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James E. Watson — 27 Patents

3M: 17 patents #866 of 11,543Top 8%
NMNorth American Manufacturing: 4 patents #8 of 47Top 20%
GIGas Research Institute: 3 patents #96 of 808Top 15%
TAThe Ohio Art: 2 patents #4 of 24Top 20%
PRPromerus: 1 patents #95 of 140Top 70%
Maplewood, MN: #24 of 510 inventorsTop 5%
Minnesota: #2,320 of 52,454 inventorsTop 5%
Overall (All Time): #142,059 of 4,157,543Top 4%
27 Patents All Time
James E. Watson has been granted 27 US patents while listed as an inventor at 3M. The first was granted in 1984 and the most recent in March 2021. James E. Watson ranks #142,059 of 4,157,543 US inventors in our database (top 3.4%). Patent records list James E. Watson in Maplewood, MN, US.

Issued Patents All Time

Showing 1–25 of 27 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDateApprox Value ⓘ
10962806 Blue edge filter optical lens Michael F. Weber, Mark R. Strenger, Stephen A. Johnson, Chad R. Wold 2021-03-30 $50,216,000
9885885 Blue edge filter optical lens Michael F. Weber, Mark R. Strenger, Stephen A. Johnson, Chad R. Wold 2018-02-06 $56,633,000
7497608 Phosphor based illumination system having a long pass reflector and method of making same John A. Wheatley, Andrew J. Ouderkirk, Michael F. Weber, Kenneth A. Epstein 2009-03-03 $14,801,000
7407313 Phosphor based illumination system having a plurality of light guides and a display using same Craig R. Schardt, John C. Schultz, Andrew J. Ouderkirk, John A. Wheatley, Michael F. Weber +1 more 2008-08-05 $29,688,000
7377679 Phosphor based illumination system having a plurality of light guides and a display using same John C. Schultz, Andrew J. Ouderkirk, Craig R. Schardt, John A. Wheatley, Michael F. Weber +1 more 2008-05-27 $23,991,000
7357554 Phosphor based illumination system having a light guide, an interference reflector and a display Michael F. Weber, John A. Wheatley, Andrew J. Ouderkirk, Kenneth A. Epstein 2008-04-15 $33,356,000
7357555 Phosphor based illumination system having an interference reflector and a display Andrew J. Ouderkirk, Michael F. Weber, John A. Wheatley, Kenneth A. Epstein 2008-04-15 $33,356,000
7350953 Phosphor based illumination system having a short pass reflector and method of making same John A. Wheatley, Andrew J. Ouderkirk, Michael F. Weber, Kenneth A. Epstein 2008-04-01 $11,629,000
7255469 Phosphor based illumination system having a light guide and an interference reflector John A. Wheatley, Andrew J. Ouderkirk, Michael F. Weber, Kenneth A. Epstein 2007-08-14 $19,342,000
7213958 Phosphor based illumination system having light guide and an interference reflector Andrew J. Ouderkirk, Michael F. Weber, John A. Wheatley, Kenneth A. Epstein 2007-05-08 $25,111,000
7204630 Phosphor based illumination system having a plurality of light guides and an interference reflector Craig R. Schardt, John C. Schultz, Andrew J. Ouderkirk, John A. Wheatley, Michael F. Weber +1 more 2007-04-17 $74,260,000
7204631 Phosphor based illumination system having a plurality of light guides and an interference reflector Michael F. Weber, John A. Wheatley, Andrew J. Ouderkirk, Kenneth A. Epstein 2007-04-17 $74,260,000
7182498 Phosphor based illumination system having a plurality of light guides and an interference reflector John C. Schultz, Andrew J. Ouderkirk, Craig R. Schardt, John A. Wheatley, Michael F. Weber +1 more 2007-02-27 $17,388,000
7157839 Phosphor based light sources utilizing total internal reflection Andrew J. Ouderkirk, Michael F. Weber 2007-01-02
6677175 Optical waveguides and methods for making the same Xiao-Mei Zhao, Ramakrishna Ravikiran, Phillip S. Neal, Robert A. Shick, Thomas M. Kafka +2 more 2004-01-13 $16,496,000
5867914 Drawing device with multimedia enhancement Ralph Beckman, Henry Sharpe, III, Brian R. Jones, Larry E. Miller, Stephen A. Schwartz 1999-02-09 $273,000
D400643 Lawn care chemical dispenser 1998-11-03
5566263 System for tuning an integrated optical switch element Terry L. Smith, Daniel V. Attanasio, George R. Hare 1996-10-15 $13,621,000
5495544 Polarization-independent electro-optically switched directional coupler Terry L. Smith, Daniel V. Attanasio 1996-02-27 $10,759,000
D327498 Drawing screen Thomas A. Molyneaux 1992-06-30
5000158 Staged burning radiant tube Theodore Davies 1991-03-19
4944670 Self-cleaning burner 1990-07-31
4926842 Immersion tube heater treater improved immersion tube heater treater Theodore Davies 1990-05-22
4878480 Radiant tube fired with two bidirectional burners Theodore Davies 1989-11-07
4829703 Auxiliary flue for furnaces Theodore Davies 1989-05-16