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Frank D. Shaffer — 5 Patents

GE: 5 patents #6,849 of 36,430Top 20%
Moncks Corner, SC: #5 of 42 inventorsTop 15%
South Carolina: #3,003 of 15,501 inventorsTop 20%
Overall (All Time): #907,971 of 4,157,543Top 25%
5 Patents All Time
Frank D. Shaffer has been granted 5 US patents while listed as an inventor at GE. The first was granted in 1994 and the most recent in December 1996. Frank D. Shaffer ranks #907,971 of 4,157,543 US inventors in our database (top 21.8%). Patent records list Frank D. Shaffer in Moncks Corner, SC, US.

Patents per Year

Patents granted per year, 1994 to 1996Bar chart with a peak of 2 patents in 1994.peak 21994: 2 patents19941995: 2 patents19951996: 1 patents1996

Issued Patents All Time

Showing 1–5 of 5 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDateApprox Value ⓘ
5586712 Apparatus for joining foils used in superconducting magnets Neil G. Fiddes, Christopher G. King, Anthony Mantone 1996-12-24 $45,418,000
5476208 Superconducting joint for foils used in superconducting magnets Neil G. Fiddes, Christopher G. King, Anthony Mantone 1995-12-19 $80,369,000
5379019 Apparatus for embossing superconducting tape for use in a superconducting magnet Neil G. Fiddes, Christopher G. King, Gerhard S. Kobus, Anthony Mantone 1995-01-03 $26,206,000
5332867 Seal assembly for superconducting magnet tape ovens Malvin L. Dennis 1994-07-26 $19,370,000
5299728 Method and apparatus for laminating foils into a superconducting tape for use in a superconducting magnet Christopher G. King, Gerhard S. Kobus, Anthony Mantone, Malvin L. Dennis, Richard A. Stephens +1 more 1994-04-05 $10,794,000