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James E. Fergen — 10 Patents

3M: 10 patents #1,596 of 11,543Top 15%
Windom, MN: #310 of 2,819 inventorsTop 15%
Minnesota: #7,600 of 52,454 inventorsTop 15%
Overall (All Time): #481,000 of 4,157,543Top 15%
10 Patents All Time
James E. Fergen has been granted 10 US patents while listed as an inventor at 3M. The first was granted in 1987 and the most recent in December 2012. James E. Fergen ranks #481,000 of 4,157,543 US inventors in our database (top 11.6%). Patent records list James E. Fergen in Windom, MN, US.

Issued Patents All Time

Showing 1–10 of 10 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDateApprox Value ⓘ
8322614 System for processing financial transactions in a self-service library terminal John E. Nelson, Michael J. Kieffer, John D. Yorkovich, Gerald G. Marsolek, Joseph E. Schwietz, Jr. +2 more 2012-12-04 $9,519,000
8002182 System for processing financial transactions in a self-service library terminal Roger D. Larson, John E. Nelson, Thomas J. Brace, Michael J. Kieffer, John D. Yorkovich +7 more 2011-08-23 $10,347,000
6857568 Terminal for libraries and the like John E. Nelson, Michael J. Kieffer, John D. Yorkovich, Gerald G. Marsolek, Joseph E. Schwietz, Jr. +2 more 2005-02-22 $20,060,000
6750777 Terminal for libraries and the like Roger D. Larson, John E. Nelson, Thomas J. Brace, Michael J. Kieffer, John D. Yorkovich +7 more 2004-06-15 $24,149,000
6549141 Terminal for libraries and the like John E. Nelson, Michael J. Kieffer, Gerald G. Marsolek, Joseph E. Schwietz, Jr., Mitchell B. Grunes +1 more 2003-04-15 $12,529,000
6542070 Terminal for libraries and the like Roger D. Larson, John E. Nelson, Michael J. Kieffer, Gerald L. Karel, Gerald G. Marsolek +4 more 2003-04-01 $20,279,000
6464138 Terminal for libraries and the like John E. Nelson, Thomas J. Brace, Michael J. Kieffer, Gerald G. Marsolek, Joseph E. Schwietz, Jr. +2 more 2002-10-15 $20,323,000
6369709 Terminal for libraries and the like Roger D. Larson, John E. Nelson, Thomas J. Brace, Michael J. Kieffer, John D. Yorkovich +7 more 2002-04-09 $15,707,000
6057763 Method and apparatus for activating and deactivating electromagnetic article surveillance markers Thomas J. Brace, Michael J. Kieffer, Kathleen M. McLeod, Peter J. Zarembo 2000-05-02 $22,846,000
4667185 Wireless synchronization system for electronic article surveillance system Gary E. Nourse, Peter J. Zarembo 1987-05-19 $7,398,000

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