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John R. Dewitt — 23 Patents

IBM: 23 patents #4,699 of 70,183Top 7%
Boca Raton, FL: #89 of 2,373 inventorsTop 4%
Florida: #1,938 of 67,251 inventorsTop 3%
Overall (All Time): #178,160 of 4,157,543Top 5%
23 Patents All Time
John R. Dewitt has been granted 23 US patents while listed as an inventor at IBM. The first was granted in 1991 and the most recent in November 2000. John R. Dewitt ranks #178,160 of 4,157,543 US inventors in our database (top 4.3%). Patent records list John R. Dewitt in Boca Raton, FL, US.

Patents per Year

Patents granted per year, 1991 to 2000Bar chart with a peak of 7 patents in 1991.peak 71991: 7 patents19911992: 7 patents19921993: 3 patents19931994: 1 patents19941996: 1 patents19961997: 1 patents19971998: 1 patents19981999: 1 patents19992000: 1 patents2000

Issued Patents All Time

Showing 1–23 of 23 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDateApprox Value ⓘ
6147871 Low profile computer assembly using paired back-to-back peripheral card connectors that support different bus form factors and are mounted on a riser card Jay H. Neer 2000-11-14 $46,730,000
5926378 Low profile riser card assembly using paired back-to-back peripheral card connectors mounted on universal footprints supporting different bus form factors Jay H. Neer 1999-07-20 $27,822,000
5726922 Assembly for removably connecting data storage devices J. Scott Womble, Francis A. Kuchar, Jr., Jay H. Neer 1998-03-10 $20,586,000
5598318 Personal computer with configurational flexibility and service features Todd A. McClurg, Jay H. Neer, Orlando Pimienta 1997-01-28 $23,855,000
5495389 Personal computer with configurational flexibility and service features Todd A. McClurg, Jay H. Neer, Orlando Pimienta 1996-02-27 $14,946,000
5288241 Cable locking covers Ronald V. Davidge, Paul J. Galinis, Francis A. Kuchar, Jr., Jay H. Neer, Thomas Newson 1994-02-22 $8,202,000
D339111 Computer housing Kevin K. Cooke, Myron F. Davis, Dennis Crompton, Terry M. Espersen, Paul J. Galinis +3 more 1993-09-07
5220815 Device-port locking covers Ronald V. Davidge, Paul J. Galinis, Francis A. Kuchar, Jr., Jay H. Neer, Thomas H. Newsom 1993-06-22 $8,462,000
5190465 Cable locking covers Ronald V. Davidge, Paul J. Galinis, Francis A. Kuchar, Jr., Jay H. Neer, Thomas H. Newsom 1993-03-02 $8,547,000
5169332 Means for locking cables and connector ports Kevin K. Cooke, Ronald V. Davidge, Paul J. Galinis, Jay H. Neer, Thomas H. Newsom 1992-12-08 $8,349,000
5162979 Personal computer processor card interconnect system Thomas A. Anzelone, Samuel Cheung, Mark Evan Cohen, Kevin K. Cooke, Michael S. Miller +3 more 1992-11-10 $8,753,000
5142447 Grounding apparatus for rail-mounted devices employed in a computer Kevin K. Cooke, Paul A. Kerezman 1992-08-25 $9,629,000
5112119 Support structure for devices in a computer apparatus Kevin K. Cooke 1992-05-12 $13,200,000
5100215 Enclosure apparatus for retaining devices within a computer Kevin K. Cooke, Paul J. Galinis 1992-03-31 $11,685,000
5098175 Removable guide apparatus for a rail-mounted device employed in a computer Kevin K. Cooke 1992-03-24 $12,540,000
5083931 Device grounding spring Ronald V. Davidge 1992-01-28 $23,396,000
5067041 Apparatus for reducing electromagnetic radiation from a computer device Kevin K. Cooke, John E. McCloskey 1991-11-19 $20,670,000
5051096 Planar board support structure Kevin K. Cooke, Paul J. Galinis, Walter B. Koteff 1991-09-24 $15,462,000
5047898 Deflectable contact for providing positive surface contact for shielding electromagnetic interference Kevin K. Cooke, Paul J. Galinis 1991-09-10 $16,462,000
5032952 Pivoting power supply Kevin K. Cooke, Dennis Crompton, Paul A. Kerezman 1991-07-16 $15,364,000
5020999 Personal computer with connector assembly having integral retainer Jay H. Neer 1991-06-04 $16,969,000
5004866 Self-contained grounding strip Kevin K. Cooke, Paul J. Galinis, Walter B. Koteff 1991-04-02 $34,919,000
D314195 Front panel for a computer Kevin K. Cooke, Myron F. Davis, John E. McCloskey 1991-01-29