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David C. Goss — 37 Patents

TETextron: 20 patents #2 of 575Top 1%
TMThermon Manufacturing: 9 patents #1 of 23Top 5%
APAcument Intellectual Properties: 5 patents #1 of 25Top 4%
San Marcos, TX: #4 of 146 inventorsTop 3%
Texas: #2,836 of 125,132 inventorsTop 3%
Overall (All Time): #88,321 of 4,157,543Top 3%
37 Patents All Time
David C. Goss has been granted 37 US patents while listed as an inventor at Textron. The first was granted in 1980 and the most recent in March 2024. David C. Goss ranks #88,321 of 4,157,543 US inventors in our database (top 2.1%). Patent records list David C. Goss in San Marcos, TX, US.

Patents per Year

Patents granted per year, 1980 to 2024Bar chart with a peak of 3 patents in 1993.peak 31980: 1 patents19801981: 1 patents1982: 1 patents1983: 1 patents19831984: 1 patents1987: 1 patents1988: 2 patents19881990: 1 patents1992: 1 patents1993: 3 patents19931994: 2 patents1995: 2 patents1997: 3 patents19971998: 2 patents1999: 1 patents2000: 1 patents20002001: 1 patents2002: 1 patents2003: 3 patents20032013: 2 patents2014: 1 patents2020: 3 patents20202023: 1 patents2024: 1 patents2024

Issued Patents All Time

Showing 1–25 of 37 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDateApprox Value ⓘ
11926021 Drive system configured to provide frictional fit engagement Steven P. Donovan, Olof Markus Ingemar Bergelin, Jone Edland 2024-03-12
11781598 Drive system with full surface drive contact 2023-10-10
10788077 Drive system with full surface drive contact 2020-09-29
10731692 Screw head and tool for use therewith 2020-08-04
10697499 Drive system with full surface drive contact 2020-06-30
8739660 Screw head and tool for use therewith Jone Edland 2014-06-03
8590429 Torque limiting socket and method of using same Richard Seidl 2013-11-26
8347761 Drive socket design for hold and drive fastener 2013-01-08
6654997 Rivet removal tool and method Steven P. Donovan, Richard A. Swedberg 2003-12-02 $23,532,000
6622596 Spring loaded drive gun Michael Janusz 2003-09-23 $20,151,000
6585141 Adjustable-length end piece for a fastener drive tool Jordan Kingsbury 2003-07-01 $9,373,000
6454891 Spin weld assembly 2002-09-24 $21,728,000
6296064 Axially loaded drive tool Michael Janusz 2001-10-02 $14,949,000
6158310 Drive system having a strengthened drive system member for resisting torsional stresses Terry A. Crissinger 2000-12-12 $19,186,000
5961267 Thread forming fastener Dennis Luna 1999-10-05 $37,068,000
5788268 Spring retainer air bag mounting device Steve Donovan 1998-08-04 $28,181,000
5785348 Diffusor cup for an inflator device which is used to inflate an airbag in an airbag system Steven P. Donovan 1998-07-28 $62,904,000
5639113 Mounting assembly for air bag Steven P. Donovan, David W. Everdon 1997-06-17 $44,730,000
5630611 Mounting assembly for air bag Steven P. Donovan, David W. Everdon 1997-05-20 $41,017,000
5599039 Spring retainer air bag mounting device Steven P. Donovan 1997-02-04 $31,744,000
5461952 Back-side taper wedging drive system 1995-10-31 $3,619,000
5407311 Ultrasonic stud and method of assembly 1995-04-18 $7,007,000
5291811 Back-side taper wedging drive system 1994-03-08 $11,199,000
5279190 Elliptical lobed drive system Richard Seidl 1994-01-18 $24,524,000
5207132 Elliptical lobed drive system Richard Seidl 1993-05-04 $10,486,000