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Keith Townsend — 8 Patents

The Boeing: 5 patents #2,354 of 15,756Top 15%
NUNorth Carolina State University: 1 patents #675 of 1,607Top 45%
Everett, WA: #106 of 1,109 inventorsTop 10%
Washington: #13,119 of 76,902 inventorsTop 20%
Overall (All Time): #600,572 of 4,157,543Top 15%
8 Patents All Time
Keith Townsend has been granted 8 US patents while listed as an inventor at The Boeing. The first was granted in 1985 and the most recent in November 2022. Keith Townsend ranks #600,572 of 4,157,543 US inventors in our database (top 14.4%). Patent records list Keith Townsend in Everett, WA, US.

Patents per Year

Patents granted per year, 1985 to 2022Bar chart with a peak of 2 patents in 2019.peak 21985: 1 patents19851986: 1 patents19861996: 1 patents19962016: 1 patents20162017: 1 patents20172019: 2 patents20192022: 1 patents2022

Issued Patents All Time

Showing 1–8 of 8 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDateApprox Value ⓘ
11485474 Foldable aircraft wings Paul Dees, Eric G. Gruner, Michael Addington, David Douglas Boes, Eric D. Blohm +7 more 2022-11-01 $47,784,000
10370083 Wing fold system rotating latch Stephen J. Fox, Jan A. Kordel, Matthew August Lassen, Mark J. Gardner, Mark S. Good 2019-08-06 $26,050,000
10215281 Seal assembly for sealing relatively movable components Charuhas M. Soman, Eric D. Blohm, Richard B. Tanner, Mark John Herzberg, Ralph E. Hardin 2019-02-26 $47,572,000
9783284 Rotary drive assembly for wing tip Stephen J. Fox 2017-10-10 $19,162,000
9469392 Wing fold system rotating latch Stephen J. Fox, Jan A. Kordel, Matthew August Lassen, Mark J. Gardner, Mark S. Good 2016-10-18 $16,545,000
5577116 Apparatus and method for echo characterization of a communication channel Harish Punjabi, Alexandra Duel-Hallen, Samuel T. Alexander 1996-11-19
4576019 Circular knitting machine having improved take-down apparatus Frederick Keel, Marshall C. Carter 1986-03-18
4502299 Yarn feeder mechanisms and double cylinder knitting machines having such mechanisms Frederick Keel, Marshall C. Carter 1985-03-05