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HOOVER UNIVERSAL

Overview
  • Total Patents
    636
About

HOOVER UNIVERSAL has a total of 636 patent applications. Its first patent ever was published in 1973. It filed its patents most often in United States, EPO (European Patent Office) and Canada. Its main competitors in its focus markets machines, transport and packaging and shipping are TACHIKAWA SPRING CO, TOKAI CHEMICAL IND and ARAKAWA SHATAI KOGYO.

Patent filings per year

Chart showing HOOVER UNIVERSALs patent filings per year from 1900 to 2020

Top inventors

# Name Total Patents
#1 Mizelle Ned W 25
#2 Hirschberger Michael 20
#3 Hancock William L 18
#4 Husted David W 16
#5 Behm Dale Herbert 16
#6 Hewko Marc D 15
#7 Kitchen John P 14
#8 Plummer George Allen 14
#9 Witzke Duane W 14
#10 Elton Robert D 13

Latest patents

Publication Filing date Title
EP0867333A2 Wire attachment to a seat frame
US5967602A Extending cargo shelf for vehicle seat
US5909866A Transmission assembly for vehicle seat adjuster with mechanical brake to prevent back driving
US5894024A Adjustable, pinch-off neck assembly
US6045151A Seat mounted side air bag with deployment force concentrator
US5858159A Method for manufacturing automotive seat assemblies using pre-bonded adhesives
US5813726A Inertia locking device for a vehicle seat adjustment mechanism
US5826942A Vehicle seat assembly with adjustable headrest coupled to seat back latch
US5738411A Vehicle seat assembly
US5697670A Vehicle seat
EP0841864A1 Vehicle seat frame
BR9609846A Vehicle seat frame
WO9704950A1 Method and apparatus for bonding a cover fabric to a cushion body using a barrier layer
EP0707820A1 Process for forming multiple density body from fibrous polymeric material
US5618489A Apparatus and process for blow molding containers
US5614718A Apparatus and method for noninvasive assessment of pressurized container properties
US5620722A Extrusion head for blow molding
US5628543A Vehicle seat back having ski tote bag and trunk pass through
US5670211A Method for applying liquid to sheet material
JPH08118468A Method of molding soft interior finish part