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Steven Kappel — 8 Patents

Broadcom: 8 patents #1,328 of 9,346Top 15%
Savage, MN: #67 of 354 inventorsTop 20%
Minnesota: #9,348 of 52,454 inventorsTop 20%
Overall (All Time): #600,572 of 4,157,543Top 15%
8 Patents All Time
Steven Kappel has been granted 8 US patents while listed as an inventor at Broadcom. The first was granted in 2008 and the most recent in November 2012. Steven Kappel ranks #600,572 of 4,157,543 US inventors in our database (top 14.4%). Patent records list Steven Kappel in Savage, MN, US.

Patents per Year

Patents granted per year, 2008 to 2012Bar chart with a peak of 4 patents in 2008.peak 42008: 4 patents20082011: 2 patents20112012: 2 patents2012

Issued Patents All Time

Showing 1–8 of 8 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDateApprox Value ⓘ
8307238 Parameterization of dimensions of protection systems and uses thereof Shelley A. Schmokel, Guido Westenberg, Branka Rakic, Peter A. Barber, Julianne M. Urban +1 more 2012-11-06 $12,498,000
8261122 Estimation of recovery time, validation of recoverability, and decision support using recovery metrics, targets, and objectives Shelley A. Schmokel, Guido Westenberg, Branka Rakic, Peter A. Barber, Julianne M. Urban +2 more 2012-09-04 $11,824,000
8015430 Using asset dependencies to identify the recovery set and optionally automate and/or optimize the recovery Branka Rakic, Guido Westenberg, Shelley A. Schmokel, Peter A. Barber, Richard L. Harrison 2011-09-06 $7,912,000
7941621 Automatically mounting and unmounting a volume during a backup or restore operation Stephan Gipp, Girish Jorapurkar, James P. Ohr, Shelley A. Schmokel, Timothy J. Stevens +1 more 2011-05-10 $5,991,000
7386752 Using asset dependencies to identify the recovery set and optionally automate and/or optimize the recovery Branka Rakic, Guido Westenberg, Shelley A. Schmokel, Peter A. Barber, Richard L. Harrison 2008-06-10 $23,978,000
7360110 Parameterization of dimensions of protection systems and uses thereof Shelley A. Schmokel, Guido Westenberg, Branka Rakic, Peter A. Barber, Julianne M. Urban +1 more 2008-04-15 $31,433,000
7360123 Conveying causal relationships between at least three dimensions of recovery management Guido Westenberg, Branka Rakic, Shelley A. Schmokel, Julianne M. Urban 2008-04-15 $31,433,000
7325161 Classification of recovery targets to enable automated protection setup Branka Rakic, Guido Westenberg, Shelley A. Schmokel, Nancy Bayer, Peter A. Barber +1 more 2008-01-29 $33,159,000