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Kenneth E. Merte — 9 Patents

3M: 5 patents #2,950 of 11,543Top 30%
Medtronic: 3 patents #3,095 of 6,367Top 50%
ASArteriocyte Medical Systems: 1 patents #10 of 26Top 40%
Stillwater, MN: #145 of 719 inventorsTop 25%
Minnesota: #8,400 of 52,454 inventorsTop 20%
Overall (All Time): #535,341 of 4,157,543Top 15%
9 Patents All Time
Kenneth E. Merte has been granted 9 US patents while listed as an inventor at 3M. The first was granted in 1983 and the most recent in January 2011. Kenneth E. Merte ranks #535,341 of 4,157,543 US inventors in our database (top 12.9%). Patent records list Kenneth E. Merte in Stillwater, MN, US.

Issued Patents All Time

Showing 1–9 of 9 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDateApprox Value ⓘ
7867159 Centrifuge system utilizing disposable components and automated processing of blood to collect platelet rich plasma Victor D. Dolecek, Gary L. Berg, David Malcolm, Kevin D. McIntosh, Vitaly G. Sitko 2011-01-11
7306555 Centrifuge system utilizing disposable components and automated processing of blood to collect platelet rich plasma Victor D. Dolecek, Gary L. Berg, David Malcolm, Kevin D. McIntosh, Vitaly G. Sitko 2007-12-11 $57,478,000
7252758 Centrifuge system utilizing disposable components and automated processing of blood to collect platelet rich plasma Victor D. Dolecek, Gary L. Berg, David Malcolm, Kevin D. McIntosh, Vitaly G. Sitko 2007-08-07 $29,092,000
6982038 Centrifuge system utilizing disposable components and automated processing of blood to collect platelet rich plasma Victor D. Dolecek, Gary L. Berg, David Malcolm, Kevin D. McIntosh, Vitaly G. Sitko 2006-01-03 $247,409,000
5626563 Irrigation system with tubing cassette Larry H. Dodge, Ulf B. Dunberger, Thomas D. Egan, Harpreet Kaur 1997-05-06 $15,803,000
5464388 Cardioplegia administration system and method William G. O'Neill 1995-11-07 $6,600,000
5423749 Cardioplegia administration system and method William G. O'Neill 1995-06-13 $9,977,000
4820265 Tubing set Allen H. DeSatnick, Herbert D. Marcus 1989-04-11 $4,458,000
4421112 Tibial osteotomy guide assembly and method Douglas B. Mains 1983-12-20 $8,937,000