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James R. Close — 1 Patent

3M: 1 patents #7,251 of 11,543Top 65%
Roberts, WI: #25 of 41 inventorsTop 65%
Wisconsin: #23,997 of 40,088 inventorsTop 60%
Overall (All Time): #2,406,284 of 4,157,543Top 60%
1 Patents All Time
James R. Close has been granted 1 US patent while listed as an inventor at 3M. All of these patents were granted in 1981. James R. Close ranks #2,406,284 of 4,157,543 US inventors in our database (top 57.9%). Patent records list James R. Close in Roberts, WI, US.

Issued Patents All Time

Showing 1–1 of 1 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDateApprox Value ⓘ
4265953 Intumescent stressed skin composite material 1981-05-05 $5,421,000