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USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025
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Bruce Dunham — 26 Patents

GE: 25 patents #970 of 36,430Top 3%
Palo Alto, CA: #930 of 9,675 inventorsTop 10%
California: #20,975 of 386,348 inventorsTop 6%
Overall (All Time): #150,017 of 4,157,543Top 4%
26 Patents All Time
Bruce Dunham has been granted 26 US patents while listed as an inventor at GE. The first was granted in 2002 and the most recent in June 2025. Bruce Dunham ranks #150,017 of 4,157,543 US inventors in our database (top 3.6%). Patent records list Bruce Dunham in Palo Alto, CA, US.

Patents per Year

Patents granted per year, 2002 to 2025Bar chart with a peak of 6 patents in 2006.peak 62002: 1 patents20022004: 3 patents20042005: 3 patents20052006: 6 patents20062007: 6 patents20072008: 3 patents20082009: 2 patents20092010: 1 patents20102025: 1 patents2025

Issued Patents All Time

Showing 1–25 of 26 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDateApprox Value ⓘ
12328806 Light source system and method of operation David Douglas, Robert Legg, Christopher Mayes, Joseph Conway, George R. Neil +2 more 2025-06-10
7835011 Systems and methods for determining a position of a support 2010-11-16 $21,744,000
7623272 Method and system for diagnosing an imaging system 2009-11-24 $72,151,000
7593502 Methods and apparatus for fast rotation speed scanners Jason Stuart Katcha, Robert F. Senzig, Jonathan R. Schmidt, Thomas L. Toth, David M. Hoffman +2 more 2009-09-22 $112,565,000
7447297 X-ray source focal spot deflection methods and apparatus Jonathan R. Schmidt 2008-11-04 $111,811,000
7409043 Method and apparatus to control radiation tube focal spot size Jonathan R. Schmidt, Sergio Lemaitre 2008-08-05 $80,732,000
7399119 Method and system for measuring an alignment of a detector Edward Henry Chao, Thomas L. Toth, Tanvi Kachhy, Abdelaziz Ikhlef 2008-07-15 $89,940,000
7310408 System and method for X-ray generation by inverse compton scattering Robert John Filkins, John Scott Price, Brian Lee Lawrence, Matthew Christian Nielsen, Joseph Manak 2007-12-18 $51,429,000
7254215 Systems and methods for reducing radiation dosage Steven Ross, Thomas L. Toth, Willi W. Hampel 2007-08-07 $44,397,000
7249886 Method and apparatus for measuring effective focal spot parameters of an X-ray source Edward Henry Chao 2007-07-31 $49,315,000
7197116 Wide scanning x-ray source John Scott Price 2007-03-27 $52,235,000
7192031 Emitter array configurations for a stationary CT system Colin Richard Wilson, John Scott Price 2007-03-20 $101,474,000
7187755 Electron emitter assembly and method for generating electron beams John Scott Price, Colin Richard Wilson 2007-03-06 $28,880,000
7145988 Sealed electron beam source J. Scott Price 2006-12-05 $43,543,000
7136455 Electron emitter assembly and method for adjusting a size of electron beams John Scott Price, Colin Richard Wilson 2006-11-14 $45,386,000
7114850 Method for tube spit correction based on high voltage output Fang Dong, Jiang Hsieh, Clarence L. Gordon, III 2006-10-03 $34,355,000
7085350 Electron emitter assembly and method for adjusting a power level of electron beams John Scott Price, Colin Richard Wilson 2006-08-01 $49,153,000
7085352 Electron emitter assembly and method for generating electron beams 2006-08-01 $49,153,000
7027553 Systems and methods for generating images by using monochromatic x-rays John Scott Price 2006-04-11 $50,996,000
6980623 Method and apparatus for z-axis tracking and collimation John Scott Price 2005-12-27 $37,503,000
6968042 Methods and apparatus for target angle heel effect compensation Thomas L. Toth 2005-11-22 $44,223,000
6912268 X-ray source and system having cathode with curved emission surface J. Scott Price, Colin Richard Wilson 2005-06-28 $40,470,000
6775352 Method and system for implementing variable x-ray intensity modulation schemes for imaging systems Thomas L. Toth, Kelly Lynn Karau, Jianying Li 2004-08-10 $35,544,000
6760407 X-ray source and method having cathode with curved emission surface J. Scott Price, Colin Richard Wilson 2004-07-06
6741671 Computed tomography system with integrated analogic computer John Scott Price, Carey Shawn Rogers 2004-05-25 $40,489,000