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Werner Schwarz — 31 Patents

3M: 7 patents #2,219 of 11,543Top 20%
MEMetamodix: 7 patents #3 of 7Top 45%
Siemens Aktiengesellschaft: 3 patents #4,667 of 22,248Top 25%
UGUrotech Gmbh: 3 patents #2 of 12Top 20%
HAH. Obrist + Co. Ag: 2 patents #1 of 3Top 35%
FGFaurecia Innenraum Systeme Gmbh: 2 patents #42 of 218Top 20%
MGMeritor Automotive Gmbh: 1 patents #12 of 44Top 30%
KGKuka Schweissanlagen + Roboter Gmbh: 1 patents #4 of 42Top 10%
WGW. C. Heraeus Gmbh: 1 patents #84 of 238Top 40%
HGHeraeus Instruments Gmbh: 1 patents #6 of 21Top 30%
Ruhpolding, DE: #1 of 14 inventorsTop 8%
Overall (All Time): #115,823 of 4,157,543Top 3%
31 Patents All Time
Werner Schwarz has been granted 31 US patents while listed as an inventor at 3M. The first was granted in 1980 and the most recent in August 2023. Werner Schwarz ranks #115,823 of 4,157,543 US inventors in our database (top 2.8%). Patent records list Werner Schwarz in Ruhpolding, DE.

Patents per Year

Patents granted per year, 1980 to 2023Bar chart with a peak of 3 patents in 2020.peak 31980: 1 patents19801987: 2 patents1989: 1 patents1990: 1 patents19901992: 2 patents1993: 1 patents1994: 2 patents19941995: 1 patents1996: 2 patents1998: 1 patents19982000: 1 patents2002: 1 patents2005: 1 patents20052008: 1 patents2014: 1 patents2015: 1 patents20152016: 1 patents2017: 2 patents2019: 2 patents20192020: 3 patents2021: 1 patents2023: 2 patents2023

Issued Patents All Time

Showing 1–25 of 31 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDateApprox Value ⓘ
11737900 Systems and methods for anchoring and restraining gastrointestinal prostheses Kedar R. Belhe, Todd Stangenes 2023-08-29
11666470 Pyloric anchor retrieval tools and methods Todd Stangenes, Kedar R. Belhe, Mathew Ziebol, Edward Anderson 2023-06-06
11083362 Medical device for moving a medical instrument 2021-08-10
10751209 Pyloric anchor retrieval tools and methods Todd Stangenes, Kedar R. Belhe, Mathew Ziebol, Edward Anderson 2020-08-25
10729573 Pyloric anchors and methods for intestinal bypass sleeves Todd Stangenes, Kedar R. Belhe, Mathew Ziebol, Edward Anderson 2020-08-04
10675010 Device for firmly clamping a medical guide wire 2020-06-09
10369331 Positioning device for a medical catheter David Hauser, Christopher Janssen 2019-08-06
10322021 Delivery devices and methods for gastrointestinal implants Kedar R. Belhe, Paul J. Thompson, Alexander D. Grafov 2019-06-18
9744334 Medical device for introducing into a bodily orifice or cavity of an individual Sven Lahme, Wolfhard Pinkowski 2017-08-29
9622897 Pyloric anchors and methods for intestinal bypass sleeves Todd Stangenes, Kedar R. Belhe, Mathew Ziebol, Edward Anderson 2017-04-18
9247948 Change-out handle system and medical instrument Wolfhard Pinkowski, Bernhard Uihlein, Dieudonne Mbarga 2016-02-02
9173760 Delivery devices and methods for gastrointestinal implants Kedar R. Belhe, Paul J. Thompson, Alexander D. Grafov 2015-11-03
8882320 Connector Joerg R. Purfuerst, Norbert Schumann, Thomas Keller, David M. Rudek, Eric Schmuck 2014-11-11 $24,040,000
7380865 Vehicle door and method for the production thereof Bernhard Eckhardt, Harald Kollner, Freddy Stoof, Peter Rahmstorf, Norbert Bonhoff +2 more 2008-06-03
6918734 Loading floor for a vehicle and loading apparatus Albrecht Nick, Wulf Thoma 2005-07-19
6439411 Container closure system with warranty element 2002-08-27
6034320 Sunshine roof panel for a vehicle Joseph Malcherczyk, Reinhard Walter, Fred Melzian, Klaus Reimer, Hans Gochermann 2000-03-07 $8,806,000
5805065 Electro-magnetic desensitizer Josef A. Graessle, Peter J. Zarembo 1998-09-08 $16,300,000
5573950 Cassette for disposable microorganism culturing media and automated scanning system Josef A. Graessle, Theo N. Wildt 1996-11-12 $12,111,000
5565634 Electronic test pack using parametric measurements for sterlizers Josef A. Graessle, Steven S. Kirckof, Brian Thomas Kirk, Theo N. Wildt 1996-10-15 $13,621,000
5403722 Technique to count objects in a scanned image Steven P. Floeder, Josef A. Graessle, John C. Schultz, Frederick M. Waltz 1995-04-04 $9,173,000
5334841 Method and apparatus for detecting fluorescence Josef A. Graessle, William E. Foltz 1994-08-02 $14,104,000
5327049 Electrodeless low-pressure discharge lamp with plasma channel Ernst Smolka, Peter March, Klaus Dietz 1994-07-05
5210524 Electro-magnetic desensitizer Josef A. Graessle 1993-05-11 $7,844,000
5165896 Clamping mechanism for a dental tool Johann Hain 1992-11-24