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Michael C. Sweaton — 6 Patents

STSi Diamond Technology: 3 patents #12 of 39Top 35%
3M: 3 patents #4,239 of 11,543Top 40%
Austin, TX: #4,934 of 18,064 inventorsTop 30%
Texas: #24,637 of 125,132 inventorsTop 20%
Overall (All Time): #779,687 of 4,157,543Top 20%
6 Patents All Time
Michael C. Sweaton has been granted 6 US patents while listed as an inventor at 3M. The first was granted in 1993 and the most recent in April 2004. Michael C. Sweaton ranks #779,687 of 4,157,543 US inventors in our database (top 18.8%). Patent records list Michael C. Sweaton in Austin, TX, US.

Patents per Year

Patents granted per year, 1993 to 2004Bar chart with a peak of 2 patents in 2003.peak 21993: 1 patents19931994: 1 patents19941996: 1 patents19962003: 2 patents20032004: 1 patents2004

Issued Patents All Time

Showing 1–6 of 6 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDateApprox Value ⓘ
6726335 Shutter for image projection system Zvi Yaniv, Alexei Tikhonski 2004-04-27
6616284 Displaying an image based on proximity of observer Zvi Yaniv 2003-09-09
6588909 Shutter for image projection system Zvi Yaniv, Alexei Tikhonski 2003-07-08
5532894 Overvoltage protection circuit 1996-07-02 $13,622,000
5302985 Overhead projector for LCD panel James K. Kennedy, Gary L. Tritle 1994-04-12 $14,078,000
5231434 Overhead projector for LCD panel James K. Kennedy, Gary L. Tritle 1993-07-27 $23,551,000