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Edward E. Toutant — 4 Patents

IBM: 4 patents #21,783 of 70,183Top 35%
Austin, TX: #6,433 of 18,064 inventorsTop 40%
Texas: #33,915 of 125,132 inventorsTop 30%
Overall (All Time): #1,080,739 of 4,157,543Top 30%
4 Patents All Time
Edward E. Toutant has been granted 4 US patents while listed as an inventor at IBM. The first was granted in 1982 and the most recent in March 1987. Edward E. Toutant ranks #1,080,739 of 4,157,543 US inventors in our database (top 26.0%). Patent records list Edward E. Toutant in Austin, TX, US.

Patents per Year

Patents granted per year, 1982 to 1987Bar chart with a peak of 2 patents in 1987.peak 21982: 1 patents19821984: 1 patents19841987: 2 patents1987

Issued Patents All Time

Showing 1–4 of 4 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDateApprox Value ⓘ
4650356 Ribbon cartridge motion control with a non-concentric drive Billy D. Purcell 1987-03-17 $27,200,000
4636098 Ribbon drive coupling and cartridge tilt arrangement for print line visibility Edward A. Halter, Billy D. Purcell 1987-01-13 $17,374,000
4467976 Ribbon cartridge comprising a stuffer box intermediate a supply reel and take-up reel Francis W. Bogaczyk, Richard C. Croll, Billy D. Purcell 1984-08-28 $22,129,000
4359288 Single pass ribbon cartridge for impact printers having means to prevent incorrect insertion Robert L. Bullock, Billy D. Purcell, William Joseph Thornhill 1982-11-16 $32,000,000