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Charles East — 14 Patents

FMFmc: 9 patents #89 of 1,735Top 6%
TSThe Great States: 1 patents #4 of 6Top 70%
Van Vleet, MS: #1 of 1 inventorsTop 100%
Mississippi: #149 of 4,257 inventorsTop 4%
Overall (All Time): #332,869 of 4,157,543Top 9%
14 Patents All Time
Charles East has been granted 14 US patents while listed as an inventor at Fmc. The first was granted in 1990 and the most recent in December 2024. Charles East ranks #332,869 of 4,157,543 US inventors in our database (top 8.0%). Patent records list Charles East in Van Vleet, MS, US.

Patents per Year

Patents granted per year, 1990 to 2024Bar chart with a peak of 3 patents in 1997.peak 31990: 1 patents19901991: 1 patents19911993: 1 patents19931997: 3 patents19972001: 1 patents20012002: 1 patents20022003: 2 patents20032004: 2 patents20042024: 2 patents2024

Issued Patents All Time

Showing 1–14 of 14 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDateApprox Value ⓘ
12172261 Blade sharpeners Rhett Thompson, Michael Kersey 2024-12-24
11865662 Blade sharpeners Rhett Thompson, Michael Kersey 2024-01-09
D488280 Miniature automated teller machine Brad Zerman 2004-04-06
D487834 Miniature automated teller machine Brad Zerman 2004-03-23
D472362 Miniature automated teller machine Brad Zerman 2003-03-25
6516942 Idler roller for transport conveyor 2003-02-11 $5,124,000
6427828 Cam-lock segmental impact idler Bryan Shane Kelley 2002-08-06 $2,725,000
6250639 Idler roll wet seal Douglas R. Hayes, B. Shane Kelley 2001-06-26 $7,149,000
5685415 Conveyor belt storage system 1997-11-11 $2,496,000
5655642 Idler roll for use in belt conveyor systems Scott Paul Lawrence, Samuel Clark Richey 1997-08-12 $5,511,000
5642800 Belt conveyor idler roll seal 1997-07-01 $4,880,000
5197592 Wire frame idler roll support 1993-03-30 $1,494,000
5044490 Belt conveyor idler support frame 1991-09-03 $2,966,000
4936443 Apparatus and a method for connecting belt conveyor stringers to support stands 1990-06-26 $2,100,000