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Craig D. Oster — 12 Patents

3M: 12 patents #1,322 of 11,543Top 15%
UMUniversity of Minnesota: 1 patents #1,216 of 2,951Top 45%
Oakdale, MN: #53 of 368 inventorsTop 15%
Minnesota: #6,327 of 52,454 inventorsTop 15%
Overall (All Time): #396,045 of 4,157,543Top 10%
12 Patents All Time
Craig D. Oster has been granted 12 US patents while listed as an inventor at 3M. The first was granted in 1990 and the most recent in November 2016. Craig D. Oster ranks #396,045 of 4,157,543 US inventors in our database (top 9.5%). Patent records list Craig D. Oster in Oakdale, MN, US.

Patents per Year

Patents granted per year, 1990 to 2016Bar chart with a peak of 2 patents in 1990.peak 21990: 2 patents19901992: 1 patents1995: 1 patents19951997: 1 patents2004: 1 patents20042007: 1 patents2010: 1 patents20102013: 1 patents2014: 1 patents20142015: 1 patents2016: 1 patents2016

Issued Patents All Time

Showing 1–12 of 12 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDateApprox Value ⓘ
9480400 Electronic stethoscope system for telemedicine applications William Bedingham, Daniel J. Rogers, Thomas Schmidt 2016-11-01 $42,737,000
9204856 Electronic stethoscope system for telemedicine applications William Bedingham, Daniel J. Rogers 2015-12-08 $23,878,000
8700118 Biomedical sensor system Hatim M. Carim, Casey L. Carlson, Vinod P. Menon, Jon A. Kirschhoffer, William Bedingham +1 more 2014-04-15 $40,224,000
8469741 Stretchable conductive connector Hatim M. Carim, Vinod P. Menon, William Bedingham 2013-06-25 $15,888,000
7806226 Stethoscope with frictional noise reduction Thomas E. Drummond, Hatim M. Carim 2010-10-05 $16,879,000
7300405 Analysis of auscultatory sounds using single value decomposition Marie Guion, Arthur G. Erdman, George Sommerfeld, Ahmed Tewfik 2007-11-27 $16,584,000
6691821 Customizable spilt stem stethoscope and a method for providing same Douglas W. Voegeli 2004-02-17 $20,687,000
5679029 Clamp for electrosurgical dispersive electrode Robert G. Saunier 1997-10-21 $24,664,000
5425701 Orthopedic brace having width adjusting vamp David C. Byram, Dayton W. Hulst 1995-06-20 $21,234,000
5105987 Hot melt applicator having flexible retention element for storage receptacle Gerald W. Quinn 1992-04-21 $9,380,000
4951846 Hot melt applicator with anti-drip mechanism Gerald W. Quinn, Rodney J. Wilson 1990-08-28 $4,264,000
4948944 Compact heater assembly for a hot melt applicator 1990-08-14 $11,053,000