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Thomas E. Close — 8 Patents

3M: 4 patents #3,453 of 11,543Top 30%
FSFleetwood Systems: 3 patents #7 of 12Top 60%
Joliet, IL: #25 of 318 inventorsTop 8%
Illinois: #11,515 of 84,256 inventorsTop 15%
Overall (All Time): #600,572 of 4,157,543Top 15%
8 Patents All Time
Thomas E. Close has been granted 8 US patents while listed as an inventor at 3M. The first was granted in 1981 and the most recent in January 2007. Thomas E. Close ranks #600,572 of 4,157,543 US inventors in our database (top 14.4%). Patent records list Thomas E. Close in Joliet, IL, US.

Issued Patents All Time

Showing 1–8 of 8 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDateApprox Value ⓘ
7169199 Curable emulsions and abrasive articles therefrom Loren L. Barber, Jr., Yeun-Jong Chou 2007-01-30 $10,108,000
6514363 Surface treating articles and method of making same 2003-02-04 $19,035,000
6251002 Surface treating articles and method of making same 2001-06-26 $34,249,000
5996167 Surface treating articles and method of making same 1999-12-07 $17,777,000
5395208 Rotary article storage and outfeed apparatus Daniel R. Mojden 1995-03-07 $6,706,000
5375961 Apparatus and method for debagging articles Daniel R. Mojden 1994-12-27 $6,642,000
5346050 Carton conveying apparatus Daniel R. Mojden 1994-09-13 $8,995,000
4254604 Cartoner and product infeed conveyor therefor Walter Vogel 1981-03-10