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Byron E. Trotter — 47 Patents

3M: 47 patents #168 of 11,543Top 2%
Windom, MN: #21 of 2,819 inventorsTop 1%
Minnesota: #990 of 52,454 inventorsTop 2%
Overall (All Time): #59,703 of 4,157,543Top 2%
47 Patents All Time
Byron E. Trotter has been granted 47 US patents while listed as an inventor at 3M. The first was granted in 2006 and the most recent in January 2022. Byron E. Trotter ranks #59,703 of 4,157,543 US inventors in our database (top 1.4%). Patent records list Byron E. Trotter in Windom, MN, US.

Patents per Year

Patents granted per year, 2006 to 2022Bar chart with a peak of 12 patents in 2009.peak 122006: 1 patents20062007: 10 patents2008: 4 patents20082009: 12 patents2010: 6 patents20102011: 1 patents2012: 4 patents20122014: 3 patents2015: 1 patents20152016: 1 patents2017: 1 patents20172019: 2 patents2022: 1 patents2022

Issued Patents All Time

Showing 1–25 of 47 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDateApprox Value ⓘ
11220126 Textured printable nonwoven media Denis Terzic, Ning Zhou 2022-01-11 $101,075,000
D851344 Three-layered scouring pad Lauren K. Carlson, Matthew W. Gorrell, Robert J. Maki 2019-06-11
D848102 Three-layered scouring pad Lauren K. Carlson, Matthew W. Gorrell, Robert J. Maki 2019-05-07
9599311 Indirect luminaire Gilles J. Benoit, Todd Bracher, Gary Paulsen, Catherine A. Leatherdale, Gina M. Albanese 2017-03-21 $25,600,000
9335015 Off-axis cassegrain solar collector David G. Freier, Timothy L. Quinn, Thomas R. Corrigan 2016-05-10 $31,902,000
9055852 Cleaning tool Scott J. Tuman, Robert J. Maki, Lloyd S. Vasilakes, Scott D. Gullicks 2015-06-16 $29,478,000
D714996 Cable suspension system Gary Paulsen 2014-10-07
D714489 Cable suspension system Gary Paulsen 2014-09-30
8714407 Device for dispensing material from a deformable tube John W. Frank, Michael C. Molinet, Diane R. Wolk 2014-05-06 $29,245,000
D671675 Light fixture Nikolay Komarov, Sandro Pizzi, Andrea Putaggio, Sigurdur Thorsteinsson, Federico Casotto +6 more 2012-11-27
D671672 Light fixture Sigurdur Thorsteinsson, Carlo D'Alesio, Piero Santoro, Matthieu Aquino, Edwin Schaerlaeckens 2012-11-27
D671676 Floating hoop light fixture Nikolay Komarov, Sandro Pizzi, Andrea Putaggio, Sigurdur Thorsteinsson, Federico Casotto +6 more 2012-11-27
D664284 Light fixture Nikolay Komarov, Sandro Pizzi, Andrea Putaggio, Sigurdur Thorsteinsson, Federico Casotto +6 more 2012-07-24
D634784 Tape applicator Martin Eduardo Broen, Johannes Bayer, Federico Ferretti 2011-03-22
7856690 Brushing assembly Scott J. Tuman, Eric B. Laughlin, Aaron J. Cherveny, Lloyd S. Vasilakes 2010-12-28 $19,358,000
D619171 Tape strip dispenser Kayla A. Hagens, Gerald E. Mueller, Peter J. Newbould, Dagmara Siemieniec 2010-07-06
D617167 Scissors Scott D. Pearson, Martin Eduardo Broen, Johannes Bayer 2010-06-08
D617166 Scissors Scott D. Pearson, Martin Eduardo Broen, Johannes Bayer 2010-06-08
D609917 Cleaning tool Shaelyn D. Benson, Scott D. Gullicks, Lloyd S. Vasilakes, Scott J. Tuman, Dana M. Vajen +2 more 2010-02-16
D609916 Cleaning tool Shaelyn D. Benson, Scott D. Gullicks, Lloyd S. Vasilakes, Scott J. Tuman, Dana M. Vajen +2 more 2010-02-16
D602530 Wall mountable desk organizer Craig D. Thompson, John M. Pilgrim, Ivana Babic, Gabriel F. Zangari, Peter J. Newbould +1 more 2009-10-20
D602529 Tape strip dispenser Christopher R. Kokaisel, Gerald E. Mueller, Pasquale Cirulli, Peter J. Newbould, Sandro Pizzi +2 more 2009-10-20
D600538 Wall mountable hook assembly Craig D. Thompson, Peter J. Newbould, Michele Cestone 2009-09-22
D599638 Scissors Valentina Tronconi, Mauro Porcini, Scott D. Pearson 2009-09-08
D598201 Cleaning tool Shaelyn D. Benson, Lloyd S. Vasilakes, Ivana Babic, Peter J. Newbould, Eva Natasa 2009-08-18