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James R. Bylander — 31 Patents

3M: 30 patents #351 of 11,543Top 4%
CDCorning Research & Development: 1 patents #233 of 440Top 55%
Austin, TX: #974 of 18,064 inventorsTop 6%
Texas: #3,737 of 125,132 inventorsTop 3%
Overall (All Time): #115,823 of 4,157,543Top 3%
31 Patents All Time
James R. Bylander has been granted 31 US patents while listed as an inventor at 3M. The first was granted in 1984 and the most recent in April 2019. James R. Bylander ranks #115,823 of 4,157,543 US inventors in our database (top 2.8%). Patent records list James R. Bylander in Austin, TX, US.

Patents per Year

Patents granted per year, 1984 to 2019Bar chart with a peak of 3 patents in 2006.peak 31984: 1 patents19841989: 1 patents1994: 1 patents1995: 1 patents19951998: 1 patents2001: 1 patents2004: 2 patents20042005: 1 patents2006: 3 patents2007: 1 patents20072008: 1 patents2010: 1 patents2011: 2 patents20112012: 3 patents2013: 2 patents2014: 1 patents20142015: 1 patents2016: 2 patents2017: 3 patents20172018: 1 patents2019: 1 patents2019

Issued Patents All Time

Showing 1–25 of 31 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDateApprox Value ⓘ
10261264 Optical fiber connection apparatus Mark R. Richmond, Johnny P. Bryant, Ding Wang, Nathan Stipek 2019-04-16 $14,380,000
9897763 Transceiver interface having staggered cleave positions Ding Wang 2018-02-20 $40,372,000
9791635 Remote grip multi-fiber connector Mark R. Richmond, Johnny P. Bryant, Ding Wang, Nathan Stipek 2017-10-17 $23,529,000
9625661 Multiple purpose optical connecting element Ding Wang 2017-04-18 $16,971,000
9588301 Transceiver interface having staggered cleave positions Ding Wang 2017-03-07 $25,735,000
9354397 Optical connector having a plurality of optical fibres with staggered cleaved ends coupled to associated microlenses Ding Wang 2016-05-31 $20,677,000
9335476 Multiple purpose optical connecting element Ding Wang 2016-05-10 $31,902,000
9207413 Optical substrate having a plurality of staggered light redirecting features on a major surface thereof Ding Wang 2015-12-08 $23,878,000
8746525 Bladeless optical fiber cleaver Ronald P. Pepin, Martin G. Afflerbaugh, Richard L. Simmons, Donald K. Larson, Mark R. Richmond 2014-06-10 $27,189,000
8444326 Flexible optical coupling 2013-05-21 $14,572,000
8442375 Assembly tool and optical connector assembly method Richard L. Simmons, Curtis L. Shoemaker, Joseph M. Van Allen, Donald K. Larson, Joseph C. Sawicki +2 more 2013-05-14 $23,519,000
8292699 Optical fiber polishing apparatus and method Gordon Wiegand, Edward B. Lurie 2012-10-23 $20,414,000
8254739 Bladeless optical fiber cleaver and method Donald K. Larson, Mark R. Richmond 2012-08-28 $16,010,000
8118494 Remote grip optical fiber connector Donald K. Larson, Sidney J. Berglund, Paul N. Winberg, Takaya Yamauchi, Tomoyasu Oike +1 more 2012-02-21 $17,160,000
8069907 Flexible heat pipe Johnny P. Bryant, Vern E. Radewald 2011-12-06 $10,958,000
7942589 Optical connector, optical fiber with connector, optical fiber connecting device, and optical fiber connection method Akihiko Yazaki, Takaya Yamauchi, Eric M. Morgan, Wesley A. Raider, Kirk L. Taylor 2011-05-17 $15,869,000
7775726 Remote grip optical fiber connector Ronald P. Pepin, Paul M. Wendell, Johnny P. Bryant, Carl E. Fisher, Donald K. Larson +2 more 2010-08-17 $18,610,000
7331718 Optical connector, optical fiber with connector, optical fiber connecting device, and optical fiber connection method Akihiko Yazaki, Takaya Yamauchi, Eric M. Morgan, Wesley A. Raider, Kirk L. Taylor 2008-02-19 $17,550,000
7194179 Assembly tool and optical connector assembly method Johnny P. Bryant, James B. Carpenter, Steven L. Johnson 2007-03-20 $18,737,000
7140950 Fiber polishing apparatus and method for field terminable optical connectors Johnny P. Bryant 2006-11-28 $9,230,000
7006731 Apparatus and method for adjusting the spectral response of an optical waveguide grating 2006-02-28 $19,987,000
6990274 Apparatus and method for adjusting the spectral response of an optical waveguide grating Kavita Vemuri 2006-01-24 $25,776,000
6857293 Apparatus for selective photosensitization of optical fiber James B. Carpenter, John P. Stedman, Gordon Wiegand, Nicholas A. Stacey, Anthony William Gatica +2 more 2005-02-22 $20,060,000
6788851 Apparatus and method for adjusting the spectral response of an optical waveguide grating Kavita Vemuri, Robert W. Wilson, Johnny P. Bryant 2004-09-07 $19,045,000
6763686 Method for selective photosensitization of optical fiber James B. Carpenter, John P. Stedman, Gordon Wiegand, Nicholas A. Stacey, Anthony William Gatica +3 more 2004-07-20 $35,733,000