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Donald E. Elson — 4 Patents

BDBlack & Decker: 4 patents #877 of 2,745Top 35%
Baltimore, MD: #1,015 of 4,923 inventorsTop 25%
Maryland: #8,090 of 35,612 inventorsTop 25%
Overall (All Time): #1,080,739 of 4,157,543Top 30%
4 Patents All Time
Donald E. Elson has been granted 4 US patents while listed as an inventor at Black & Decker. The first was granted in 1989 and the most recent in May 1990. Donald E. Elson ranks #1,080,739 of 4,157,543 US inventors in our database (top 26.0%). Patent records list Donald E. Elson in Baltimore, MD, US.

Issued Patents All Time

Showing 1–4 of 4 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDateApprox Value ⓘ
4928346 Hand-held vacuum cleaner with power brush Burton E. Gerke, Jr., Michael E. Bitzel, Bruce A. Wilder, Stanley J. Rodowsky, Jr., William R. Lessig, III +2 more 1990-05-29 $3,569,000
4841594 Cordless vacuum cleaner with power brush Burton E. Gerke, Jr., Michael E. Bitzel, Bruce A. Wilder, Stanley J. Rodowsky, Jr., William R. Lessig, III +2 more 1989-06-27 $3,540,000
4835409 Corded/cordless dual-mode power-operated device Pradeep M. Bhagwat, Richard T. Walter 1989-05-30 $1,803,000
4835410 Dual-mode corded/cordless system for power-operated devices Pradeep M. Bhagwat, Richard T. Walter 1989-05-30 $1,803,000