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Charles Piper — 11 Patents

GE: 7 patents #4,957 of 36,430Top 15%
IBM: 4 patents #21,783 of 70,183Top 35%
Burlington, NC: #15 of 226 inventorsTop 7%
North Carolina: #4,777 of 45,564 inventorsTop 15%
Overall (All Time): #435,149 of 4,157,543Top 15%
11 Patents All Time
Charles Piper has been granted 11 US patents while listed as an inventor at GE. The first was granted in 2001 and the most recent in September 2011. Charles Piper ranks #435,149 of 4,157,543 US inventors in our database (top 10.5%). Patent records list Charles Piper in Burlington, NC, US.

Patents per Year

Patents granted per year, 2001 to 2011Bar chart with a peak of 4 patents in 2002.peak 42001: 2 patents20012002: 4 patents20022003: 1 patents20032004: 1 patents20042005: 1 patents20052011: 2 patents2011

Issued Patents All Time

Showing 1–11 of 11 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDateApprox Value ⓘ
8023263 Latch for securing a hardware component into a component bay Martin Joseph Crippen, Brian M. Kerrigan, Brian A. Trumbo 2011-09-20 $5,575,000
7881052 Compact HDD carrier mechanism featuring self actuating EMC springs to prevent HDD component shorting Martin Joseph Crippen, David G. Lund, Brian A. Trumbo 2011-02-01 $3,711,000
6956745 Handling system for use with a blade in a blade server system Brian M. Kerrigan, Gerard Francis Muenkel, Brian A. Trumbo 2005-10-18 $9,308,000
D496039 Cam latch assembly for a computer system Brian M. Kerrigan, Gerard Francis Muenkel 2004-09-14
6506986 Alternate door interlock defeater Richard E. Bernier, Gilbert Soares, Edgar Yee 2003-01-14 $44,273,000
6435631 Decorative trim for unit doors used on new motor control center Edgar Yee, Martin Bankhead, Gilbert Soares, Harry Marvin 2002-08-20 $34,652,000
6424519 Plug-in draw out unit Gilbert Soares, Richard E. Bernier, Edgar Yee, John Joseph Struble, Jr., Edward Bynum 2002-07-23 $57,337,000
6392140 Hinged pilot device door and bracket assembly Edgar Yee, Lloyd E. Wentler, Gilbert Soares 2002-05-21 $51,263,000
6378825 Control and power terminal block quick insert/disconnect Edgar Yee, Gilbert Soares, Richard E. Bernier 2002-04-30 $64,421,000
6301094 Drawout unit and load/line terminal assembly Gilbert Soares, Richard E. Bernier, John Joseph Struble, Jr. 2001-10-09 $100,290,000
6280216 Lug adapter assembly having reduced force clips Richard E. Bernier, Gilbert Soares, Edgar Yee, John Joseph Struble, Jr., Edward Bynum 2001-08-28 $152,513,000