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David Michael Prough — 6 Patents

GE: 6 patents #5,843 of 36,430Top 20%
Huntertown, IN: #20 of 78 inventorsTop 30%
Indiana: #6,140 of 33,936 inventorsTop 20%
Overall (All Time): #779,687 of 4,157,543Top 20%
6 Patents All Time
David Michael Prough has been granted 6 US patents while listed as an inventor at GE. The first was granted in 1998 and the most recent in December 2002. David Michael Prough ranks #779,687 of 4,157,543 US inventors in our database (top 18.8%). Patent records list David Michael Prough in Huntertown, IN, US.

Patents per Year

Patents granted per year, 1998 to 2002Bar chart with a peak of 3 patents in 2002.peak 31998: 1 patents19982001: 2 patents20012002: 3 patents2002

Issued Patents All Time

Showing 1–6 of 6 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDateApprox Value ⓘ
6492626 Method and system for regulating a temperature of coupling formations John M. Sedlak 2002-12-10 $79,629,000
6453260 Apparatus and method for collecting motor test data 2002-09-17 $58,348,000
6343259 Methods and apparatus for electrical connection inspection John M. Sedlak 2002-01-29 $145,178,000
6257489 Apparatus and methods for non-contact coil form spread measurement 2001-07-10 $136,843,000
6184691 Apparatus and method for testing coating of an electrical conductor 2001-02-06 $152,177,000
5733041 Methods and apparatus for electrical connection inspection John M. Sedlak 1998-03-31 $86,043,000