Patents imply intellectual property and it has a $ value that can be associated depending on the field and type of patent that is allocated. Patents also increase the enterprise value of the company and help prevent copy-cats from copying the idea without having royalt payments or licencing deals. We like it when companies get patents awarded!. To protect IP companies aggressively file provisional patents even before they have a working product. The below table provides a way to look at what has been done by companies and use this as a factor to make investment decisions.
| Title | Filing Date | Publication Date | Grant Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tubular articles with varying wall thickness | 2010-11-30 | 2012-8-21 | 2012-8-21 |
| Unitary rear axle housing and method for manufacturing same | 2006-8-25 | 2010-3-23 | 2010-3-23 |
| Light weight, stiffened, twist resistant, extruded vehicle axle | 2005-12-16 | 2009-5-26 | 2009-5-26 |
| Variable-wall light-weight axle shaft with an integral flange member and method … | 2017-3-02 | 2020-1-28 | 2020-1-28 |
| Lightweight drive axle shaft | 2014-4-08 | 2016-11-29 | 2016-11-29 |
| Method for forming a variable wall lightweight axle shaft with friction welded … | 2015-4-08 | 2018-6-06 | 2018-6-06 |
| Method of forming axles with internally thickened wall sections | 2005-2-23 | 2006-8-24 | |
| Process for forming light-weight tublar axles | 1995-4-19 | 1996-6-04 | 1996-6-04 |
| Vehicle light weight dead axle and method for forming same | 2000-9-11 | 2002-8-27 | 2002-8-27 |
| Method of making a shatterproof air bag inflator pressure vessel | 1993-5-28 | 1995-2-14 | 1995-2-14 |