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Richard E. Volkmann — 2 Patents

3M: 2 patents #5,350 of 11,543Top 50%
Arden Hills, MN: #107 of 227 inventorsTop 50%
Minnesota: #24,068 of 52,454 inventorsTop 50%
Overall (All Time): #1,709,992 of 4,157,543Top 45%
2 Patents All Time
Richard E. Volkmann has been granted 2 US patents while listed as an inventor at 3M. The first was granted in 1996 and the most recent in August 1997. Richard E. Volkmann ranks #1,709,992 of 4,157,543 US inventors in our database (top 41.1%). Patent records list Richard E. Volkmann in Arden Hills, MN, US.

Issued Patents All Time

Showing 1–2 of 2 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDateApprox Value ⓘ
5660892 Method of forming a metallic film William B. Robbins, Leif Christensen, Rafael M. Yasis, Laura M. Aguilar 1997-08-26 $19,410,000
5506059 Metallic films and articles using same William B. Robbins, Leif Christensen, Rafael M. Yasis 1996-04-09 $11,265,000