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James J. Wulfing — 11 Patents

3M: 8 patents #1,969 of 11,543Top 20%
IMImation: 3 patents #110 of 622Top 20%
Afton, MN: #19 of 97 inventorsTop 20%
Minnesota: #6,919 of 52,454 inventorsTop 15%
Overall (All Time): #435,149 of 4,157,543Top 15%
11 Patents All Time
James J. Wulfing has been granted 11 US patents while listed as an inventor at 3M. The first was granted in 1984 and the most recent in September 1998. James J. Wulfing ranks #435,149 of 4,157,543 US inventors in our database (top 10.5%). Patent records list James J. Wulfing in Afton, MN, US.

Issued Patents All Time

Showing 1–11 of 11 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDateApprox Value ⓘ
5812351 Raised-region having sloped edges under cleaning fabric in flexible magnetic recording diskette cartridge cover shell Jon R. Clark 1998-09-22 $7,426,000
5748419 Write protect mechanism with spring element for data storage diskette and fabrication method Lee M. Langseth, David L. Hubbling, Jerome V. Gagnier 1998-05-05 $8,574,000
5640298 Recording disc cartridge having centrally-located, integral, raised wear surface 1997-06-17 $3,581,000
D369791 Front face of a write-protect latch on a disk cartridge Craig A. Bane, Gregory A. Theis 1996-05-14
5189586 Lanced shutter tab for disk cartridges Paul Rumpza 1993-02-23 $9,342,000
4752046 Videocassette tape spool having a wear button 1988-06-21 $19,977,000
4527755 Hinged visor-type door for tape cassette Robert M. Rood 1985-07-09 $3,858,000
4520969 Videocassette tape spool having a wear button Robert M. Rood 1985-06-04 $5,142,000
4515323 Tape spool Robert M. Rood 1985-05-07 $5,629,000
4515330 Tape roller for a tape cassette Robert M. Rood 1985-05-07 $5,629,000
4472753 Braking mechanism for cassette tape reel 1984-09-18 $3,717,000