drive chains Dat Nguyen, Frank Sansevero, James A. Rivera 1991-11-05 $10,845,000