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Nicholas A. Stark — 14 Patents

3M: 14 patents #1,104 of 11,543Top 10%
Woodbury, MN: #299 of 1,562 inventorsTop 20%
Minnesota: #5,382 of 52,454 inventorsTop 15%
Overall (All Time): #332,869 of 4,157,543Top 9%
14 Patents All Time
Nicholas A. Stark has been granted 14 US patents while listed as an inventor at 3M. The first was granted in 2007 and the most recent in July 2019. Nicholas A. Stark ranks #332,869 of 4,157,543 US inventors in our database (top 8.0%). Patent records list Nicholas A. Stark in Woodbury, MN, US.

Patents per Year

Patents granted per year, 2007 to 2019Bar chart with a peak of 3 patents in 2011.peak 32007: 2 patents20072008: 1 patents20082009: 1 patents20092010: 1 patents20102011: 3 patents20112012: 1 patents20122013: 2 patents20132014: 1 patents20142017: 1 patents20172019: 1 patents2019

Issued Patents All Time

Showing 1–14 of 14 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDateApprox Value ⓘ
10335251 Orthodontic digital setups Peter See, Richard E. Raby 2019-07-02 $34,576,000
9622835 Orthodontic digital setups Peter See, Richard E. Raby 2017-04-18 $16,971,000
8897902 Orthodontic digital setups Peter See, Richard E. Raby 2014-11-25 $82,541,000
8562339 Digital orthodontic appliance coupling matrix Richard E. Raby, Oliver L. Puttler 2013-10-22 $18,945,000
8517727 Automatic adjustment of an orthodontic bracket to a desired occlusal height within a three-dimensional (3D) environment Richard E. Raby 2013-08-27 $18,744,000
8194067 Planar guides to visually aid orthodontic appliance placement within a three-dimensional (3D) environment Richard E. Raby 2012-06-05 $13,194,000
7993133 Digital orthodontic treatment planning David K. Cinader, Jr., Richard E. Raby 2011-08-09 $40,209,000
7940258 Automatic adjustment of an orthodontic bracket to a desired mesio-distal position within a three-dimensional (3D) environment Richard E. Raby 2011-05-10 $13,900,000
7869983 Computing final occlusion with respect to torque loss in a three-dimensional virtual orthodontic system Richard E. Raby 2011-01-11 $27,976,000
7731495 User interface having cross section control tool for digital orthodontics Peter M. Eisenberg, Richard E. Raby 2010-06-08 $13,665,000
7613527 Orthodontic prescription form, templates, and toolbar for digital orthodontics Richard E. Raby, Peter M. Eisenberg, Theresa M. Meyer 2009-11-03 $40,176,000
7354268 Movement of orthodontic objects along a virtual archwire within a three-dimensional (3D) environment Richard E. Raby 2008-04-08 $34,943,000
7291011 Placing orthodontic objects along an archwire within a three-dimensional (3D) environment Richard E. Raby 2007-11-06 $22,276,000
7210929 Method of orienting an orthodontic appliance to a tooth Richard E. Raby, Oliver L. Puttler 2007-05-01 $60,340,000