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Michael G. Williams — 17 Patents

3M: 16 patents #943 of 11,543Top 9%
AIA. H. Robins Company, Incorporated: 1 patents #40 of 80Top 50%
Vadnais Heights, MN: #32 of 216 inventorsTop 15%
Minnesota: #4,335 of 52,454 inventorsTop 9%
Overall (All Time): #263,971 of 4,157,543Top 7%
17 Patents All Time
Michael G. Williams has been granted 17 US patents while listed as an inventor at 3M. The first was granted in 1991 and the most recent in March 2021. Michael G. Williams ranks #263,971 of 4,157,543 US inventors in our database (top 6.3%). Patent records list Michael G. Williams in Vadnais Heights, MN, US.

Patents per Year

Patents granted per year, 1991 to 2021Bar chart with a peak of 2 patents in 2001.peak 21991: 1 patents19911995: 1 patents1999: 1 patents19992000: 1 patents2001: 2 patents20012002: 2 patents2003: 1 patents20032004: 2 patents2005: 1 patents20052007: 1 patents2017: 1 patents20172018: 1 patents2020: 1 patents20202021: 1 patents2021

Issued Patents All Time

Showing 1–17 of 17 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDateApprox Value ⓘ
10947577 Biological sterilization indicator devices and methods of use Francois Ahimou, Sailaja Chandrapati, Kurt J. Halverson, Heather M. Webb 2021-03-16 $45,932,000
10614286 Method of detecting gas-producing microbial colonies Phillip A. Bolea 2020-04-07 $35,932,000
9916491 Method of detecting gas-producing microbial colonies Phillip A. Bolea 2018-03-13 $87,849,000
9684816 Method of detecting gas-producing microbial colonies Phillip A. Bolea 2017-06-20 $29,431,000
7256012 Fluorogenic protease substrates based on dye-dimerization Ai-Ping Wei 2007-08-14 $19,342,000
6900028 Reflective disc assay devices, systems and methods Peter D. Wickert, Christine A. Binsfeld 2005-05-31 $35,143,000
6787329 Fluorogenic protease substrates based on dye-dimerization Ai-Ping Wei 2004-09-07 $19,045,000
6756225 Automated imaging and harvesting of colonies on thin film culture devices William Bedingham, Raj Rajagopal 2004-06-29 $39,314,000
6649406 Device for propagation and storage of microorganisms Karen E. Hesselroth, Raj Rajagopal 2003-11-18 $21,539,000
6492133 Reflective disc assay devices, systems and methods Peter D. Wickert, Christine A. Binsfeld 2002-12-10 $24,782,000
6391578 Method and devices for partitioning biological sample liquids into microvolumes Kurt J. Halverson, Gary E. Krejcarek, Ai-Ping Wei, James G. Berg, Peter D. Wickert +3 more 2002-05-21 $20,733,000
6291202 Disc assay device with inoculation pad and methods of use Peter D. Wickert 2001-09-18 $32,790,000
6174699 Disc assay device with inoculation pad and methods of use Peter D. Wickert 2001-01-16 $94,185,000
6090541 Method and device for detecting bacteriophage using contrast-coloring and precipitable dyes James H. Wicks, Gary E. Krejcarek 2000-07-18 $24,753,000
5958675 Method for detecting bacteria using bacteriophage, contrast-coloring dye and precipitable dye James H. Wicks, Gary E. Krejcarek 1999-09-28 $28,382,000
5468847 Method of isolating and purifying a biomacromolecule Steven M. Heilmann, Gary J. Drtina, Philip D. Eitzman, Louis C. Haddad, Frederick W. Hyde +2 more 1995-11-21 $5,722,000
5068104 Live vaccine for coccidiosis utilizing coccidial sporozoites Balbir S. Bhogal, Glenn A. Miller 1991-11-26

Frequent Collaborators

Peter D. Wickert5 shared
Gary E. Krejcarek3 shared
Phillip A. Bolea3 shared
Ai-Ping Wei3 shared
Raj Rajagopal2 shared
Christine A. Binsfeld2 shared

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