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USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025
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James A. Curran — 49 Patents

Apple: 42 patents #700 of 18,612Top 4%
KLKeronite International Limited: 4 patents #1 of 8Top 15%
XTXtalic: 2 patents #11 of 18Top 65%
Sunnyvale, CA: #355 of 14,302 inventorsTop 3%
California: #8,285 of 386,348 inventorsTop 3%
Overall (All Time): #55,592 of 4,157,543Top 2%
49 Patents All Time
James A. Curran has been granted 49 US patents while listed as an inventor at Apple. The first was granted in 2007 and the most recent in April 2025. James A. Curran ranks #55,592 of 4,157,543 US inventors in our database (top 1.3%). Patent records list James A. Curran in Sunnyvale, CA, US.

Patents per Year

Patents granted per year, 2007 to 2025Bar chart with a peak of 10 patents in 2022.peak 102007: 1 patents20072016: 3 patents2017: 2 patents20172018: 4 patents2019: 5 patents20192020: 9 patents2021: 5 patents20212022: 10 patents2023: 5 patents20232024: 3 patents2025: 2 patents2025

Issued Patents All Time

Showing 1–25 of 49 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDateApprox Value ⓘ
12275173 Porous oxide for improved titanium-polymer bonding James A. Yurko, Todd S. Mintz 2025-04-15
12252799 Anodic oxide coating with high temperature tolerance Kar-Wai Hon, Todd S. Mintz, Isabel Yang 2025-03-18
12151453 Non-aqueous aluminum anodizing Isabel Yang, Todd S. Mintz 2024-11-26 $261,880,000
12150264 Electronic device including clad components Abhijeet Misra, Hoishun Li, Todd S. Mintz, Isabel Yang, Lei Gao +2 more 2024-11-19 $210,988,000
12085734 Electronic devices with low-reflectance coatings Ivan S. Maric, Alan Kleiman-Shwarsctein, Cole Snider, Jan K. Quijalvo, Leon J. Garcia, Jr. +2 more 2024-09-10 $233,602,000
11795564 Dye solution alternatives for reduced dye uptake in anodized layers James A. Dean, Todd S. Mintz 2023-10-24 $205,836,000
11751349 Anodized part having a matte black appearance Aaron D. Paterson, Sonja R. Postak 2023-09-05 $187,157,000
11614778 Anodized part having low reflectance of visible and near-infrared light Alan Kleiman-Shwarsctein, Leon J. Garcia, Jr. 2023-03-28 $286,377,000
11549191 Corrosion resistance for anodized parts having convex surface features Zechariah D. Feinberg, Sonja R. Postak 2023-01-10 $215,259,000
11547005 Etching for bonding polymer material to anodized metal Todd S. Mintz, Isabel Yang 2023-01-03 $247,903,000
11511519 Titanium part having an etched surface Todd S. Mintz, Isabel Yang 2022-11-29 $175,082,000
11493957 Titanium parts having a blasted surface texture Sonja R. Postak, Todd S. Mintz 2022-11-08 $276,486,000
11459668 Titanium part having an anodized layer Zechariah D. Feinberg, Todd S. Mintz, Justin Memar-Makhsous 2022-10-04 $219,253,000
11371157 Process for incorporating zinc into a dyed anodized layer for protecting dye colorants from light exposure Sonja R. Postak, Karin H. Rasmussen, James A. Dean 2022-06-28 $172,717,000
11352708 Colored multilayer oxide coatings Karin H. Rasmussen, Zechariah D. Feinberg 2022-06-07 $209,841,000
11340652 Textured surface for titanium parts Sonja R. Postak, Todd S. Mintz 2022-05-24 $182,335,000
11312107 Plugging anodic oxides for increased corrosion resistance Hoishun Li, Nathaniel A. Dixon 2022-04-26 $199,478,000
11268188 Aluminum physical vapor deposition for the cosmetic finishing of recycled aluminum alloys Brian S. Tryon, Alexander W. Williams, Sonja R. Postak 2022-03-08 $181,377,000
11242614 Oxide coatings for providing corrosion resistance on parts with edges and convex features Aaron D. Paterson, Brian M. Gable 2022-02-08 $447,997,000
11214886 Zinc-based seal for anodized parts Rohit G. Puranik, Shi Hua Zhang, James A. Dean, Karin H. Rasmussen 2022-01-04 $360,778,000
11111594 Processes to reduce interfacial enrichment of alloying elements under anodic oxide films and improve anodized appearance of heat treatable alloys William A. Counts, Eric W. Hamann 2021-09-07 $276,522,000
11032930 Titanium surfaces with improved color consistency and resistance to color change Todd S. Mintz, Daniel T. McDonald 2021-06-08 $378,421,000
10927473 Oxide coatings for metal surfaces Zechariah D. Feinberg, Christopher D. Prest, Joseph C. Poole 2021-02-23 $266,795,000
10920333 Process for producing white anodic oxide finish Daniel T. McDonald, Sean R. Novak 2021-02-16 $232,802,000
10901458 Titanium parts having a blasted surface texture Sonja R. Postak, Todd S. Mintz 2021-01-26 $257,028,000