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William E. Royer — 3 Patents

CMCrucible Materials: 3 patents #17 of 58Top 30%
LaFayette, NY: #19 of 45 inventorsTop 45%
New York: #38,631 of 115,490 inventorsTop 35%
Overall (All Time): #1,328,092 of 4,157,543Top 35%
3 Patents All Time
William E. Royer has been granted 3 US patents while listed as an inventor at Crucible Materials. The first was granted in 1986 and the most recent in January 1989. William E. Royer ranks #1,328,092 of 4,157,543 US inventors in our database (top 31.9%). Patent records list William E. Royer in LaFayette, NY, US.

Patents per Year

Patents granted per year, 1986 to 1989Bar chart with a peak of 1 patents in 1986.peak 11986: 1 patents19861988: 1 patents19881989: 1 patents1989

Issued Patents All Time

Showing 1–3 of 3 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDate
4797252 Corrosion-resistant, low-carbon plus nitrogen austenitic stainless steels with improved machinability John J. Eckenrod, Geoffrey O. Rhodes, Kenneth E. Pinnow 1989-01-10
4784828 Low carbon plus nitrogen, free-machining austenitic stainless steel John J. Eckenrod, Geoffrey O. Rhodes, Kenneth E. Pinnow 1988-11-15
4613367 Low carbon plus nitrogen, free-machining austenitic stainless steel John J. Eckenrod, Kenneth E. Pinnow, Geoffrey O. Rhodes 1986-09-23