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Thomas B. Hunter — 20 Patents

3M: 7 patents #2,219 of 11,543Top 20%
KEKerry: 6 patents #1 of 21Top 5%
SESelfix: 3 patents #17 of 51Top 35%
CECertainteed: 2 patents #182 of 431Top 45%
KIKerry Ingredients: 1 patents #2 of 11Top 20%
RLRaychem Limited: 1 patents #814 of 1,006Top 85%
Raleigh, NC: #397 of 6,378 inventorsTop 7%
North Carolina: #2,313 of 45,564 inventorsTop 6%
Overall (All Time): #214,803 of 4,157,543Top 6%
20 Patents All Time
Thomas B. Hunter has been granted 20 US patents while listed as an inventor at 3M. The first was granted in 1987 and the most recent in March 2015. Thomas B. Hunter ranks #214,803 of 4,157,543 US inventors in our database (top 5.2%). Patent records list Thomas B. Hunter in Raleigh, NC, US.

Issued Patents All Time

Showing 1–20 of 20 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDateApprox Value ⓘ
8968629 Apparatus and method for producing two-sided patterned web in registration John S. Huizinga, John T. Strand, James N. Dobbs, William V. Dower, Daniel H. Carlson +6 more 2015-03-03 $12,786,000
8740599 Apparatus and method for producing two-sided patterned web in registration John S. Huizinga, Vincent W. King, John T. Strand, James N. Dobbs, William V. Dower +9 more 2014-06-03 $13,840,000
8297961 Co-extruder having a filling entrance from the rear — 2012-10-30
7931841 Microreplicated article John S. Huizinga, Vincent W. King, John T. Strand, James N. Dobbs, Samuel Hunter +4 more 2011-04-26 $31,327,000
7771767 Extrusion die with extrusion ports having a shaped extrusion outlet — 2010-08-10
7767273 Apparatus and method for producing two-sided patterned web in registration John S. Huizinga, Vincent W. King, John T. Strand, James N. Dobbs, William V. Dower +9 more 2010-08-03 $12,994,000
7417798 Microreplicated article Vincent W. King, John S. Huizinga, William V. Dower, David W. Kuhns, Gregory F. King +4 more 2008-08-26 $21,602,000
7320279 Cutter assembly for extruding shaped food pieces — 2008-01-22
7224529 Microreplicated article Vincent W. King, John S. Huizinga, William V. Dower, David W. Kuhns, Gregory F. King +4 more 2007-05-29 $35,213,000
7165959 Apparatus and method for producing two-sided patterned webs in registration Daniel H. Carlson, James N. Dobbs, John T. Strand, Gregory F. King, David W. Kuhns +3 more 2007-01-23 $22,702,000
6964562 Extruder die and cutter assembly for extruding filled food pieces — 2005-11-15
6511309 Extruder die and cutter assembly for extruding filled food pieces — 2003-01-28
D449121 Extruded, exterior siding panel Randall M. Elinski, David Jacobson 2001-10-09
6295777 Exterior finishing panel Randall M. Elinski, David Jacobson 2001-10-02
5988048 Apparatus for shaping deep-fried food product Neil J. Trager 1999-11-23
5773043 Extruder and die assembly for extruding shaped food pieces — 1998-06-30
D353292 Closet extender Robert K. Mariani 1994-12-13
5241728 Resilient clip — 1993-09-07 $403,000
5097971 Stackable and collapsible shelf assembly Kathleen A. Norris 1992-03-24 $396,000
4701574 Cable sealing apparatus Gerlad L. Shimirak, Martha F. Story, W. G. Halstead, Paul S. Chan, Christopher J. Swinmurn 1987-10-20 $8,177,000

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