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William J. Bryan — 69 Patents

CECombustion Engineering: 35 patents #1 of 732Top 1%
3M: 25 patents #488 of 11,543Top 5%
STSeagate Technology: 4 patents #1,461 of 4,701Top 35%
WEWestinghouse Electric: 2 patents #1,558 of 5,139Top 35%
CPConner Peripherals: 1 patents #45 of 131Top 35%
Mahtomedi, MN: #3 of 255 inventorsTop 2%
Minnesota: #474 of 52,454 inventorsTop 1%
Overall (All Time): #29,979 of 4,157,543Top 1%
69 Patents All Time
William J. Bryan has been granted 69 US patents while listed as an inventor at Combustion Engineering. The first was granted in 1983 and the most recent in September 2020. William J. Bryan ranks #29,979 of 4,157,543 US inventors in our database (top 0.72%). Patent records list William J. Bryan in Mahtomedi, MN, US.

Issued Patents All Time

Showing 1–25 of 69 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDateApprox Value ⓘ
10766223 Low gloss laminated article Richard C. Allen, Ellen O. Aeling, Robert R. Condon, David J. Koch, John C. Schultz 2020-09-08 $52,923,000
10288254 Front-lit reflective display device Kevin R. Schaffer, David Scott Thompson, Zhaohui Yang, Encai Hao, Audrey A. Sherman +6 more 2019-05-14 $25,585,000
9684120 Optical article having viscoelastic layer Martin B. Wolk, Michael J. Sykora, Robert L. Brott, Erik A. Aho, Martin Kristoffersen +5 more 2017-06-20 $29,431,000
9304243 Illumination device having viscoelastic lightguide Martin B. Wolk, Michael J. Sykora, Robert L. Brott, Erik A. Aho, Martin Kristoffersen +5 more 2016-04-05 $45,601,000
9239417 Illumination device having viscoelastic layer Martin B. Wolk, Michael J. Sykora, Robert L. Brott, Erik A. Aho, Martin Kristoffersen +5 more 2016-01-19 $37,873,000
9207384 Backlight asymmetric light input wedge John C. Schultz, Michael A. Meis, Patrick R. Destain 2015-12-08 $23,878,000
9208704 Hybrid self illuminated and actively back lit signage for printed graphics Erik A. Aho, Audrey A. Sherman, Michael A. Meis, Kevin R. Schaffer, Patrick Thomas +3 more 2015-12-08 $23,878,000
9146342 Illumination device having viscoelastic lightguide Martin B. Wolk, Michael J. Sykora, Robert L. Brott, Erik A. Aho, Martin Kristoffersen +5 more 2015-09-29 $22,080,000
9070312 Hybrid self illuminated and actively back lit signage for printed graphics Erik A. Aho, Audrey A. Sherman, Michael A. Meis, Kevin R. Schaffer, Patrick Thomas +3 more 2015-06-30 $18,884,000
9008486 Backlight asymmetric light input wedge John C. Schultz, Michael A. Meis, Patrick R. Destain 2015-04-14 $21,576,000
8928745 Stereoscopic 3D display device Vadim N. Savvateev, Anthony J. Piekarczyk, Scott E. Brigham, Kathy L. Hagen, Martin B. Wolk +1 more 2015-01-06 $39,870,000
8917447 Microreplicated film for attachment to autostereoscopic display components Martin B. Wolk, Michael J. Sykora, William Blake Kolb, Encai Hao, John C. Schultz +3 more 2014-12-23 $30,412,000
8740442 Backlight and display system using same Michael F. Weber, Timothy J. Hebrink, Timothy J. Nevitt, John A. Wheatley, Craig R. Schardt +7 more 2014-06-03 $13,840,000
8469575 Backlight and display system using same Michael F. Weber, Timothy J. Hebrink, Timothy J. Nevitt, John A. Wheatley, Craig R. Schardt +7 more 2013-06-25 $15,888,000
8339444 Autostereoscopic liquid crystal display apparatus John C. Schultz, Alan G. Hulme-Lowe, Michael J. Sykora, Billy L. Weaver 2012-12-25
8236226 Methods for changing the shape of a surface of a shape memory polymer article Audrey A. Sherman, Robert K. Galkiewicz, Mieczyslaw H. Mazurek, James R. Starkey, Wendi J. Winkler +2 more 2012-08-07 $16,322,000
8059217 Stereoscopic 3D liquid crystal display apparatus with slatted light guide Robert L. Brott, David J. Lundin, Michael A. Meis, John C. Schultz 2011-11-15 $13,795,000
8059933 Backlight asymmetric light input wedge John C. Schultz, Michael A. Meis, Patrick R. Destain 2011-11-15 $13,795,000
7951319 Methods for changing the shape of a surface of a shape memory polymer article Audrey A. Sherman, Robert K. Galkiewicz, Mieczyslaw H. Mazurek, James R. Starkey, Wendi J. Winkler +2 more 2011-05-31 $32,143,000
7941028 Backlight asymmetric light input wedge John C. Schultz, Michael A. Meis, Patrick R. Destain 2011-05-10 $13,900,000
7911547 Stereoscopic 3D liquid crystal display apparatus with slatted light guide Robert L. Brott, David J. Lundin, Michael A. Meis, John C. Schultz 2011-03-22 $42,413,000
7740387 Backlight wedge with side mounted light source John C. Schultz, Jacob Moskovich, Michael A. Meis 2010-06-22 $31,586,000
7660509 Backlight asymmetric light input wedge John C. Schultz, Michael A. Meis, Patrick R. Destain 2010-02-09 $19,785,000
7510462 Multi-diamond cutting tool assembly for creating microreplication tools Nelson D. Sewall, Jeffrey E. Clements, Greg E. Schrank, Jennifer L. Trice, Timothy L. Hoopman +1 more 2009-03-31 $26,856,000
7140812 Diamond tool with a multi-tipped diamond Nelson D. Sewall, Jeffrey E. Clements 2006-11-28 $9,230,000