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Michael E. Bitzel — 9 Patents

BDBlack & Decker: 9 patents #440 of 2,745Top 20%
Stevensville, MD: #7 of 59 inventorsTop 15%
Maryland: #3,598 of 35,612 inventorsTop 15%
Overall (All Time): #535,341 of 4,157,543Top 15%
9 Patents All Time
Michael E. Bitzel has been granted 9 US patents while listed as an inventor at Black & Decker. The first was granted in 1983 and the most recent in November 2003. Michael E. Bitzel ranks #535,341 of 4,157,543 US inventors in our database (top 12.9%). Patent records list Michael E. Bitzel in Stevensville, MD, US.

Issued Patents All Time

Showing 1–9 of 9 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDateApprox Value ⓘ
6648567 Tool-free collet tightener Robert A. Berry, Allen Brelsford, John Louis McKibben 2003-11-18 $9,930,000
6350087 Tool-free collet tightener Robert A. Berry, Allen Brelsford, John Louis McKibben 2002-02-26 $27,240,000
5526596 Electric iron with storage base and method of storing the iron Edward M. Kubicz, David Jalbert, Kenneth H. Patrick, Michael D. Morrissey, Arthur H. Freeman 1996-06-18 $10,713,000
4947514 Internal contact for a charging circuit Burton E. Gerke, Jr., Robert Kubicko, Charles Z. Krasznai 1990-08-14 $3,324,000
4928346 Hand-held vacuum cleaner with power brush Donald E. Elson, Burton E. Gerke, Jr., Bruce A. Wilder, Stanley J. Rodowsky, Jr., William R. Lessig, III +2 more 1990-05-29 $3,569,000
4920606 Electrical power circuit for a vacuum cleaner Burton E. Gerke, Jr., Robert Kubicko, Charles Z. Krasznai 1990-05-01 $5,125,000
4912805 Dual-purpose rotating brush for vacuum cleaner Charles Z. Krasznai, William D. Ryckman, Jr. 1990-04-03 $2,767,000
4841594 Cordless vacuum cleaner with power brush Donald E. Elson, Burton E. Gerke, Jr., Bruce A. Wilder, Stanley J. Rodowsky, Jr., William R. Lessig, III +2 more 1989-06-27 $3,540,000
4385276 Mounting of semiconductor sensing means for an electromagnetic tachometer in a portable electric tool 1983-05-24 $7,095,000