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Kent S. Tarbutton — 15 Patents

3M: 15 patents #1,017 of 11,543Top 9%
General Motors: 2 patents #6,303 of 18,328Top 35%
Lake Elmo, MN: #50 of 301 inventorsTop 20%
Minnesota: #4,986 of 52,454 inventorsTop 10%
Overall (All Time): #307,048 of 4,157,543Top 8%
15 Patents All Time
Kent S. Tarbutton has been granted 15 US patents while listed as an inventor at 3M. The first was granted in 1982 and the most recent in February 2007. Kent S. Tarbutton ranks #307,048 of 4,157,543 US inventors in our database (top 7.4%). Patent records list Kent S. Tarbutton in Lake Elmo, MN, US.

Issued Patents All Time

Showing 1–15 of 15 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDateApprox Value ⓘ
7175204 Method of hydroforming articles and the articles formed thereby Joseph M. Lendway, IV 2007-02-13
6800157 Bonding members with epoxy composition containing chain extender, toughener and catalyst Janis Robins 2004-10-05 $20,429,000
6742258 Method of hydroforming articles and the articles formed thereby Joseph M. Lendway, IV 2004-06-01
6506494 Ambient-temperature-stable, one-part curable epoxy adhesive Frank A. Brandys, Michael J. Irwin 2003-01-14 $30,472,000
6486256 Composition of epoxy resin, chain extender and polymeric toughener with separate base catalyst Janis Robins 2002-11-26 $12,644,000
5712039 Epoxy adhesives with dithiooxamide adhesion promoters Virginia C. Marhevka, Allen L. Griggs 1998-01-27 $15,667,000
5399637 Energy-polymerizable adhesive, coating, and film Peggy S. Willett, Janis Robins, Michael A. Kropp 1995-03-21 $9,541,000
5310840 Energy-polymerizable adhesive, coating and film Peggy S. Willett, Janis Robins, Michael A. Kropp 1994-05-10 $6,826,000
5280067 Substituted pentafluoroantmonic acid-substituted aniline epoxy curing catalysts Janis Robins, Virginia C. Markevka 1994-01-18 $14,639,000
5252694 Energy-polymerization adhesive, coating, film and process for making the same Peggy S. Willett, Janis Robins, Michael A. Kropp 1993-10-12 $22,675,000
4948449 Epoxy resin composition Janis Robins, John C. Tangen 1990-08-14 $11,053,000
4846905 Acid catalyzed, toughened epoxy adhesives Janis Robins 1989-07-11 $4,929,000
4781782 Web applicator Robert A. Luhman, Rudolf I. Shvartsman, Donald J. Geisel, Richard J. Pilarski 1988-11-01 $6,204,000
4772645 Epoxy resin composition Janis Robins, John C. Tangen 1988-09-20 $18,364,000
4328274 Transparent friction surface sheet material Ronald O. Zemke 1982-05-04 $4,249,000