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Barry E. Plato — 12 Patents

BDBlack & Decker: 10 patents #402 of 2,745Top 15%
Bel Air, MD: #35 of 482 inventorsTop 8%
Maryland: #2,507 of 35,612 inventorsTop 8%
Overall (All Time): #396,045 of 4,157,543Top 10%
12 Patents All Time
Barry E. Plato has been granted 12 US patents while listed as an inventor at Black & Decker. The first was granted in 1998 and the most recent in July 2021. Barry E. Plato ranks #396,045 of 4,157,543 US inventors in our database (top 9.5%). Patent records list Barry E. Plato in Bel Air, MD, US.

Patents per Year

Patents granted per year, 1998 to 2021Bar chart with a peak of 3 patents in 2006.peak 31998: 1 patents19982006: 3 patents20062010: 1 patents20102013: 1 patents20132014: 1 patents20142015: 1 patents20152016: 2 patents20162017: 1 patents20172021: 1 patents2021

Issued Patents All Time

Showing 1–12 of 12 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDateApprox Value ⓘ
11075038 Fastening tool having an ergonomic trigger Lee M. Brendel 2021-07-27
9844309 Vacuum Jonathan Bianco, Abraham Sanchez, Michael Cieszko, Daryl S. Meredith 2017-12-19
9408509 Vacuum Jonathan Bianco, Abraham Sanchez, Michael Cieszko, Daryl S. Meredith 2016-08-09
9271620 Vacuum Daryl S. Meredith, Jeffrey P. Grant, Robert R. Morin, Dustin L. DeMarr 2016-03-01
8984977 Transmission and variable radially expanding spring clutch assembly Thomas J. Bodine, Kevin S. Agan, Joao Norona 2015-03-24
8690497 Handle and attachments for right angle drill Thomas J. Bodine, Joao Norona, Kathy E. DiPasquale, Gale A. Heslop, James B. Watson 2014-04-08
8347750 Transmission and variable radially expanding spring clutch assembly Thomas J. Bodine, Kevin S. Agan, Joao Norona 2013-01-08
7793560 Transmission and variable radially expanding spring clutch assembly Thomas J. Bodine, Kevin S. Agan, Joao Norona 2010-09-14
7134510 Motor housing and assembly process for power tool Michael Justis, Thomas J. Bodine, Brent A. Kuehne 2006-11-14 $6,324,000
7077218 Motor housing and assembly process for power tool Michael Justis, Thomas J. Bodine, Brent A. Kuehne 2006-07-18 $4,518,000
7066691 Power drill/driver Michael C. Doyle 2006-06-27 $6,237,000
5816470 Fastening device Richard M. Tankersley 1998-10-06 $6,407,000