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Gordon Wiegand — 13 Patents

3M: 13 patents #1,199 of 11,543Top 15%
Austin, TX: #2,540 of 18,064 inventorsTop 15%
Texas: #11,592 of 125,132 inventorsTop 10%
Overall (All Time): #362,438 of 4,157,543Top 9%
13 Patents All Time
Gordon Wiegand has been granted 13 US patents while listed as an inventor at 3M. The first was granted in 1997 and the most recent in October 2012. Gordon Wiegand ranks #362,438 of 4,157,543 US inventors in our database (top 8.7%). Patent records list Gordon Wiegand in Austin, TX, US.

Patents per Year

Patents granted per year, 1997 to 2012Bar chart with a peak of 5 patents in 1998.peak 51997: 1 patents19971998: 5 patents19982000: 2 patents20002003: 2 patents20032004: 1 patents20042005: 1 patents20052012: 1 patents2012

Issued Patents All Time

Showing 1–13 of 13 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDateApprox Value ⓘ
8292699 Optical fiber polishing apparatus and method James R. Bylander, Edward B. Lurie 2012-10-23 $20,414,000
6857293 Apparatus for selective photosensitization of optical fiber James B. Carpenter, John P. Stedman, James R. Bylander, Nicholas A. Stacey, Anthony William Gatica +2 more 2005-02-22 $20,060,000
6763686 Method for selective photosensitization of optical fiber James B. Carpenter, John P. Stedman, James R. Bylander, Nicholas A. Stacey, Anthony William Gatica +3 more 2004-07-20 $35,733,000
6591054 Filament organizer with accessory positioner Martin G. Afflerbaugh, Bryon J. Cronk, Patrick C. Howard 2003-07-08 $15,468,000
6510272 Temperature compensated fiber bragg grating 2003-01-21 $41,892,000
6099392 Optical fiber end-face preparation tool William G. Allen, Larry R. Cox, Charles M. Mansfield 2000-08-08 $30,635,000
6078719 Optical fiber holder Sidney J. Berglund, Donald G. Doss 2000-06-20 $32,916,000
5842622 Conversion kits for curved-angle cleaving of optical fibers Charles M. Mansfield, Martin G. Afflerbaugh, Suzanne T. Zochowski 1998-12-01 $16,594,000
5839635 Curved-angle cleaving of optical fibers Charles M. Mansfield, Martin G. Afflerbaugh, Suzanne T. Zochowski 1998-11-24 $15,904,000
5838850 Curved-angle cleaving of optical fibers Charles M. Mansfield 1998-11-17 $18,961,000
5829659 Curved-angle cleaving of optical fibers Charles M. Mansfield 1998-11-03 $14,210,000
5813902 Optical fiber end-face preparation and connector assembly 1998-09-29 $18,493,000
5638477 Strain relief means for optical fiber splicing member and improved tool for making the splice Richard A. Patterson 1997-06-10 $25,683,000