Inventor · disambiguated record
John W. Cobes
Also filed as: COBES JOHN · COBES JOHN W · COBES JOHN W JR · COBES JR JOHN W
41 granted patents·11 pending applications·1,070 citations·filing 1991–2017
98Inventor score
Top patents by PatentIndex Score
52 records- 0195US6769733B2Bulkhead assembly for a motor vehicleALCOA INC·Filed 2002·Granted Aug 3, 2004·67 cites·19 claims
- 0294US7198189B2Multi-shouldered fixed bobbin tools for simultaneous friction stir welding of multiple parallel walls between partsALCOA INC·Filed 2005·Granted Apr 3, 2007·21 cites·21 claims
- 0394US6508035B1Ultra-lightweight thin sliding door for a vehicleALCOA INC·Filed 2000·Granted Jan 21, 2003·38 cites·15 claims
- 0493US7401723B2Advanced friction stir welding toolsALCOA INC·Filed 2005·Granted Jul 22, 2008·19 cites·22 claims
- 0593US7383975B2Fracture resistant friction stir welding toolsALCOA INC·Filed 2005·Granted Jun 10, 2008·19 cites·21 claims
- 0693US6994363B2Tailgate extensionALCOA INC·Filed 2004·Granted Feb 7, 2006·55 cites·30 claims
- 0793US6893065B2Crash energy absorption assembly for a motor vehicleALCOA INC·Filed 2002·Granted May 17, 2005·60 cites·19 claims
- 0893US5931520ALight weight instrument panel reinforcement structureALUMINUM CO OF AMERICA·Filed 1997·Granted Aug 3, 1999·107 cites·23 claims
- 0991US8052198B2Pedestrian safe automotive hood having reinforcing foamALCOA INC·Filed 2008·Granted Nov 8, 2011·41 cites·20 claims
- 1091US6176544B1Instrument panel reinforcement structure including a novel driver side cross tubeALCOA INC·Filed 1999·Granted Jan 23, 2001·90 cites·18 claims
- 1190US6193273B1Automotive vehicle cast frame componentsALUMINUM CO OF AMERICA·Filed 1998·Granted Feb 27, 2001·84 cites·18 claims
- 1289US7011357B2Window assembly for a motor vehicleALCOA INC·Filed 2004·Granted Mar 14, 2006·27 cites·14 claims
- 1388US6755461B2Modular front end for a motor vehicleALOCA INC·Filed 2002·Granted Jun 29, 2004·46 cites·58 claims
- 1488US6464240B1Trailer hitchALCOA INC·Filed 2000·Granted Oct 15, 2002·33 cites·20 claims
- 1583US10446817B2Energy storage device and related methodsALCOA INC·Filed 2016·Granted Oct 15, 2019·3 cites·15 claims
- 1683US5944373ALightweight tailgate assemblyALUMINUM CO OF AMERICA·Filed 1998·Granted Aug 31, 1999·51 cites·18 claims
- 1782US9604498B2Wheel assemblyALCOA INC·Filed 2015·Granted Mar 28, 2017·4 cites·28 claims
- 1879US7163076B2Drive train assembly for a motor vehicleALCOA INC·Filed 2002·Granted Jan 16, 2007·26 cites·26 claims
- 1978US7854362B2Advanced multi-shouldered fixed bobbin tools for simultaneous friction stir welding of multiple parallel walls between partsALCOA INC·Filed 2008·Granted Dec 21, 2010·4 cites·8 claims
- 2078US6672642B1Hybrid tailgateALCOA INC·Filed 2002·Granted Jan 6, 2004·31 cites·16 claims
- 2178US5480208AS-portion for a frame-type vehicle body construction and an associated methodALUMINUM CO OF AMERICA·Filed 1994·Granted Jan 2, 1996·38 cites·20 claims
- 2277US6669223B2Trailer hitchALCOA INC·Filed 2002·Granted Dec 30, 2003·20 cites·10 claims
- 2376US8413875B2Advanced multi-shouldered fixed bobbin tools for simultaneous friction stir welding of multiple parallel walls between partsSTOL ISRAEL·Filed 2012·Granted Apr 9, 2013·2 cites·18 claims
- 2473US7793816B2Friction stir welding apparatusALCOA INC·Filed 2007·Granted Sep 14, 2010·3 cites·22 claims
- 2573US6860537B2Door for a motor vehicleALCOA INC·Filed 2002·Granted Mar 1, 2005·15 cites·49 claims
- 2672US6698809B2Joint structure and method for making a joint structureALCOA INC·Filed 2002·Granted Mar 2, 2004·15 cites·9 claims
- 2771US8256657B2Advanced multi-shouldered fixed bobbin tools for simultaneous friction stir welding of multiple parallel walls between partsSTOL ISRAEL·Filed 2009·Granted Sep 4, 2012·2 cites·6 claims
- 2870US6886886B2Front end apron assembly for a motor vehicleALCOA INC·Filed 2004·Granted May 3, 2005·17 cites·20 claims
- 2969US6846001B2Receiver for a trailer hitchALCOA INC·Filed 2003·Granted Jan 25, 2005·15 cites·10 claims
- 3067US7363750B2Sliding vehicle door with a moveable window assemblyALCOA INC·Filed 2004·Granted Apr 29, 2008·14 cites·6 claims
- 3167US7163219B2Control arm for motor vehicle suspension systemALCOA INC·Filed 2002·Granted Jan 16, 2007·16 cites·26 claims
- 3262US7011350B2Flash welded joint structure and method for making a joint structureALCOA INC·Filed 2004·Granted Mar 14, 2006·12 cites·35 claims
- 3361US5535841APanel reinforcement structureALUMINUM CO OF AMERICA·Filed 1995·Granted Jul 16, 1996·21 cites·2 claims
- 3459US2010108742A1Fracture resistant friction stir welding toolsSTOL ISRAEL·Filed 2009·Application pending·0 cites
- 3558US7118166B2Method of assembling a motor vehicle modular front end having a bulkhead assemblyALCOA INC·Filed 2003·Granted Oct 10, 2006·10 cites·9 claims
- 3658US6629352B2Ultra-lightweight thin sliding door for a vehicleALCOA INC·Filed 2001·Granted Oct 7, 2003·7 cites·7 claims
- 3758US5311923ASupporting and fastening means for mold blocks in a continuous block casterALUMINUM CO OF AMERICA·Filed 1991·Granted May 17, 1994·9 cites·11 claims
- 3857US5538094APanel reinforcement structureALUMINUM CO OF AMERICA·Filed 1994·Granted Jul 23, 1996·16 cites·12 claims
- 3956US2008217377A1Fracture Resistant Friction Stir Welding ToolALCOA INC·Filed 2007·Application pending·0 cites
- 4055US6968650B2Ultra-lightweight thin door with hardware carrier system for a vehicleALCOA INC·Filed 2003·Granted Nov 29, 2005·6 cites·12 claims
- 4154US9884511B2Wheel assemblyARCONIC INC·Filed 2017·Granted Feb 6, 2018·0 cites·20 claims
- 4252US2014262501A1Durable copper to aluminum welded connectionALCOA INC·Filed 2014·Application pending·0 cites
- 4352US2007261816A1Hood mounted heat exchangerWARREN CHARLES J·Filed 2007·Application pending·0 cites
- 4448US8869900B2Method and apparatus for connecting drilling riser strings and compositions thereofSAWTELL RALPH·Filed 2008·Granted Oct 28, 2014·4 cites·19 claims
- 4545US6598923B2Joint structure and method for making a joint structureALCOA INC·Filed 2001·Granted Jul 29, 2003·2 cites·28 claims
- 4645US2007278819A1Light weight modular hinged doorSEKSARIA DINESH C·Filed 2007·Application pending·0 cites
- 4742US2011248119A1Structural connectors and methods of using sameSTOL ISRAEL·Filed 2010·Application pending·0 cites
- 4842US2006096100A1Joint structure and method for making a joint structureSTOL ISRAEL·Filed 2005·Application pending·0 cites
- 4941US2012280485A1Solid state based joining processes with post-weld processing(s) under compression and apparatuses thereforSTOL ISRAEL·Filed 2012·Application pending·0 cites
- 5041US2007039985A1Roof rack concept for passenger vehicles, incorporating reconfigurable, multipurpose storage roof for improved aerodynamics and aestheticsWARREN CHARLES·Filed 2006·Application pending·0 cites
Showing the top 50 of 52 patent records by PatentIndex Score.
Identity basis: PatentsView inventor disambiguation (2025Q4-odp release). How scoring works →