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Michael W. Becker — 10 Patents

Chevron: 8 patents #594 of 4,788Top 15%
Long Beach, CA: #184 of 2,153 inventorsTop 9%
California: #61,378 of 386,348 inventorsTop 20%
Overall (All Time): #481,000 of 4,157,543Top 15%
10 Patents All Time
Michael W. Becker has been granted 10 US patents while listed as an inventor at Chevron. The first was granted in 1987 and the most recent in June 1992. Michael W. Becker ranks #481,000 of 4,157,543 US inventors in our database (top 11.6%). Patent records list Michael W. Becker in Long Beach, CA, US.

Patents per Year

Patents granted per year, 1987 to 1992Bar chart with a peak of 4 patents in 1989.peak 41987: 3 patents19871988: 2 patents19881989: 4 patents19891992: 1 patents1992

Issued Patents All Time

Showing 1–10 of 10 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDateApprox Value ⓘ
5121188 Laser module assembly William C. Patridge, Adam J. Reed, Robert R. Kelly 1992-06-09 $103,000
4889699 Partial oxidation process Mitri S. Najjar 1989-12-26 $15,331,000
4828579 Thermally insulated quench ring for a gasifier Allen M. Robin, John Saunders Stevenson 1989-05-09
4803061 Partial oxidation process with magnetic separation of the ground slag Mitri S. Najjar 1989-02-07 $18,555,000
4801307 Quench ring and dip-tube assembly James R. Muenger, Americo R. Catena, John Saunders Stevenson, Anthony E. Bergin, John M. Veillon 1989-01-31 $9,401,000
4788003 Partial oxidation of ash-containing liquid hydrocarbonaceous and solid carbonaceous Mitri S. Najjar, John Saunders Stevenson 1988-11-29 $26,969,000
4732700 Partial oxidation of vanadium-containing heavy liquid hydrocarbonaceous and solid carbonaceous fuels Mitri S. Najjar, John Saunders Stevenson 1988-03-22 $23,410,000
4705536 Partial oxidation of vanadium-containing heavy liquid hydrocarbonaceous and solid carbonaceous fuels John Saunders Stevenson, Mitri S. Najjar 1987-11-10 $5,915,000
4705539 Partial oxidation process Mitri S. Najjar, Arnulf Muan 1987-11-10 $5,915,000
4657698 Partial oxidation process Mitri S. Najjar, Arnulf Muan 1987-04-14 $14,198,000