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James A. Klein — 32 Patents

3M: 9 patents #1,781 of 11,543Top 20%
LELear: 3 patents #409 of 1,996Top 25%
JCJh Rhodes Company: 1 patents #5 of 7Top 75%
EAE.I. Du Pont De Nemours And: 1 patents #12,108 of 12,129Top 100%
Bellevue, WA: #303 of 6,950 inventorsTop 5%
Washington: #2,363 of 76,902 inventorsTop 4%
Overall (All Time): #110,428 of 4,157,543Top 3%
32 Patents All Time
James A. Klein has been granted 32 US patents while listed as an inventor at 3M. The first was granted in 1992 and the most recent in January 2024. James A. Klein ranks #110,428 of 4,157,543 US inventors in our database (top 2.7%). Patent records list James A. Klein in Bellevue, WA, US.

Patents per Year

Patents granted per year, 1992 to 2024Bar chart with a peak of 3 patents in 1998.peak 31992: 2 patents19921994: 1 patents1995: 1 patents19951997: 1 patents1998: 3 patents19981999: 1 patents2001: 1 patents20012007: 1 patents2009: 1 patents20092010: 3 patents2011: 3 patents20112012: 3 patents2013: 2 patents20132015: 1 patents2016: 2 patents20162020: 2 patents2022: 2 patents20222023: 1 patents2024: 1 patents2024

Issued Patents All Time

Showing 1–25 of 32 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDateApprox Value ⓘ
11885119 Composite fire-rated gasket for use inbuilding construction 2024-01-30
11591788 Z-shaped attachment element for building construction 2023-02-28
11512464 Robust multi-layer building construction tape and related framing members 2022-11-29
11401711 Multilayer fire safety tape and related fire retardant building construction framing members 2022-08-02
10813444 Porous polymeric polishing bristles and methods for their manufacture Scott Daskiewich, Brent Muncy, Peter Rentein 2020-10-27
10626598 Fire rated building construction framing members 2020-04-21
9290928 Header and sill connector clips and related wall assemblies 2016-03-22
9284730 Control joint backer and support member associated with structural assemblies 2016-03-15
9181693 Inside corner framing element for supporting wallboard 2015-11-10
8468759 Fire retardant cover for fluted roof deck 2013-06-25
8467131 Multilayer optical film layer comprising blend of methyl methacrylate polymer and styrene acrylonitrile polymer Ta-Hua Yu, Timothy J. Hebrink, Yufeng Liu, Edward J. Kivel, Daniel M. Czuprynski 2013-06-18 $24,745,000
8181404 Head-of-wall fireblocks and related wall assemblies 2012-05-22
8151526 Head-of-wall fireblock systems and related wall assemblies 2012-04-10
8136314 Head-of-wall fireblocks 2012-03-20
8056293 Head-of-wall fireblock systems and related wall assemblies 2011-11-15
7883146 Seating arrangement for a vehicle Mohammad Saberan, Brian D. Phillips, David Kolena, Wee Gam, Sanjay Vakil +4 more 2011-02-08 $8,746,000
7866108 Head-of-wall fireblock systems and related wall assemblies 2011-01-11
7814718 Head-of-wall fireblocks 2010-10-19
7681365 Head-of-wall fireblock systems and related wall assemblies 2010-03-23
7677656 Modular seat/console for a vehicle Mohammad Saberan, Brian D. Phillips, David Kolena, Wee Gam, Sanjay Vakil +4 more 2010-03-16 $41,696,000
7607269 Inside corner framing element for supporting wallboard 2009-10-27
7255384 Vehicle seat that tips and kneels and folds into a stowage well Mohammad Saberan, David Kolena, Brian D. Phillips, Artur W. Dlugosz, Sanjay Vakil +3 more 2007-08-14 $5,315,000
6203921 Multilayer polyester film Brandt K. Carter, Raymond L. Lucking, Sheldon J. Israel 2001-03-20 $30,663,000
5968666 Multilayer polyester film Brandt K. Carter, Raymond L. Lucking, Sheldon J. Israel 1999-10-19 $39,738,000
5795528 Method for making a multilayer polyester film having a low coefficient of friction Brandt K. Carter, Sheldon J. Israel, Raymond L. Lucking 1998-08-18 $22,199,000