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Stephen W. Stein — 20 Patents

3M: 12 patents #1,322 of 11,543Top 15%
APAdamis Pharmaceuticals: 7 patents #3 of 25Top 15%
KDKindeva Drug Delivery: 1 patents #27 of 70Top 40%
Saint Paul, MN: #66 of 620 inventorsTop 15%
Minnesota: #3,552 of 52,454 inventorsTop 7%
Overall (All Time): #214,803 of 4,157,543Top 6%
20 Patents All Time
Stephen W. Stein has been granted 20 US patents while listed as an inventor at 3M. The first was granted in 2005 and the most recent in November 2022. Stephen W. Stein ranks #214,803 of 4,157,543 US inventors in our database (top 5.2%). Patent records list Stephen W. Stein in Saint Paul, MN, US.

Patents per Year

Patents granted per year, 2005 to 2022Bar chart with a peak of 3 patents in 2015.peak 32005: 1 patents20052006: 2 patents2008: 2 patents20082009: 1 patents2010: 1 patents20102011: 1 patents2015: 3 patents20152016: 1 patents2018: 2 patents20182019: 3 patents2021: 2 patents20212022: 1 patents2022

Issued Patents All Time

Showing 1–20 of 20 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDateApprox Value ⓘ
11497712 Method of preparing a pharmaceutical composition David W. Schultz, John K. Simons, William Hansen 2022-11-15
10953166 Dry powder inhaler dose counters Bryan E. Rolfs, Benjamin L. Rush, Jonathan D. Toback, Peter D. Hodson, Michael K. Domroese 2021-03-23 $4,980,000
10919011 Powder mixing apparatus and method of use Michael W. Mueting, Herbert C. Chiou, James S. Stefely 2021-02-16 $7,375,000
10376662 Dry powder inhalers Peter D. Hodson, Herbert C. Chiou, Zhaolin Wang, Thomas S. Robison, Michael K. Domroese +1 more 2019-08-13 $1,121,000
10335560 Single high dose dry-powder inhaler and method Zhaolin Wang 2019-07-02 $34,576,000
10188996 Powder mixing apparatus and method of use Michael W. Mueting, Herbert C. Chiou, James S. Stefely 2019-01-29 $3,334,000
9956170 Dry powder pharmaceutical compositions for pulmonary administration, and methods of manufacturing thereof Adam S. Cantor, JACQUELINE M. GANSER, Michael W. Mueting 2018-05-01 $28,352,000
9861580 Method of making a dry powder pharmaceutical composition Michael W. Mueting, Daniel C. Duan 2018-01-09 $42,794,000
9474870 Dry powder inhalers Peter D. Hodson, Herbert C. Chiou, Zhaolin Wang, Thomas S. Robison, Michael K. Domroese +1 more 2016-10-25 $1,128,000
9125999 Dry powder inhaler dose counters Bryan E. Rolfs, Benjamin L. Rush, Jonathan D. Toback, Peter D. Hodson, Michael K. Domroese 2015-09-08 $864,000
9072664 Process for manufacturing flowable powder drug compositions Michael W. Mueting, Timothy D. Dunbar 2015-07-07 $37,759,000
8985102 Dry powder inhalers Peter D. Hodson, Herbert C. Chiou, Zhaolin Wang, Thomas S. Robison, Michael K. Domroese +1 more 2015-03-24 $1,200,000
8062670 Compositions exhibiting improved flowability Jimmie R. Baran, Jr., James S. Stefely, Madeline P. Shinbach 2011-11-22 $22,150,000
7659725 Method for assessing the suitability of metered dose inhaler actuators Michael W. Mueting 2010-02-09 $19,785,000
7476694 Methods of treating mammals with stabilized particle dispersions containing excipient surface-modified nanoparticles Jimmie R. Baran, Jr., Brian J. Gabrio, James S. Stefely 2009-01-13 $31,894,000
7459146 Stabilized aerosol dispersions Jimmie R. Baran, Jr., Brian J. Gabrio, James S. Stefely, Thomas E. Wood 2008-12-02 $20,257,000
7425582 Stabilized dispersions comprising excipient surface-modified organic nanoparticles and medicament particles Jimmie R. Baran, Jr., Brian J. Gabrio, James S. Stefely 2008-09-16 $60,698,000
7141612 Stabilized foams including surface-modified organic molecules Jimmie R. Baran, Jr., James S. Stefely 2006-11-28 $9,230,000
7001580 Emulsions including surface-modified organic molecules Jimmie R. Baran, Jr., James S. Stefely 2006-02-21 $31,223,000
6932082 Spacer or actuator for inertial removal of the non-respirable fraction of medicinal aerosols 2005-08-23 $24,292,000