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James A. Dean — 10 Patents

UNUnknown: 4 patents #4,220 of 83,584Top 6%
Apple: 4 patents #6,401 of 18,612Top 35%
CSCadence Design Systems: 1 patents #1,706 of 2,265Top 80%
Indiantown, FL: #2 of 12 inventorsTop 20%
Florida: #5,450 of 67,251 inventorsTop 9%
Overall (All Time): #481,000 of 4,157,543Top 15%
10 Patents All Time
James A. Dean has been granted 10 US patents while listed as an inventor at Apple. The first was granted in 1996 and the most recent in October 2023. James A. Dean ranks #481,000 of 4,157,543 US inventors in our database (top 11.6%). Patent records list James A. Dean in Indiantown, FL, US.

Patents per Year

Patents granted per year, 1996 to 2023Bar chart with a peak of 2 patents in 2001.peak 21996: 1 patents19961999: 1 patents19992000: 1 patents20002001: 2 patents20012010: 1 patents20102020: 1 patents20202022: 2 patents20222023: 1 patents2023

Issued Patents All Time

Showing 1–10 of 10 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDateApprox Value ⓘ
11795564 Dye solution alternatives for reduced dye uptake in anodized layers James A. Curran, Todd S. Mintz 2023-10-24 $205,836,000
11371157 Process for incorporating zinc into a dyed anodized layer for protecting dye colorants from light exposure James A. Curran, Sonja R. Postak, Karin H. Rasmussen 2022-06-28 $172,717,000
11214886 Zinc-based seal for anodized parts James A. Curran, Rohit G. Puranik, Shi Hua Zhang, Karin H. Rasmussen 2022-01-04 $360,778,000
10669642 Using dispersion agents to chemically stabilize dyeing of metal parts James A. Curran 2020-06-02 $124,146,000
7665056 Method and system for dynamic placement of bond fingers on integrated circuit package Tyler James Lockman, Jean-Marc Ng Wing Keng 2010-02-16 $1,985,000
D451355 Pair of training scissors Thomas T. Ma 2001-12-04
6206248 Dispensing piston for commodity container James L. Popp, Carolyn Popp 2001-03-27
6145323 Process and apparatus for cryogenically cleaning residue from containers James L. Popp, Carolyn Popp, Robert E. Clark 2000-11-14
5887750 Commodity container James L. Popp, Carolyn Popp, Robert E. Clark 1999-03-30
5581892 Filleting and skinning knife 1996-12-10