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Christopher U. Cates — 10 Patents

CICch Incorporated: 4 patents #1 of 20Top 5%
SMSt. Jude Medical: 2 patents #398 of 785Top 55%
Fernandina Beach, FL: #12 of 108 inventorsTop 15%
Florida: #5,450 of 67,251 inventorsTop 9%
Overall (All Time): #481,000 of 4,157,543Top 15%
10 Patents All Time
Christopher U. Cates has been granted 10 US patents while listed as an inventor at Cch Incorporated. The first was granted in 2000 and the most recent in February 2024. Christopher U. Cates ranks #481,000 of 4,157,543 US inventors in our database (top 11.6%). Patent records list Christopher U. Cates in Fernandina Beach, FL, US.

Patents per Year

Patents granted per year, 2000 to 2024Bar chart with a peak of 2 patents in 2000.peak 22000: 2 patents20002004: 2 patents20042008: 1 patents20082013: 1 patents20132014: 1 patents20142017: 1 patents20172018: 1 patents20182024: 1 patents2024

Issued Patents All Time

Showing 1–10 of 10 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDateApprox Value ⓘ
11910801 Method of dehydrating wine grapes and other foods 2024-02-27
D808217 Stemware 2018-01-23
D784137 Container 2017-04-18
8845683 Method and system for sealing percutaneous punctures Douglas P. Killion, Robert Vidlund 2014-09-30 $16,699,000
8506592 Method and system for sealing percutaneous punctures Douglas P. Killion, Robert Vidlund 2013-08-13 $26,072,000
7331981 Blood vessel sealing system William D. Knopf, Douglass G. Whitney 2008-02-19
6818008 Percutaneous puncture sealing method Robert C. Hornak, Frank H. Stephens, Jr. 2004-11-16
6699261 Blood vessel sealing system William D. Knopf, Douglass G. Whitney 2004-03-02
6162240 Blood vessel sealing system William D. Knopf, Douglass G. Whitney 2000-12-19
6056768 Blood vessel sealing system William D. Knopf, Douglass G. Whitney 2000-05-02