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Gerald J. Block — 27 Patents

SASandel Avionics: 20 patents #1 of 7Top 15%
Volkswagen: 1 patents #1,423 of 3,450Top 45%
Vista, CA: #35 of 868 inventorsTop 5%
California: #19,967 of 386,348 inventorsTop 6%
Overall (All Time): #142,059 of 4,157,543Top 4%
27 Patents All Time
Gerald J. Block has been granted 27 US patents while listed as an inventor at Sandel Avionics. The first was granted in 1986 and the most recent in February 2024. Gerald J. Block ranks #142,059 of 4,157,543 US inventors in our database (top 3.4%). Patent records list Gerald J. Block in Vista, CA, US.

Patents per Year

Patents granted per year, 1986 to 2024Bar chart with a peak of 3 patents in 2003.peak 31986: 1 patents19861987: 1 patents2001: 1 patents20012002: 1 patents2003: 3 patents20032004: 2 patents2005: 2 patents20052006: 2 patents2007: 1 patents20072012: 1 patents2013: 1 patents20132014: 2 patents2015: 1 patents20152016: 1 patents2017: 2 patents20172018: 1 patents2021: 2 patents20212022: 1 patents2024: 1 patents2024

Issued Patents All Time

Showing 1–25 of 27 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDate
11896158 Automated aseptic fryer 2024-02-13
11433870 Method for control and/or regulation of a hybrid powertrain of a motor vehicle with an exhaust gas recirculation system Kerstin Brandes, Andreas Grote, Christian Maas 2022-09-06
10976181 System and method for path guidance panel Robert J. Bleeg, Delmar M. Fadden, Richard W. Taylor 2021-04-13
10949373 Avionics system, architecture, and method Delmar M. Fadden, John Morton, III 2021-03-16
10060747 System and method for aircraft operations including path guidance panel with conditional waypoints Jim Slattery, Robert J. Bleeg, Delmar M. Fadden, Richard W. Taylor 2018-08-28
9702727 Integrity monitoring 2017-07-11
9672746 Terrain awareness system with obstruction alerts 2017-06-06
9238507 Terrain awareness system with obstruction alerts 2016-01-19
9189195 Integrity monitoring 2015-11-17
8890718 TAWS with alert suppression 2014-11-18
8825235 Aircraft hover system and method 2014-09-02
8527117 Aircraft hover system and method 2013-09-03
8111920 Closed-loop integrity monitor Delmar M. Fadden 2012-02-07
7187304 Display system for airplane cockpit or other vehicle 2007-03-06
7057549 Method and apparatus for predictive altitude display 2006-06-06
6999023 Method and apparatus for predictive altitude display 2006-02-14
6972695 Display system for airplane cockpit or other vehicle 2005-12-06
6889124 Method and apparatus for reducing false taws warnings and navigating landing approaches Albert J. Bourdon 2005-05-03
6750788 Display system for airplane cockpit or other vehicle 2004-06-15
6683556 Method and apparatus for predictive altitude display 2004-01-27
6670892 Display system for airplane cockpit or other vehicle 2003-12-30
6591170 Method and apparatus for reducing false taws warnings and navigating landing approaches Albert J. Bourdon 2003-07-08
6507288 Display system for airplane cockpit or other vehicle 2003-01-14
6489916 Method and apparatus for predictive altitude display 2002-12-03
6259378 Display system for airplane cockpit or other vehicle 2001-07-10