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James A. Weldon — 4 Patents

3M: 4 patents #3,453 of 11,543Top 30%
Eagan, MN: #267 of 891 inventorsTop 30%
Minnesota: #16,016 of 52,454 inventorsTop 35%
Overall (All Time): #1,080,739 of 4,157,543Top 30%
4 Patents All Time
James A. Weldon has been granted 4 US patents while listed as an inventor at 3M. The first was granted in 1990 and the most recent in June 2000. James A. Weldon ranks #1,080,739 of 4,157,543 US inventors in our database (top 26.0%). Patent records list James A. Weldon in Eagan, MN, US.

Patents per Year

Patents granted per year, 1990 to 2000Bar chart with a peak of 1 patents in 1990.peak 11990: 1 patents19901996: 1 patents19961999: 1 patents19992000: 1 patents2000

Issued Patents All Time

Showing 1–4 of 4 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDateApprox Value ⓘ
6074290 Compliant lens block and tape John H. Ko 2000-06-13 $40,653,000
5885700 Thermoplastic lens blocking material Michael Govek, Carole Sedlock, John H. Ko 1999-03-23 $16,038,000
5520568 Method of processing a lens and means for use in the method Lawrence W. Craighead, Forrest J. Rouser, Debra L. Wilfong 1996-05-28 $8,149,000
4893438 Fan folded abrasive discs Richard L. Fry, Gerald L. Bergsrud, Russell J. Maland 1990-01-16 $5,887,000