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Ryan C. Shirk — 14 Patents

3M: 14 patents #1,104 of 11,543Top 10%
Mendota Heights, MN: #32 of 202 inventorsTop 20%
Minnesota: #5,382 of 52,454 inventorsTop 15%
Overall (All Time): #332,869 of 4,157,543Top 9%
14 Patents All Time
Ryan C. Shirk has been granted 14 US patents while listed as an inventor at 3M. The first was granted in 1997 and the most recent in June 2021. Ryan C. Shirk ranks #332,869 of 4,157,543 US inventors in our database (top 8.0%). Patent records list Ryan C. Shirk in Mendota Heights, MN, US.

Patents per Year

Patents granted per year, 1997 to 2021Bar chart with a peak of 3 patents in 2020.peak 31997: 2 patents19971998: 1 patents19982005: 1 patents20052010: 1 patents20102012: 1 patents20122014: 2 patents20142018: 1 patents20182019: 1 patents20192020: 3 patents20202021: 1 patents2021

Issued Patents All Time

Showing 1–14 of 14 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDateApprox Value ⓘ
11040721 Causal analytics for powertrain management Gilles J. Benoit, Brian E. Brooks, Michael E. Nelson, Craig R. Schardt 2021-06-22 $63,493,000
10766004 Composite membranes and methods of use Jinsheng Zhou, David S. Seitz 2020-09-08 $52,923,000
10618008 Polymeric ionomer separation membranes and methods of use Michael A. Yandrasits, David S. Seitz, Eric F. Funkenbusch, Jinsheng Zhou, Eric J. Hanson +2 more 2020-04-14 $24,395,000
10590899 Fuel injectors with improved coefficient of fuel discharge Scott M. Schnobrich, Barry S. Carpenter, Barbara A. Fipp, James C. Novack, David H. Redinger 2020-03-17 $38,767,000
10478778 Composite membranes with improved performance and/or durability and methods of use Jinsheng Zhou, David S. Seitz, Moses M. David 2019-11-19 $63,375,000
10054094 Microstructured pattern for forming a nozzle pre-form Barry S. Carpenter, Robert J. DeVoe, James C. Novack 2018-08-21 $34,678,000
8741200 Method of making self-supporting insulating end cone liners and pollution control devices Stephen M. Sanocki, Joseph C. Peisert, Roger L. Langer, Loyd R. Hornback, III, Ian R. Harding 2014-06-03 $13,840,000
8632727 Self-supporting insulating end cone liner and pollution control device Stephen M. Sanocki, Joseph C. Peisert, Roger L. Langer, Loyd R. Hornback, III, Ian R. Harding 2014-01-21 $32,319,000
8182751 Self-supporting insulating end cone liner and pollution control device Stephen M. Sanocki, Joseph C. Peisert, Roger L. Langer, Loyd R. Hornback, III, Ian R. Harding 2012-05-22 $19,287,000
7758795 Method of making a polluction control device and a self-supporting insulating end cone Stephen M. Sanocki, Joseph C. Peisert, Roger L. Langer, Loyd R. Hornback, III, Ian R. Harding 2010-07-20 $20,517,000
6923942 Compressible preform insulating liner Stephen M. Sanocki, Joseph C. Peisert, Roger L. Langer, Loyd R. Hornback, III, Ian R. Harding 2005-08-02 $20,980,000
5830250 Stepped hot gas filter cartridge Rich L. Bloom, Troy K. Ista 1998-11-03 $14,210,000
5702494 Airbag filter assembly and method of assembly thereof Thomas L. Tompkins, Steven C. Schroeer, Richard P. Merry, Troy K. Ista, Richard L. Bloom 1997-12-30 $14,645,000
5656048 Electrically regenerable diesel particulate filter cartridge and filter Mark Smith 1997-08-12 $18,597,000