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James S. Stefely — 23 Patents

3M: 21 patents #629 of 11,543Top 6%
APAdamis Pharmaceuticals: 2 patents #18 of 25Top 75%
Windom, MN: #91 of 2,819 inventorsTop 4%
Minnesota: #2,936 of 52,454 inventorsTop 6%
Overall (All Time): #178,160 of 4,157,543Top 5%
23 Patents All Time
James S. Stefely has been granted 23 US patents while listed as an inventor at 3M. The first was granted in 1996 and the most recent in February 2021. James S. Stefely ranks #178,160 of 4,157,543 US inventors in our database (top 4.3%). Patent records list James S. Stefely in Windom, MN, US.

Patents per Year

Patents granted per year, 1996 to 2021Bar chart with a peak of 5 patents in 1996.peak 51996: 5 patents19961997: 1 patents1998: 1 patents19982000: 2 patents2002: 1 patents20022006: 3 patents2007: 1 patents20072008: 2 patents2009: 2 patents20092010: 2 patents2011: 1 patents20112019: 1 patents2021: 1 patents2021

Issued Patents All Time

Showing 1–23 of 23 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDateApprox Value ⓘ
10919011 Powder mixing apparatus and method of use Stephen W. Stein, Michael W. Mueting, Herbert C. Chiou 2021-02-16 $7,375,000
10188996 Powder mixing apparatus and method of use Stephen W. Stein, Michael W. Mueting, Herbert C. Chiou 2019-01-29 $3,334,000
8062670 Compositions exhibiting improved flowability Jimmie R. Baran, Jr., Stephen W. Stein, Madeline P. Shinbach 2011-11-22 $22,150,000
7718162 Medicinal aerosol compositions with a functionalized polyethyleneglycol excipient Daniel C. Duan 2010-05-18 $20,886,000
7687054 Biocompatible compounds for sustained release pharmaceutical drug delivery systems David W. Schultz, Chester Leach, Daniel C. Duan 2010-03-30 $16,822,000
7597897 Medicinal compositions and method for the preparation thereof John T. Capecchi, Peter M. Seiler 2009-10-06 $39,759,000
7476694 Methods of treating mammals with stabilized particle dispersions containing excipient surface-modified nanoparticles Jimmie R. Baran, Jr., Brian J. Gabrio, Stephen W. Stein 2009-01-13 $31,894,000
7459146 Stabilized aerosol dispersions Jimmie R. Baran, Jr., Brian J. Gabrio, Stephen W. Stein, Thomas E. Wood 2008-12-02 $20,257,000
7425582 Stabilized dispersions comprising excipient surface-modified organic nanoparticles and medicament particles Jimmie R. Baran, Jr., Brian J. Gabrio, Stephen W. Stein 2008-09-16 $60,698,000
7186402 Medicinal aerosol compositions with an amide and/or ester containing excipient compound Daniel C. Duan, Robert A. Scherrer 2007-03-06 $21,529,000
7141612 Stabilized foams including surface-modified organic molecules Jimmie R. Baran, Jr., Stephen W. Stein 2006-11-28 $9,230,000
7109247 Stabilized particle dispersions containing nanoparticles Jimmie R. Baran, Jr. 2006-09-19 $19,947,000
7001580 Emulsions including surface-modified organic molecules Jimmie R. Baran, Jr., Stephen W. Stein 2006-02-21 $31,223,000
6416742 Medicinal aerosol solution formulation with biocompatible polymer David W. Schultz, Luke E. Schallinger, Craig A. Perman, Chester Leach, Daniel C. Duan 2002-07-09 $16,809,000
6126919 Biocompatible compounds for pharmaceutical drug delivery systems David W. Schultz, Luke E. Schallinger, Craig A. Perman, Chester Leach, Daniel C. Duan 2000-10-03 $25,340,000
6042811 Aerosol formulation containing a diol-diacid derived dispersing aid Daniel C. Duan, David W. Schultz, Chester Leach 2000-03-28 $31,063,000
5725841 Aerosol formulation containing an ester-, amide-, or mercaptoester-derived dispersing aid Daniel C. Duan, David W. Schultz, Chester Leach 1998-03-10 $13,152,000
5660178 Hydrophilic pressure sensitive adhesives Steven S. Kantner, Nancy J. Rustad 1997-08-26 $19,410,000
5569450 Aerosol formulation containing an ester-, amide-, or mercaptoester-derived dispersing aid Daniel C. Duan, David W. Schultz, Chester Leach 1996-10-29 $32,097,000
5536768 Hydrophilic pressure sensitive adhesives Steven S. Kantner, Nancy J. Rustad 1996-07-16 $11,996,000
5510421 Azlactone-functional membranes and methods of preparing and using same Kathleen A. Dennison, Monserrat R. La Londe 1996-04-23 $11,827,000
5508060 Method of polymer impregnation Craig A. Perman, Joanne M. Bartkus, Hye-Ok Choi, Manfred E. Riechert, Kelvin J. Witcher +2 more 1996-04-16 $7,638,000
5489624 Hydrophilic pressure sensitive adhesives Steven S. Kantner, Nancy J. Rustad 1996-02-06 $19,504,000