Inventor

Michael E. Ward

Inventor
Geneva, IL, US

Overview

21→
Patents
1987–2011
Patent span
Mechanical engineering
Primary field (CPC F)

Patents· 21 as inventor

Public. Assignee & technology derived from the patent record. Each patent links to its LexDana page.

F16Bprimary
F16BDevices for fastening or securing constructional elements or machine parts together, e.g. nails, bolts, circlips, clamps, clips or wedges25%
Y10STechnical subjects covered by former uspc cross-reference art collections [xracs] and digests12%
F28DHeat-exchange apparatus, not provided for in another subclass, in which the heat-exchange media do not come into direct contact10%
F28FDetails of heat-exchange and heat-transfer apparatus, of general application10%
Y10TTechnical subjects covered by former us classification10%
C04BLime, magnesia4%
E04BGeneral building constructions4%
F16LPipes4%
B21KMaking forged or pressed metal products, e.g. horse-shoes, rivets, bolts or wheels2%
B23GThread cutting2%

Career & activity timeline

Assembled from patent assignee/location history and declaration credentials.

1987–1998Patents assigned to SOLAR TURBINES INC (4)· patent assignee history
1987Based in San Diego, CA, US· patent location history
1993–1999Based in Poway, CA, US· patent location history
1997–2011Patents assigned to ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS (15)· patent assignee history
1997–2011Based in Geneva, IL, US· patent location history
1999Patents assigned to SOLAR TURBINES (1)· patent assignee history
2009Patents assigned to CASS POLYMERS INC (1)· patent assignee history
2009Based in Tuttle, OK, US· patent location history

Inventor activity

Assignee and location history derived from the patent record.

Assignees
AssigneePatentsSpan
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS151997–2011
SOLAR TURBINES INC41987–1998
CASS POLYMERS INC12009
SOLAR TURBINES11999
Locations
LocationPatentsSpan
Geneva, Illinois, US151997–2011
Poway, California, US41993–1999
Tuttle, OK, US12009
San Diego, California, US11987