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Karl Backus — 12 Patents

Apple: 12 patents #2,744 of 18,612Top 15%
Emeryville, CA: #61 of 659 inventorsTop 10%
California: #51,404 of 386,348 inventorsTop 15%
Overall (All Time): #396,045 of 4,157,543Top 10%
12 Patents All Time
Karl Backus has been granted 12 US patents while listed as an inventor at Apple. The first was granted in 2003 and the most recent in January 2016. Karl Backus ranks #396,045 of 4,157,543 US inventors in our database (top 9.5%). Patent records list Karl Backus in Emeryville, CA, US.

Issued Patents All Time

Showing 1–12 of 12 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDateApprox Value ⓘ
D747002 Staircase Jonathan P. Siegel, Scott David Hazard, Robert Bridger, Benjamin L. Fay, Ronald B. Johnson +15 more 2016-01-05
D732188 Building David Andreini, Peter Bohlin, Robert Bridger, Benjamin L. Fay, Steven P. Jobs +2 more 2015-06-16
D715963 Staircase David Andreini, Robert Bridger, Benjamin L. Fay, Ronald B. Johnson, James O'Callaghan +1 more 2014-10-21
D712067 Building Peter Bohlin, Robert Bridger, Benjamin L. Fay, Ronald B. Johnson, James O'Callaghan +1 more 2014-08-26
D695913 Staircase Peter Bohlin, George Bradley, Robert Bridger, Benjamin L. Fay, Ronald B. Johnson +1 more 2013-12-17
8544217 Glass building panel and building made therefrom David Andreini, Jon F. Cooksey, Tim Eliassen, Scott David Hazard, Holger Krueger +3 more 2013-10-01 $90,690,000
D687973 Building panel David Andreini, Peter Bohlin, Robert Bridger, Benjamin L. Fay, Steve Jobs +2 more 2013-08-13
D659853 Building exterior Peter Bohlin, George Bradley, Robert Bridger, Benjamin L. Fay, Steve Jobs +1 more 2012-05-15
D656240 Building David Andreini, Peter Bohlin, Robert Bridger, Benjamin L. Fay, Steve Jobs +2 more 2012-03-20
D648864 Building exterior Peter Bohlin, George Bradley, Robert Bridger, Benjamin L. Fay, Steve Jobs +1 more 2011-11-15
7165362 Glass support member Steve Jobs, Rosa Sheng, Ben McDonald, Michael Waltner, Colleen Caulliez +4 more 2007-01-23 $79,943,000
D478999 Staircase Steve Jobs, Rosa Sheng, Ben McDonald, Michael Waltner, Colleen Caulliez +4 more 2003-08-26