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Ronald E. Kukla — 6 Patents

Abbott: 6 patents #1,157 of 5,509Top 25%
Wheeling, IL: #75 of 399 inventorsTop 20%
Illinois: #15,248 of 84,256 inventorsTop 20%
Overall (All Time): #779,687 of 4,157,543Top 20%
6 Patents All Time
Ronald E. Kukla has been granted 6 US patents while listed as an inventor at Abbott. The first was granted in 2002 and the most recent in April 2013. Ronald E. Kukla ranks #779,687 of 4,157,543 US inventors in our database (top 18.8%). Patent records list Ronald E. Kukla in Wheeling, IL, US.

Patents per Year

Patents granted per year, 2002 to 2013Bar chart with a peak of 2 patents in 2010.peak 22002: 1 patents20022010: 2 patents20102012: 1 patents20122013: 2 patents2013

Issued Patents All Time

Showing 1–6 of 6 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDateApprox Value ⓘ
8409528 Apparatus and method for handling fluids for analysis Scott G. Safar, Stephen L. Herchenbach, Chadwick M. Dunn, Charles M. Galitz, Julius J. Toth +2 more 2013-04-02 $38,179,000
8357543 Apparatus and method for handling fluids for analysis Scott G. Safar, Stephen L. Herchenbach, Chadwick M. Dunn, Charles M. Galitz, Julius J. Toth +2 more 2013-01-22 $19,091,000
8213001 Method and apparatus for detecting microscope slide coverslips John D. Tomisek, Robert W. Jaekel, Russell L. Sage, Shahin Iqbal 2012-07-03 $26,033,000
7814788 Liquid level sensor Folim G. Halaka, Scott G. Safar 2010-10-19 $48,242,000
7815866 Apparatus and method for handling fluids for analysis Scott G. Safar, Stephen L. Herchenbach, Chadwick M. Dunn, Charles M. Galitz, Julius J. Toth +2 more 2010-10-19 $48,242,000
6413780 Structure and method for performing a determination of an item of interest in a sample Mark Bach, Daniel Bay, Michael K. Carter, John M. Clemens, Daniel G. Dahlke +9 more 2002-07-02 $222,818,000