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Larry Lien — 18 Patents

3M: 8 patents #1,969 of 11,543Top 20%
DSDesalination Systems: 5 patents #2 of 6Top 35%
GE: 1 patents #19,940 of 36,430Top 55%
Solana Beach, CA: #54 of 500 inventorsTop 15%
California: #33,102 of 386,348 inventorsTop 9%
Overall (All Time): #245,716 of 4,157,543Top 6%
18 Patents All Time
Larry Lien has been granted 18 US patents while listed as an inventor at 3M. The first was granted in 1981 and the most recent in November 2023. Larry Lien ranks #245,716 of 4,157,543 US inventors in our database (top 5.9%). Patent records list Larry Lien in Solana Beach, CA, US.

Issued Patents All Time

Showing 1–18 of 18 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDateApprox Value ⓘ
11807915 Concentration of precious metals and rare earth elements 2023-11-07
10450633 Recovery of lithium from an acid solution 2019-10-22
9649591 Method and system for producing pipeline quality natural gas 2017-05-16
8669294 Syngas production through the use of membrane technologies James M. Tranquilla, Tony Picaro 2014-03-11
8217110 Color change cyanoacrylate adhesives Kurt C. Melancon, George V. D. Tiers, Scott D. Pearson 2012-07-10 $33,968,000
6955222 Method for secondary oil recovery 2005-10-18
6890360 Fluorochemical urethane composition for treatment of fibrous substrates Linda G. Coté, Mitchell T. Johnson, Richard S. Buckanin 2005-05-10 $30,723,000
6720025 Slot extrusion coating methods Robert A. Yapel, Wayne P. Ray, David Scanlan, Charles W. Simpson 2004-04-13 $19,032,000
6646088 Urethane-based stain-release coatings Wayne W. Fan, Steven J. Martin, Zai-Ming Qiu, Michael S. Terrazas, Linda G. Coté +1 more 2003-11-11 $15,797,000
6004464 Spent brine reclamation 1999-12-21
5998549 Durable, low surface energy compounds and articles, apparatuses, and methods for using the same Thomas M. Milbourn, John F. Kistner 1999-12-07 $17,777,000
5149433 Method and apparatus for supply of decontaminated fuel to diesel engine 1992-09-22
4902417 Spiral-wound membrane cartridge with ribbed and spaced carrier layer 1990-02-20
4802982 Spiral-wound membrane with improved permeate carrier 1989-02-07
4780211 Method of dewatering using PTFE membrane 1988-10-25
4316949 Photoreactive oligomer composition and printing plate Pano C. Petrellis, Wesley E. Zarr 1982-02-23 $9,028,000
4304806 Information carrying discs Roger Jeffrey Anderson, Donald J. Kerfeld 1981-12-08 $6,951,000
4293606 Low friction, abrasion resistant coating for transparent film J. Lamar Zollinger 1981-10-06 $2,753,000