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FORD INSTR CO INC

Overview
  • Total Patents
    177
About

FORD INSTR CO INC has a total of 177 patent applications. Its first patent ever was published in 1915. It filed its patents most often in United States, United Kingdom and Germany. Its main competitors in its focus markets weapons, machines and measurement are WINDAUER BERNARD T, ARMA CORP and RICCARDO GIRARDELLI.

Patent filings in countries

World map showing FORD INSTR CO INCs patent filings in countries
# Country Total Patents
#1 United States 161
#2 United Kingdom 7
#3 Germany 3
#4 Switzerland 2
#5 France 2
#6 Austria 1
#7 Denmark 1

Patent filings per year

Chart showing FORD INSTR CO INCs patent filings per year from 1900 to 2020

Top inventors

# Name Total Patents
#1 Ford Hannibal C 37
#2 Newell William H 24
#3 Tanner Harry L 19
#4 Tear James D 18
#5 Ross Elliott P 16
#6 Crooke Raymond E 15
#7 Poitras Edward J 10
#8 Kenngott Robert L 5
#9 Doe Thomas B 5
#10 Crowther George A 4

Latest patents

Publication Filing date Title
US2445109A Coil winder
GB614279A Improvement in gas-lubricated bearing
GB614147A Improvements in ball caster
GB612496A Improvement in variable speed device
US2448387A Electric motor follow-up system
US2438818A Triangle solver
US2430108A Computor for ordnance data
US2412468A Variable speed device
US2451353A Ball caster
US2394529A Armature winding mechanism
US2428870A Computing gun sight
US2684007A Gyroscopically controlled optical mechanism
US2383409A Controlling means for gyroscopes
US2411080A Range setting mechanism
US2405047A Sight control mechanism
US2392889A Motion reproducing mechanism
US2356830A Fire control computer
US2405046A Motion reproducing mechanism
US2362197A Electrical stop mechanism
US2421834A Recording mechanism