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James C. Vanous — 9 Patents

3M: 5 patents #2,950 of 11,543Top 30%
CHCarestream Health: 2 patents #158 of 406Top 40%
Eastman Kodak: 2 patents #3,607 of 8,114Top 45%
Roseville, MN: #101 of 611 inventorsTop 20%
Minnesota: #8,400 of 52,454 inventorsTop 20%
Overall (All Time): #535,341 of 4,157,543Top 15%
9 Patents All Time
James C. Vanous has been granted 9 US patents while listed as an inventor at 3M. The first was granted in 1992 and the most recent in October 2017. James C. Vanous ranks #535,341 of 4,157,543 US inventors in our database (top 12.9%). Patent records list James C. Vanous in Roseville, MN, US.

Patents per Year

Patents granted per year, 1992 to 2017Bar chart with a peak of 2 patents in 2008.peak 21992: 1 patents19922000: 1 patents20002002: 1 patents20022003: 1 patents20032008: 2 patents20082015: 1 patents20152017: 2 patents2017

Issued Patents All Time

Showing 1–9 of 9 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDateApprox Value ⓘ
9782302 Wetness sensor using RF circuit with frangible link Justin M. Johnson, Lori-Ann S. Prioleau, Brinda B. Badri, Robert D. Lorentz, Jacob D. Chatterton +2 more 2017-10-10 $38,808,000
9681996 Wetness sensors Lori-Ann S. Prioleau, Justin M. Johnson, Robert D. Lorentz, Brinda B. Badri, Jacob D. Chatterton +3 more 2017-06-20 $29,431,000
8978452 Wetness sensor using RF circuit with frangible link Justin M. Johnson, Lori-Ann S. Prioleau, Brinda B. Badri, Robert D. Lorentz, Jacob D. Chatterton +2 more 2015-03-17 $13,413,000
7348110 Thermally developable imaging material Bryan V. Hunt, Robert R. Brearey, Steven H. Kong, Mark C. Skinner, Thomas C. Geisler 2008-03-25
7330200 Thermal processor employing replaceable sleeve 2008-02-12
6599686 Photothermographic element with reduced woodgrain interference patterns Thomas C. Geisler, Thomas J. Kub, Darlene F. Stewart, Paul C. Schubert, Mark C. Skinner 2003-07-29 $3,350,000
6436616 Photothermographic element with reduced woodgrain interference patterns Thomas C. Geisler, Thomas J. Kub, Darlene F. Stewart, Paul C. Schubert, Mark C. Skinner 2002-08-20 $2,519,000
6091480 Film removal mechanism for use with a thermal drum processor system Paul C. Schubert, Arnold J. Alderman 2000-07-18 $24,753,000
5172905 Film receive magazine for a laser imager Robert L. Rydeen, Thomas Lundgren, Bert A. Munthe, Arnold B. Dammermann 1992-12-22 $11,036,000