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David W. Shank
Also filed as: SHANK DAVID · SHANK DAVID W
73 granted patents·4 pending applications·2,114 citations·filing 1989–2023
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77 records- 0199US7293467B2Anti-entrapment systemNARTRON CORP·Filed 2006·Granted Nov 13, 2007·74 cites·65 claims
- 0298US7513166B2Anti-entrapment systemNARTRON CORP·Filed 2007·Granted Apr 7, 2009·45 cites·16 claims
- 0398US7162928B2Anti-entrapment systemNARTRON CORP·Filed 2004·Granted Jan 16, 2007·101 cites·91 claims
- 0498US7132642B2Anti-entrapment systems for preventing objects from being entrapped by translating devicesNARTRON CORP·Filed 2004·Granted Nov 7, 2006·109 cites·62 claims
- 0598US6009369AVoltage monitoring glow plug controllerNARTRON CORP·Filed 1997·Granted Dec 28, 1999·259 cites·34 claims
- 0697US9914333B2Vehicle trailer connect systemUUSI LLC·Filed 2013·Granted Mar 13, 2018·82 cites·51 claims
- 0796US6782759B2Anti-entrapment systemNARTRON CORP·Filed 2002·Granted Aug 31, 2004·87 cites·55 claims
- 0896US6148258AElectrical starting system for diesel enginesNARTRON CORP·Filed 1998·Granted Nov 14, 2000·149 cites·52 claims
- 0996US5216364AVariable transformer position sensorNARTRON CORP·Filed 1989·Granted Jun 1, 1993·81 cites·22 claims
- 1095US10384653B2Vehicle windshield cleaning systemUUSI LLC·Filed 2015·Granted Aug 20, 2019·8 cites·24 claims
- 1195US9051769B2Vehicle assembly having a capacitive sensorUUSI LLC·Filed 2013·Granted Jun 9, 2015·22 cites·7 claims
- 1295US7959090B2Vehicle windshield cleaning systemSBR INVEST COMPANY LLC·Filed 2009·Granted Jun 14, 2011·26 cites·9 claims
- 1394US6968746B2Anti-entrapment systemNARTRON CORP·Filed 2004·Granted Nov 29, 2005·66 cites·33 claims
- 1494US6470248B2Vehicle suspension control systemNARTON CORP·Filed 2001·Granted Oct 22, 2002·82 cites·12 claims
- 1593US9797179B2Vehicle assembly having a capacitive sensorUUSI LLC·Filed 2015·Granted Oct 24, 2017·13 cites·10 claims
- 1693US9199608B2Keyless entry assembly having capacitance sensor operative for detecting objectsNEWMAN TODD R·Filed 2010·Granted Dec 1, 2015·22 cites·21 claims
- 1793US5922030AMethod and system for controlling a solid product release mechanismNARTRON CORP·Filed 1996·Granted Jul 13, 1999·95 cites·51 claims
- 1892US11634937B2Vehicle assembly having a capacitive sensorUUSI LLC·Filed 2020·Granted Apr 25, 2023·4 cites·29 claims
- 1991US8448521B2Anti-entrapment systemWASHELESKI JOHN·Filed 2011·Granted May 28, 2013·10 cites·20 claims
- 2091US6396259B1Electronic throttle control position sensorNARTRON CORP·Filed 1999·Granted May 28, 2002·88 cites·18 claims
- 2190US11407384B2Method and apparatus to dispense fluid onto a target area of a surfaceUUSI LLC·Filed 2019·Granted Aug 9, 2022·4 cites·20 claims
- 2290US5063513AVehicle preheater controlNARTRON CORP·Filed 1990·Granted Nov 5, 1991·75 cites·14 claims
- 2389US9575481B2Fascia panel assembly having capacitance sensor operative for detecting objectsNEWMAN TODD R·Filed 2011·Granted Feb 21, 2017·12 cites·19 claims
- 2489US7908927B2Anti-entrapment systemUUSI LLC·Filed 2009·Granted Mar 22, 2011·11 cites·30 claims
- 2589US6282909B1Ice making system, method, and component apparatusNARTRON CORP·Filed 2000·Granted Sep 4, 2001·60 cites·44 claims
- 2688US11726651B2Vehicle occupant detection systemUUSI LLC·Filed 2021·Granted Aug 15, 2023·2 cites·30 claims
- 2788US8626384B2User interface with proximity detection for object trackingNEWMAN TODD R·Filed 2010·Granted Jan 7, 2014·9 cites·36 claims
- 2888US5642043ALinear position sensorNARTRON CORP·Filed 1996·Granted Jun 24, 1997·66 cites·16 claims
- 2987US11216175B2User interface with proximity detection for object trackingUUSI LLC·Filed 2020·Granted Jan 4, 2022·2 cites·13 claims
- 3087US7657961B2Vehicle windshield cleaning systemSBR INVEST COMPANY LLC·Filed 2007·Granted Feb 9, 2010·18 cites·6 claims
- 3187US5729456AGlow plug controllerNARTRON CORP·Filed 1995·Granted Mar 17, 1998·35 cites·11 claims
- 3286US8157187B2Vehicle windshield cleaning systemSHANK DAVID·Filed 2009·Granted Apr 17, 2012·13 cites·11 claims
- 3386US6418363B2Vehicle suspension control systemNARTRON CORP·Filed 2000·Granted Jul 9, 2002·44 cites·57 claims
- 3485US7588194B2Vehicle windshield cleaning systemSBR INVEST COMPANY LLC·Filed 2006·Granted Sep 15, 2009·12 cites·10 claims
- 3584US9389062B2Anti-entrapment systemUUSI LLC·Filed 2013·Granted Jul 12, 2016·4 cites·18 claims
- 3684US5653114AMethod and system for electronically controlling the location of the formation of ice within a closed loop water circulating unitNARTRON CORP·Filed 1995·Granted Aug 5, 1997·43 cites·49 claims
- 3783US12479268B2Motorized HVAC vent systemUUSI LLC·Filed 2022·Granted Nov 25, 2025·1 cites·17 claims
- 3883US8633813B2Vehicle light systemSHANK DAVID·Filed 2011·Granted Jan 21, 2014·7 cites·26 claims
- 3982US7673814B2Vehicle windshield cleaning systemSBR INVEST COMPANY LLC·Filed 2008·Granted Mar 9, 2010·10 cites·4 claims
- 4080US10954709B2Vehicle assembly having a capacitive sensorUUSI LLC·Filed 2017·Granted Mar 23, 2021·5 cites·17 claims
- 4179US9538589B2Vehicle accessory control arrangementUUSI LLC·Filed 2014·Granted Jan 3, 2017·4 cites·20 claims
- 4278US7616108B2Vehicle light systemNARTRON CORP·Filed 2007·Granted Nov 10, 2009·10 cites·40 claims
- 4376US9840185B2Vehicle accessory control arrangementUUSI LLC·Filed 2016·Granted Dec 12, 2017·2 cites·20 claims
- 4476US9188268B2Vehicle windshield cleaning systemUUSI LLC·Filed 2013·Granted Nov 17, 2015·3 cites·19 claims
- 4575US11332101B2Vehicle windshield cleaning systemUUSI LLC·Filed 2017·Granted May 17, 2022·1 cites·31 claims
- 4675US10592092B2User interface with proximity detection for object trackingUUSI LLC·Filed 2013·Granted Mar 17, 2020·3 cites·4 claims
- 4774US10619685B2Parking brake systemUUSI LLC·Filed 2015·Granted Apr 14, 2020·2 cites·22 claims
- 4874US9845629B2Vehicle keyless entry assembly having capacitance sensor operative for detecting objectsWASHELESKI JOHN M·Filed 2011·Granted Dec 19, 2017·9 cites·26 claims
- 4974US8141794B2Vehicle windshield cleaning systemSHANK DAVID·Filed 2010·Granted Mar 27, 2012·2 cites·11 claims
- 5074US5931003AMethod and system for electronically controlling the location of the formation of ice within a closed loop water circulating unitNATRON CORP·Filed 1997·Granted Aug 3, 1999·35 cites·6 claims
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