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Wayne K. Darvell — 13 Patents

3M: 13 patents #1,199 of 11,543Top 15%
North St. Paul, MN: #15 of 93 inventorsTop 20%
Minnesota: #5,817 of 52,454 inventorsTop 15%
Overall (All Time): #362,438 of 4,157,543Top 9%
13 Patents All Time
Wayne K. Darvell has been granted 13 US patents while listed as an inventor at 3M. The first was granted in 1988 and the most recent in January 2005. Wayne K. Darvell ranks #362,438 of 4,157,543 US inventors in our database (top 8.7%). Patent records list Wayne K. Darvell in North St. Paul, MN, US.

Patents per Year

Patents granted per year, 1988 to 2005Bar chart with a peak of 3 patents in 1999.peak 31988: 1 patents19881989: 1 patents1994: 1 patents19941995: 1 patents1996: 1 patents19961997: 1 patents1998: 1 patents19981999: 3 patents2002: 1 patents20022003: 1 patents2005: 1 patents2005

Issued Patents All Time

Showing 1–13 of 13 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDateApprox Value ⓘ
6843454 Method of assembling a wrist rest Robert Wolf, Thomas J. Barnidge, Kenneth J. Kirchhoff 2005-01-18 $23,114,000
6626403 Wrist rest assembly Robert Wolf, Thomas J. Barnidge, Kenneth J. Kirchhoff 2003-09-30 $18,319,000
6494418 Wrist rest assembly Robert Wolf, Thomas J. Barnidge, Kenneth J. Kirchhoff 2002-12-17 $231,968,000
5993940 Composite used for light control of privacy Andrew J. Ouderkirk, Olester Benson, Jr., Douglas S. Dunn, Tanya M. Laine, Donald J. McClure +4 more 1999-11-30 $37,954,000
5954303 Adjustable wrist rest support and method Robert Wolf 1999-09-21 $45,206,000
5858139 Composite used for light control or privacy Andrew J. Ouderkirk, Olester Benson, Jr., Douglas S. Dunn, Tanya M. Laine, Donald J. McClure +4 more 1999-01-12 $20,242,000
5713544 Wrist rest assembly Robert Wolf, Thomas J. Barnidge, Kenneth J. Kirchhoff 1998-02-03 $12,354,000
5620162 Adjustable paper holder Tanya L. Beckwith, Lawrence J. Fenske, Kenneth J. Kirchhoff, Lynette M. Miles, Steven C. Suchanek +1 more 1997-04-15 $7,449,000
5518144 Dispenser package Bruce E. Samuelson, William L. Hansen, James R. Emmerling, Elmer Blackwell, James M. Peck +6 more 1996-05-21 $10,838,000
5411168 Sheet dispenser and dispenser subassemblies Timothy A. Mertens, Alden R. Miles, David C. Windorski 1995-05-02 $7,143,000
5283091 Tape flag with transparent boundary indicating coating Thomas J. Barnidge, Karyn A. Roszak 1994-02-01 $9,720,000
4855170 Pressure-sensitive tape construction incorporating resilient polymeric microspheres Patricia R. Konsti, Jurgen Klingen, Karl W. Kreckel 1989-08-08 $5,893,000
4742913 Dispenser for predetermined lengths of tape John J. Emmel, Wayne K. Dunshee 1988-05-10 $14,406,000