Hacienda Heights, CA, United States of America

Charles A Milligan

This inventor holds 19 USPTO granted patents, plus 2 CIPO patents and 4 EPO patents, primarily in Drawer Slide Mechanisms. Top assignee: Accuride International Inc.. Active years: 1999-2023.

IDiyas Innovation Intelligence. (2026). Inventor Profile: Charles A Milligan. Retrieved from https://idiyas.com/inventor/charles-a-milligan

Data source: USPTO (United States Patent and Trademark Office) public patent records. Weekly synchronization. How IDiyas builds this profile

Calculating rank

USPTO Granted Patents = 19

% Patents Active = 89.5

CIPO Patents = 2

EPO Patents = 4 (Patent Applications = 2)

Average Co-Inventor Count = 1.7

ph-index = 10

Forward Citations = 236(Granted Patents)

Location History:

Seal Beach, CA (US) (1999 - 2005)
Hacienda Heights, CA (US) (2002 - 2010)
Haceinda Heights, CA (US) (2012)
Santa Fe Springs, CA (US) (2019 - 2021)
Placentia, CA (US) (2023)

Company Filing History:

19 out of 125

Accuride International Inc.

patents

Years Active: 1999-2023

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Areas of Expertise:

Electronic Lock

Cabinet Lock

Drawer Slide

Electro-Mechanical Latching

Self-Closing Slide

Friction Drawer Slide

Lock-In/Lock-Out Feature

Adjustable Detent Mechanism

Sliding Doors

Touch Activation

Extendable Bracket

Thin Drawer Slide

19 patents (USPTO):Sort by Forward CitationsExplore Patents

1. 11674333 - Electronic lock for casework sliding doors (2023-06-13),

2. 10920457 - Electro-mechanical latching/locking with integrated touch/push activation (2021-02-16),

3. 10733816 - Electronically controlled drawer slide locking for cabinets and hub for same (2020-08-04),

4. 10676964 - Cabinet gang lock system for electrically lockable slides (2020-06-09),

5. 10378245 - Electro-mechanical latching/locking with integrated touch/push activation (2019-08-13),

6. 8277003 - Undermount drawer slide (2012-10-02),

7. 7744176 - Friction drawer slide (2010-06-29),

8. D535551 - Slide with lock-in/lock-out feature (2007-01-23),

9. 7090319 - Guide tab and slide incorporating the same (2006-08-15),

10. 6984008 - Friction drawer slide (2006-01-10),

11. 6971729 - Self-closing slide (2005-12-06),

12. 6854816 - Three member thin drawer slide (2005-02-15),

13. 6805418 - Friction drawer slide (2004-10-19),

14. 6764150 - Jacket for use with a lock latch, a lock latch incorporating the same and a slide incorporating the lock latch and jacket (2004-07-20),

15. 6733097 - Self-closing slide and mechanism for a self-closing slide (2004-05-11),

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Profile summary based on public USPTO records.