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Michael D. Porter — 4 Patents

ATAT&T: 3 patents #5,559 of 18,772Top 30%
BMBarnhardt Manufacturing: 1 patents #6 of 12Top 50%
Charlotte, NC: #1,074 of 4,868 inventorsTop 25%
North Carolina: #12,022 of 45,564 inventorsTop 30%
Overall (All Time): #1,080,739 of 4,157,543Top 30%
4 Patents All Time
Michael D. Porter has been granted 4 US patents while listed as an inventor at AT&T. The first was granted in 1991 and the most recent in November 1998. Michael D. Porter ranks #1,080,739 of 4,157,543 US inventors in our database (top 26.0%). Patent records list Michael D. Porter in Charlotte, NC, US.

Issued Patents All Time

Showing 1–4 of 4 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDateApprox Value ⓘ
5838783 Smart directory management Frank Cheng, Randall J. Penning 1998-11-17 $34,598,000
5737392 Two-pass directory entry device and method Frank Cheng, Randall J. Penning 1998-04-07 $31,978,000
5717740 Telephone station account number dialing device and method Randall J. Penning 1998-02-10 $19,738,000
5027974 Cotton roll dispenser Jack D. Bankier 1991-07-02