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Thomas C. Platner — 9 Patents

FEFargo Electronics: 8 patents #10 of 63Top 20%
HGHid Global: 1 patents #21 of 77Top 30%
Eden Prairie, MN: #320 of 1,491 inventorsTop 25%
Minnesota: #8,400 of 52,454 inventorsTop 20%
Overall (All Time): #535,341 of 4,157,543Top 15%
9 Patents All Time
Thomas C. Platner has been granted 9 US patents while listed as an inventor at Fargo Electronics. The first was granted in 2001 and the most recent in September 2010. Thomas C. Platner ranks #535,341 of 4,157,543 US inventors in our database (top 12.9%). Patent records list Thomas C. Platner in Eden Prairie, MN, US.

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Showing 1–9 of 9 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDateApprox Value ⓘ
7793353 Identification card manufacturing security Gary M. Klinefelter, Joseph F. Schuler, Leon Gershenovich, David W. Kaiser, Gary R. Holland 2010-09-07
7620815 Credential production using a secured consumable supply D. Fontanella, Gary M. Klinefelter, Jeffrey D. Upin, John E. Ekers, Kelly R. Nehowig +1 more 2009-11-17
7490055 Identification card manufacturing system supply ordering and diagnostic report Gary R. Holland, David Fontanella, Thomas Zappe, Mark Oeltjenbruns, Steve Lohman +5 more 2009-02-10
7430762 Identification card manufacturing security Gary M. Klinefelter, Joseph F. Schuler, Leon Gershenovich, David W. Kaiser, Gary R. Holland 2008-09-30
7344325 Identification card printer having ribbon cartridge with cleaner roller James Meier, Chadwick M. Johnson, Gary Countryman, Stacy Lukaskawcez, Gary M. Klinefelter +7 more 2008-03-18
7237485 Print supply monitoring James R. Meier, Chadwick M. Johnson, Gary Countryman, Stacy Lukaskawcez, Gary M. Klinefelter +7 more 2007-07-03
7154519 Printer and ribbon cartridge James R. Meier, Chadwick M. Johnson, Gary Countryman, Stacy Lukaskawcez, Gary M. Klinefelter +7 more 2006-12-26
7018117 Identification card printer ribbon cartridge James Meier, Chadwick M. Johnson, Gary Countryman, Stacy Lukaskawcez, Gary M. Klinefelter +5 more 2006-03-28 $2,009,000
D446544 Card printer housing James R. Meier, Donald L. Swetala, Thomas A. Tedham, Ben G. Rogowski 2001-08-14