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GENTEX CORP

Overview
  • Total Patents
    2,997
  • GoodIP Patent Rank
    1,148
  • Filing trend
    ⇩ 11.0%
About

GENTEX CORP has a total of 2,997 patent applications. It decreased the IP activity by 11.0%. Its first patent ever was published in 1954. It filed its patents most often in United States, WIPO (World Intellectual Property Organization) and EPO (European Patent Office). Its main competitors in its focus markets transport, optics and audio-visual technology are MAGNA MIRRORS HOLDING GMBH, DONNELLY CORP and MAGNA MIRRORS OF AMERICA INC.

Patent filings per year

Chart showing GENTEX CORPs patent filings per year from 1900 to 2020

Top inventors

# Name Total Patents
#1 Tonar William L 399
#2 Cammenga David J 302
#3 Bechtel Jon H 279
#4 Turnbull Robert R 224
#5 Stam Joseph S 219
#6 Anderson John S 182
#7 Bauer Frederick T 182
#8 Neuman George A 175
#9 Roberts John K 171
#10 Guarr Thomas F 144

Latest patents

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