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William L. King — 96 Patents

SASamsonite: 64 patents #1 of 132Top 1%
SRSamsonite Ip Holdings S.A R.L.: 8 patents #11 of 128Top 9%
Xerox: 6 patents #1,991 of 8,622Top 25%
BHBell And Howell: 2 patents #76 of 293Top 30%
SLSunbeam Corporation Limited: 2 patents #42 of 170Top 25%
UNUnknown: 2 patents #12,644 of 83,584Top 20%
WPWater Pik: 1 patents #92 of 120Top 80%
CPCleveland-Cliffs Steel Properties: 1 patents #13 of 26Top 50%
OEOtis Elevator: 1 patents #966 of 1,840Top 55%
Shell Oil Compny: 1 patents #2,223 of 4,423Top 55%
Swansea, MA: #1 of 74 inventorsTop 2%
Massachusetts: #282 of 88,656 inventorsTop 1%
Overall (All Time): #15,731 of 4,157,543Top 1%
96 Patents All Time
William L. King has been granted 96 US patents while listed as an inventor at Samsonite. The first was granted in 1980 and the most recent in July 2024. William L. King ranks #15,731 of 4,157,543 US inventors in our database (top 0.38%). Patent records list William L. King in Swansea, MA, US.

Patents per Year

Patents granted per year, 1987 to 2024Bar chart with a peak of 9 patents in 1991.peak 91987: 4 patents19871988: 5 patents1989: 5 patents1990: 8 patents19901991: 9 patents1992: 2 patents1993: 2 patents19931994: 2 patents1995: 5 patents1996: 2 patents19961997: 3 patents1998: 7 patents1999: 5 patents19992000: 4 patents2001: 3 patents2002: 6 patents20022003: 3 patents2005: 1 patents2006: 2 patents20062007: 1 patents2008: 1 patents2009: 1 patents20092010: 1 patents2011: 2 patents2012: 1 patents20122014: 2 patents2015: 1 patents2016: 2 patents20162017: 1 patents2024: 1 patents2024

Issued Patents All Time

Showing 1–25 of 96 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDateApprox Value ⓘ
12042850 Detection and removal of continuous caster-related defects on slabs Ronald H. Radzilowski 2024-07-23
9820541 Wheeled luggage case arrangement 2017-11-21
9468277 Retractable spinner wheels for a luggage case 2016-10-18
9282795 Retractable table for luggage Kyle F. Gendreau 2016-03-15
9051916 Portable device for generating electric power Ghanshyam H. Popat 2015-06-09
8720655 Luggage case with large folding wheels 2014-05-13
8650724 Zippers for bags and luggage Robert Thomas Zielinski 2014-02-18
8245825 System for cinching a resilient luggage case Kenzo Yoneno, Luc Huyghe, Dirk Santy 2012-08-21
7900758 Carry-on case for conforming to the curved shape of an overhead carry-on luggage compartment John H. Sullivan, JR. 2011-03-08
7886884 Carry-on luggage case Charles K. Weisbart 2011-02-15
7815789 Process to prepare a lubricating base oil Peter James Wardle 2010-10-19
7527845 Connection element structure for a non-textile fabric Gregory W. O'Connor, Berkley B. Thornton, Jr. 2009-05-05
7328779 Ratchet compressor for expandable luggage Glenn Schmierer 2008-02-12
7195109 Expansion system for a luggage case Ethan Mitchell, George Teixeira 2007-03-27
7073694 Hybrid construction for a luggage case Edward F. Wholley 2006-07-11
7066820 Illusion toy Mark Setteducati, Robert L. Carignan, Terry Chan 2006-06-27
6976685 Wheeled car seat Glenn Schmierer 2005-12-20
6655528 Laptop computer carrying case and impact isolating insert 2003-12-02
D471727 Combination infant car seat and stroller Glenn Schmierer 2003-03-18
6533086 Ergonomic upright wheeled luggage Charles E. Waddell, Andrew Zionts 2003-03-18
6450609 Methods for charging and priming fluid ejector heads Karai P. Premnath 2002-09-17 $6,781,000
D460264 Set of raised corner pockets for luggage 2002-07-16
D459884 Protective carrying case for a laptop computer 2002-07-09
6409329 Method and device to prevent foreign metallic object damage in fluid ejection systems using microwave dryers 2002-06-25 $4,453,000
6357852 Method and apparatus for restoring an ink jet printhead Karai P. Premnath, Stanley Dabrowny 2002-03-19 $9,934,000