Inventor · disambiguated record
David W. Heatherington
Also filed as: HEATHERINGTON DAVID W
14 granted patents·6 pending applications·595 citations·filing 1999–2010
95Inventor score
Top patents by PatentIndex Score
20 records- 0194US6971691B1Vehicle bumper beamSHAPE CORP·Filed 2004·Granted Dec 6, 2005·75 cites·14 claims
- 0293US7407219B2Energy management beamSHAPE CORP·Filed 2004·Granted Aug 5, 2008·69 cites·63 claims
- 0391US6986536B1Vehicle bumper beamSHAPE CORP·Filed 2004·Granted Jan 17, 2006·56 cites·36 claims
- 0491US6648384B2Bumper crush tower with rings of varied strengthSHAPE CORP·Filed 2001·Granted Nov 18, 2003·42 cites·15 claims
- 0589USRE40736EVehicle bumper beamSHAPE CORP·Filed 2007·Granted Jun 16, 2009·20 cites·14 claims
- 0689US7240933B2Tubular energy management system for absorbing impact energySHAPE CORP·Filed 2006·Granted Jul 10, 2007·12 cites·8 claims
- 0789US6318775B1Composite bumper constructionSHAPE CORP·Filed 1999·Granted Nov 20, 2001·119 cites·37 claims
- 0887US7021686B2Tubular energy management system for absorbing impact energySHAPE CORP·Filed 2004·Granted Apr 4, 2006·31 cites·49 claims
- 0986US6942262B2Tubular energy management system for absorbing impact energySHAPE CORP·Filed 2003·Granted Sep 13, 2005·31 cites·10 claims
- 1085US6179353B1High flex bumper with reinforced corner end sectionsSHAPE CORP·Filed 1999·Granted Jan 30, 2001·70 cites·19 claims
- 1184US7393029B2Plastic energy management beamSHAPE CORP·Filed 2005·Granted Jul 1, 2008·19 cites·29 claims
- 1283US7617916B2Tapered crushable polygonal structureSHAPE CORP·Filed 2008·Granted Nov 17, 2009·24 cites·24 claims
- 1378US7461874B2Selectively annealed bumper beamSHAPE CORP·Filed 2007·Granted Dec 9, 2008·9 cites·22 claims
- 1471US6622450B2Roll-formed and stamped doorbeamSHAPE CORP·Filed 2001·Granted Sep 23, 2003·18 cites·10 claims
- 1547US2007257497A1Vehicle bumper beam constructed of metal and plasticHEATHERINGTON DAVID W·Filed 2006·Application pending·0 cites
- 1646US2007236025A1Tubular energy management system for absorbing impact energyGLASGOW SCOTT C·Filed 2007·Application pending·0 cites
- 1745US2007095001A1Continuous process of roll-forming pre-stamped varying shapesSHAPE CORP·Filed 2006·Application pending·0 cites
- 1844US2006237976A1Crushable structure manufactured from mechanical expansionSHAPE CORP·Filed 2005·Application pending·0 cites
- 1943US2007074556A1Continuous process of roll-forming stamped sheetSHAPE CORP·Filed 2006·Application pending·0 cites
- 2040US2010192477A1Multi-event telescopic platformTRACK CORP·Filed 2010·Application pending·0 cites
Identity basis: PatentsView inventor disambiguation (2025Q4-odp release). How scoring works →