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Kim R. Smith — 181 Patents

EUEcolab Usa: 104 patents #7 of 1,826Top 1%
ETEthyl: 57 patents #1 of 494Top 1%
SCSierra Dust Control: 6 patents #1 of 2Top 50%
ALAlbemarle: 3 patents #120 of 439Top 30%
SSSkyworks Solutions: 3 patents #462 of 991Top 50%
HLHuntington Laboratories: 3 patents #1 of 10Top 10%
ZHZep Ip Holding: 1 patents #3 of 12Top 25%
Woodbury, MN: #3 of 1,562 inventorsTop 1%
Minnesota: #34 of 52,454 inventorsTop 1%
Overall (All Time): #4,199 of 4,157,543Top 1%
181 Patents All Time
Kim R. Smith has been granted 181 US patents while listed as an inventor at Ethyl. The first was granted in 1987 and the most recent in April 2024. Kim R. Smith ranks #4,199 of 4,157,543 US inventors in our database (top 0.10%). Patent records list Kim R. Smith in Woodbury, MN, US.

Patents per Year

Patents granted per year, 1990 to 2024Bar chart with a peak of 23 patents in 1992.peak 231990: 4 patents19901991: 11 patents1992: 23 patents1993: 8 patents19931994: 3 patents1995: 3 patents1996: 1 patents19961997: 1 patents2001: 6 patents2002: 11 patents20022003: 7 patents2004: 3 patents2005: 2 patents20052006: 6 patents2007: 1 patents2008: 2 patents20082009: 4 patents2010: 11 patents2011: 8 patents20112012: 7 patents2013: 8 patents2014: 3 patents20142015: 16 patents2016: 6 patents2017: 4 patents20172018: 6 patents2019: 2 patents2020: 1 patents20202021: 2 patents2024: 1 patents2024

Issued Patents All Time

Showing 1–25 of 181 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDateApprox Value ⓘ
11959046 Methods of forming protective coatings for detersive agents Mark Peterson, Keith E. Olson 2024-04-16 $55,056,000
11185900 Systems and methods for controlling silica dust during hydraulic fracturing operations using an improved manifold Cody Michael Baker 2021-11-30
11104531 Silica dust controls for hydraulic fracturing operations Cody Michael Baker 2021-08-31
10526713 Electrochemical enhancement of detergent alkalinity Erik C. Olson 2020-01-07 $61,809,000
10514367 Real time indicator for quaternary ammonium compound concentration Eric R. Balz, Erik C. Olson, Sherri L. Tischler 2019-12-24 $60,977,000
10184097 Protective coatings for detersive agents and methods of forming and detecting the same Mark Peterson, Keith E. Olson 2019-01-22 $33,231,000
10143199 Method of killing bedbug eggs Erik C. Olson, Yvonne Marie Killeen, Victor Fuk-Pong Man, Joelle F. Olson, Erin Loosbrock 2018-12-04 $50,131,000
10113101 Composition and method for dispersing paraffins in crude oils Nestor U. Soriano, Jr., Kim B. Peyton, Joseph L. Stark, Dennis R. Compton 2018-10-30 $19,632,000
10020269 Devices and methods related to electrostatic discharge protection benign to radio-frequency operation Paul T. DiCarlo, Michael David Hill 2018-07-10 $51,402,000
9920281 Soil resistant surface treatment Erik C. Olson, Keith E. Olson, Steven E. Lentsch, Minyu Li, Catherine Hanson +1 more 2018-03-20 $16,426,000
9896364 Synergistic interaction of weak cation exchange resin and magnesium oxide Lee J. Monsrud, Keith E. Olson, Kristen Mills, Erik C. Olson, Erin Jane Dahlquist Howlett 2018-02-20 $17,817,000
9879206 Enzyme-containing detergent and presoak composition and methods of using Michael S. Rischmiller, Sara Peters, Steven E. Lentsch 2018-01-30 $50,689,000
9752237 Control of sugar evaporator scale using sugar or sugar moieties Peter J. Fernholz 2017-09-05 $13,561,000
9743661 Method of killing bedbug eggs Erik C. Olson, Yvonne Marie Killeen, Victor Fuk-Pong Man, Joelle F. Olson, Erin Loosbrock 2017-08-29 $20,667,000
9735117 Devices and methods related to interconnect conductors to reduce de-lamination Paul T. DiCarlo, Michael David Hill 2017-08-15 $38,254,000
9630223 Systems and methods for controlling silica dust during hydraulic fracturing operations 2017-04-25
9512384 Neutral floor cleaner Catherine Hanson, Andrew Wold, Traci Gioino, Yvonne Marie Killeen 2016-12-06 $27,920,000
9487735 Label removal solution for low temperature and low alkaline conditions Clinton Hunt, Jr., Ralf Krack 2016-11-08 $19,187,000
9421586 In situ cleaning system Keith E. Olson, Erik C. Olson, Michael S. Rischmiller 2016-08-23 $139,213,000
9376651 Soil resistant floor treatment Catherine Hanson, Minyu Li, Andrew Wold, Mark Levitt 2016-06-28 $40,191,000
9337356 Devices and methods related to electrostatic discharge protection benign to radio-frequency operation Paul T. DiCarlo, Michael David Hill 2016-05-10 $94,437,000
9316005 Stain-eating flooring Erik C. Olson 2016-04-19 $128,327,000
9222058 Cleaning composition and method for removal of sunscreen stains Dawn N. Lock, Stephan Hubig, Joshua A. Ackerman 2015-12-29 $25,719,000
9193610 Synergistic interaction of weak cation exchange resin and magnesium oxide Lee J. Monsrud, Keith E. Olson, Kristen Mills, Erik C. Olson, Erin Jane Dahlquist 2015-11-24 $59,032,000
9168482 Systems and methods for controlling silica dust during hydraulic fracturing operations 2015-10-27