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Michael S. Bates — 5 Patents

3M: 5 patents #2,950 of 11,543Top 30%
North Oaks, MN: #70 of 166 inventorsTop 45%
Minnesota: #13,707 of 52,454 inventorsTop 30%
Overall (All Time): #907,971 of 4,157,543Top 25%
5 Patents All Time
Michael S. Bates has been granted 5 US patents while listed as an inventor at 3M. The first was granted in 2001 and the most recent in February 2007. Michael S. Bates ranks #907,971 of 4,157,543 US inventors in our database (top 21.8%). Patent records list Michael S. Bates in North Oaks, MN, US.

Patents per Year

Patents granted per year, 2001 to 2007Bar chart with a peak of 1 patents in 2001.peak 12001: 1 patents20012002: 1 patents20022003: 1 patents20032004: 1 patents20042007: 1 patents2007

Issued Patents All Time

Showing 1–5 of 5 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDateApprox Value ⓘ
7182682 Apparatus for making a surface treating article Stanley L. Conwell, Douglas E. Devaney, Darla A. Elgin, Peter J. Fritz, Richard L. Fry +4 more 2007-02-27 $17,388,000
6817935 Method of making a surface treating article and such a surface treating article Stanley L. Conwell, Douglas E. Devaney, Darla A. Elgin, Peter J. Fritz, Richard L. Fry +4 more 2004-11-16 $29,018,000
6609951 Method of making a surface treating article Stanley L. Conwell, Douglas E. Devaney, Darla A. Elgin, Peter J. Fritz, Richard L. Fry +4 more 2003-08-26 $14,644,000
6393805 Container for stacked sheets Donna C. Rockette, David C. Roeker, David F. Slama 2002-05-28 $12,113,000
6321910 Container for stacked sheets Donna C. Rockette, David C. Roeker, David F. Slama 2001-11-27 $22,081,000