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Mitchell B. Grunes — 35 Patents

3M: 35 patents #280 of 11,543Top 3%
Minneapolis, MN: #106 of 6,114 inventorsTop 2%
Minnesota: #1,597 of 52,454 inventorsTop 4%
Overall (All Time): #96,288 of 4,157,543Top 3%
35 Patents All Time
Mitchell B. Grunes has been granted 35 US patents while listed as an inventor at 3M. The first was granted in 1990 and the most recent in August 2013. Mitchell B. Grunes ranks #96,288 of 4,157,543 US inventors in our database (top 2.3%). Patent records list Mitchell B. Grunes in Minneapolis, MN, US.

Issued Patents All Time

Showing 1–25 of 35 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDateApprox Value ⓘ
8502673 Applications for radio frequency identification systems Sharon R. Garber, Bernard A. Gonzalez, Richard H. Jackson, Gerald L. Karel, John M. Kruse +4 more 2013-08-06 $23,032,000
8322614 System for processing financial transactions in a self-service library terminal James E. Fergen, John E. Nelson, Michael J. Kieffer, John D. Yorkovich, Gerald G. Marsolek +2 more 2012-12-04 $9,519,000
8006902 Radio frequency identification systems applications Sharon R. Garber, Bernard A. Gonzalez, Richard H. Jackson, Gerald L. Karel, John M. Kruse +4 more 2011-08-30 $16,834,000
8002182 System for processing financial transactions in a self-service library terminal Roger D. Larson, James E. Fergen, John E. Nelson, Thomas J. Brace, Michael J. Kieffer +7 more 2011-08-23 $10,347,000
7728732 Applications for radio frequency identification systems Sharon R. Garber, Bernard A. Gonzalez, Richard H. Jackson, Gerald L. Karel, John M. Kruse +4 more 2010-06-01 $17,284,000
7588185 RFID data collection and use David T. Berquist, Peter M. Eisenberg, Daniel McIntyre, Diane Morel, Robert J. Schilling +1 more 2009-09-15 $82,545,000
7511601 Radio frequency identification in document management Peter M. Eisenberg, David P. Erickson, Edward D. Goff, Gene J. Hickok, Janet T. Keller +9 more 2009-03-31 $26,856,000
7503008 Software notes David T. Berquist, Peter M. Eisenberg, Martin A. Kenner, John M. Kruse, Timothy A. Mertens +1 more 2009-03-10 $32,366,000
7471205 Applications for radio frequency identification systems Sharon R. Garber, Bernard A. Gonzalez, Richard H. Jackson, Gerald L. Karel, John M. Kruse +4 more 2008-12-30 $72,667,000
7270268 Radio frequency identification systems applications Sharon R. Garber, Bernard A. Gonzalez, Richard H. Jackson, Gerald L. Karel, John M. Kruse +4 more 2007-09-18 $28,688,000
7161470 User interface for portable RFID reader David T. Berquist, Peter M. Eisenberg, Robert J. Schilling 2007-01-09 $18,812,000
7123151 Applications for radio frequency identification systems Sharon R. Garber, Bernard A. Gonzalez, Richard H. Jackson, Gerald L. Karel, John M. Kruse +4 more 2006-10-17 $23,702,000
7113094 Applications for radio frequency identification systems Sharon R. Garber, Bernard A. Gonzalez, Richard H. Jackson, Gerald L. Karel, John M. Kruse +4 more 2006-09-26 $20,398,000
7044373 Radio frequency identification systems applications Sharon R. Garber, Bernard A. Gonzalez, Richard H. Jackson, Gerald L. Karel, John M. Kruse +4 more 2006-05-16 $19,975,000
6857568 Terminal for libraries and the like James E. Fergen, John E. Nelson, Michael J. Kieffer, John D. Yorkovich, Gerald G. Marsolek +2 more 2005-02-22 $20,060,000
6816075 Evidence and property tracking for law enforcement Gerald L. Karel, Peter L. Olson 2004-11-09 $19,361,000
6768419 Applications for radio frequency identification systems Sharon R. Garber, Bernard A. Gonzalez, Richard H. Jackson, Gerald L. Karel, John M. Kruse +4 more 2004-07-27 $22,297,000
6750777 Terminal for libraries and the like Roger D. Larson, James E. Fergen, John E. Nelson, Thomas J. Brace, Michael J. Kieffer +7 more 2004-06-15 $24,149,000
6549141 Terminal for libraries and the like James E. Fergen, John E. Nelson, Michael J. Kieffer, Gerald G. Marsolek, Joseph E. Schwietz, Jr. +1 more 2003-04-15 $12,529,000
6542070 Terminal for libraries and the like Roger D. Larson, James E. Fergen, John E. Nelson, Michael J. Kieffer, Gerald L. Karel +4 more 2003-04-01 $20,279,000
6486780 Applications for radio frequency identification systems Sharon R. Garber, Bernard A. Gonzalez, Richard H. Jackson, Gerald L. Karel, John M. Kruse +4 more 2002-11-26 $12,644,000
6464138 Terminal for libraries and the like James E. Fergen, John E. Nelson, Thomas J. Brace, Michael J. Kieffer, Gerald G. Marsolek +2 more 2002-10-15 $20,323,000
6448886 Application for radio frequency identification systems Sharon R. Garber, Bernard A. Gonzalez, Richard H. Jackson, Gerald L. Karel, John M. Kruse +4 more 2002-09-10 $13,722,000
6437807 Topography of software notes David T. Berquist, Peter M. Eisenberg, Timothy A. Mertens, Cindy L. Munson, Martin A. Kenner +1 more 2002-08-20 $12,486,000
6424262 Applications for radio frequency identification systems Sharon R. Garber, Bernard A. Gonzalez, Richard H. Jackson, Gerald L. Karel, John M. Kruse +4 more 2002-07-23 $31,369,000