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William J. Seim — 13 Patents

3M: 13 patents #1,199 of 11,543Top 15%
Roseville, MN: #66 of 611 inventorsTop 15%
Minnesota: #5,817 of 52,454 inventorsTop 15%
Overall (All Time): #362,438 of 4,157,543Top 9%
13 Patents All Time
William J. Seim has been granted 13 US patents while listed as an inventor at 3M. The first was granted in 1982 and the most recent in June 1990. William J. Seim ranks #362,438 of 4,157,543 US inventors in our database (top 8.7%). Patent records list William J. Seim in Roseville, MN, US.

Patents per Year

Patents granted per year, 1982 to 1990Bar chart with a peak of 5 patents in 1983.peak 51982: 1 patents19821983: 5 patents19831984: 1 patents19841987: 1 patents19871988: 1 patents19881989: 3 patents19891990: 1 patents1990

Issued Patents All Time

Showing 1–13 of 13 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDateApprox Value ⓘ
D308628 Telecommunication service wire connector Mark D. Sorlien, Manuel Filreis 1990-06-19
4857672 Cable closure end cap Kenneth D. Rebers, Dean C. Krenz 1989-08-15 $3,926,000
4822954 Cable closure end cap Kenneth D. Rebers 1989-04-18 $3,457,000
4810829 Cable closure Mark M. Rutenbeck, Kenneth D. Rebers 1989-03-07 $11,408,000
4767893 Cable closing James H. Ball 1988-08-30 $10,508,000
4657321 Telecommunication service wire connector Mark D. Sorlien, Manuel Filreis 1987-04-14 $7,956,000
4423918 Re-enterable service wire splice closure Manuel Filreis 1984-01-03 $12,538,000
D267943 Conical double end cap for use with a cable splice case Ronald C. Houts 1983-02-15
D267640 Conical single end cap for use with a cable splice case Ronald C. Houts 1983-01-18
D267641 Conical single end cap for use with a cable splice case Ronald C. Houts 1983-01-18
D267642 Conical double end cap for use with a cable splice case Ronald C. Houts 1983-01-18
D267643 Conical triple end cap for use with a cable splice case Ronald C. Houts 1983-01-18
D265549 Shipping enclosure for connectorized cable Ronald C. Houts 1982-07-27