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John L. Colbert — 42 Patents

IBM: 42 patents #2,204 of 70,183Top 4%
Byron, MN: #7 of 105 inventorsTop 7%
Minnesota: #1,191 of 52,454 inventorsTop 3%
Overall (All Time): #72,062 of 4,157,543Top 2%
42 Patents All Time
John L. Colbert has been granted 42 US patents while listed as an inventor at IBM. The first was granted in 1999 and the most recent in September 2016. John L. Colbert ranks #72,062 of 4,157,543 US inventors in our database (top 1.7%). Patent records list John L. Colbert in Byron, MN, US.

Patents per Year

Patents granted per year, 1999 to 2016Bar chart with a peak of 5 patents in 2008.peak 51999: 2 patents19992000: 1 patents2002: 4 patents20022003: 2 patents2004: 3 patents20042006: 2 patents2007: 1 patents20072008: 5 patents2009: 5 patents20092010: 5 patents2011: 3 patents20112012: 1 patents2013: 2 patents20132014: 2 patents2015: 1 patents20152016: 3 patents2016

Issued Patents All Time

Showing 1–25 of 42 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDateApprox Value ⓘ
9456506 Packaging for eight-socket one-hop SMP topology Daniel M. Dreps, Paul M. Harvey, Rohan U. Mandrekar 2016-09-27 $4,099,000
9445507 Packaging for eight-socket one-hop SMP topology Daniel M. Dreps, Paul M. Harvey, Rohan U. Mandrekar 2016-09-13 $4,023,000
9265157 Implementing heat sink loading having multipoint loading with actuation outboard of heatsink footprint Jason R. Eagle, Roger Duane Hamilton 2016-02-16 $2,821,000
8958214 Motherboard assembly for interconnecting and distributing signals and power Arvind K. Sinha, Roger D. Weekly 2015-02-17 $5,211,000
8747122 Implementing connection of two large electronic boards utilizing LGA interconnect Terry Fredrick Banitt, Jason R. Eagle, Roger S. Krabbenhoft 2014-06-10 $4,765,000
8680670 Multi-chip module system with removable socketed modules Jon A. Casey, Paul M. Harvey, Mark K. Hoffmeyer, Charles L. Reynolds 2014-03-25 $4,381,000
8446738 Motherboard assembly for interconnecting and distributing signals and power Arvind K. Sinha, Roger D. Weekly 2013-05-21 $6,083,000
8363404 Implementing loading and heat removal for hub module assembly Jason R. Eagle, Roger Duane Hamilton, Kenneth C. Marston, Steven P. Ostrander 2013-01-29 $3,874,000
8267701 Alignment structure having a frame structure and bridging connections to couple and align segments of a socket housing Brian S. Beaman, William L. Brodsky, Mark K. Hoffmeyer, Yuet-Ying Yu 2012-09-18 $5,189,000
7985095 Implementing enhanced connector guide block structures for robust SMT assembly William L. Brodsky, Mark K. Hoffmeyer 2011-07-26 $7,667,000
7944698 Mounting a heat sink in thermal contact with an electronic component Eric A. Eckberg, Roger Duane Hamilton, Mark K. Hoffmeyer, Amanda E. Mikhail, Arvind K. Sinha 2011-05-17 $5,524,000
7903411 Cold plate stability Levi A. Campbell, Michael J. Ellsworth, Jr., Arvind K. Sinha 2011-03-08 $4,587,000
7777329 Heatsink apparatus for applying a specified compressive force to an integrated circuit device John Saunders Corbin, Jr., Jason R. Eagle, Roger Duane Hamilton, Amanda E. Mikhail, Arvind K. Sinha +1 more 2010-08-17 $4,695,000
7765693 Electrically connecting two substrates using a resilient wire bundle captured in an aperture of an interposer by a retention member William L. Brodsky, Roger Duane Hamilton, Amanda E. Mikhail, Mark D. Plucinski 2010-08-03 $4,325,000
7751918 Methods for configuring tubing for interconnecting in-series multiple liquid-cooled cold plates Levi A. Campbell, Michael J. Ellsworth, Jr., Arvind K. Sinha 2010-07-06 $3,063,000
7731146 Dual swivel in-line load node lock mechanism Eric J. McKeever, John Allan Shurdalsvold, Daniel A. Wright 2010-06-08 $3,517,000
7701720 Electronic assembly and techniques for installing a heatsink in an electronic assembly John Saunders Corbin, Jr., Jason R. Eagle, Arvind K. Sinha, Christopher L. Tuma 2010-04-20 $4,962,000
7606033 Mounting a heat sink in thermal contact with an electronic component Eric A. Eckberg, Roger Duane Hamilton, Mark K. Hoffmeyer, Amanda E. Mikhail, Arvind K. Sinha 2009-10-20 $15,311,000
7550840 Apparatus for effecting reliable heat transfer of bare die microelectronic device and method thereof Justin C. Rogers, Arvind K. Sinha 2009-06-23 $5,277,000
7517230 Customizable backer for achieving consistent loading and engagement of array package connections Mark K. Hoffmeyer 2009-04-14 $4,368,000
7499279 Cold plate stability Levi A. Campbell, Michael J. Ellsworth, Jr., Arvind K. Sinha 2009-03-03 $5,705,000
7486516 Mounting a heat sink in thermal contact with an electronic component Eric A. Eckberg, Roger Duane Hamilton, Mark K. Hoffmeyer, Amanda E. Mikhail, Arvind K. Sinha 2009-02-03 $3,057,000
7435622 High performance reworkable heatsink and packaging structure with solder release layer and method of making Mark K. Hoffmeyer 2008-10-14 $7,419,000
7399185 Customizable backer for achieving consistent loading and engagement of array package connections Mark K. Hoffmeyer 2008-07-15 $7,406,000
7345881 Non-influencing fastener for mounting a heat sink in contact with an electronic component John Saunders Corbin, Jr., Eric A. Eckberg, James D. Gerken, Roger Duane Hamilton, Maurice F. Holahan 2008-03-18 $8,037,000