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Paula Besterman — 15 Patents

IBM: 13 patents #8,610 of 70,183Top 15%
Globalfoundries: 1 patents #2,221 of 4,424Top 55%
LPLenovo (Singapore) Pte.: 1 patents #1,155 of 1,012Top 115%
Cary, NC: #431 of 3,681 inventorsTop 15%
North Carolina: #3,282 of 45,564 inventorsTop 8%
Overall (All Time): #307,048 of 4,157,543Top 8%
15 Patents All Time
Paula Besterman has been granted 15 US patents while listed as an inventor at IBM. The first was granted in 2013 and the most recent in December 2021. Paula Besterman ranks #307,048 of 4,157,543 US inventors in our database (top 7.4%). Patent records list Paula Besterman in Cary, NC, US.

Patents per Year

Patents granted per year, 2013 to 2021Bar chart with a peak of 4 patents in 2017.peak 42013: 2 patents20132014: 1 patents20142016: 2 patents20162017: 4 patents20172019: 1 patents20192020: 3 patents20202021: 2 patents2021

Issued Patents All Time

Showing 1–15 of 15 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDateApprox Value ⓘ
11202397 Configurable door panels Aaron R. Cox, Camillo Sassano, Kevin L. Schultz 2021-12-14 $4,192,000
11096307 Members and locks for securing devices and/or slots in a computer rack Camillo Sassano, Aaron R. Cox, Kevin L. Schultz 2021-08-17 $3,119,000
10838918 Preservation of referential integrity Zachary W. Abrams, Pamela S. Ross, Eric Woods 2020-11-17 $2,639,000
10827640 Secure add-on brackets and bezel for locking devices and/or slots in a computer rack Aaron R. Cox, Camillo Sassano, Kevin L. Schultz 2020-11-03 $4,313,000
10827643 Rack having a stowable retractable terminal for varying the positioning of input devices relative to the rest of the rack and/or a user Camillo Sassano, Kevin L. Schultz, Aaron R. Cox, Eric A. Eckberg, Scott A. Shurson +1 more 2020-11-03 $4,313,000
10362716 Configurable door panels Aaron R. Cox, Camillo Sassano, Kevin L. Schultz 2019-07-23 $2,519,000
D803224 Multi-angled rack system door Aaron R. Cox, Camillo Sassano, Kevin L. Schultz, Martin D. Williams 2017-11-21
D803225 Multi-panel server door Aaron R. Cox, Angel E. Delgado, John C. Elliott, Camillo Sassano, Kevin L. Schultz 2017-11-21
D788051 Enclosure design panel Aaron R. Cox, Jason E. Minyard, Joni E. Saylor, Ronald A. Smith, Roland Zapfe 2017-05-30
9549480 Configurable door panels Aaron R. Cox, Camillo Sassano, Kevin L. Schultz 2017-01-17 $4,498,000
D763208 Enclosure design panel Aaron R. Cox, Jason E. Minyard, Joni E. Saylor, Ronald A. Smith, Roland Zapfe 2016-08-09
9405978 Prioritization of facial recognition matches based on likely route Adrian X. Rodriguez, Pamela S. Ross, Eric Woods 2016-08-02 $3,259,000
8898979 Visual patterning for a cover system using modular units on a patterned backing Aaron R. Cox, Scott R. LaPree, Michael J. MacPherson, Mark D. Pfeifer 2014-12-02
D694760 Server front cover set Aaron R. Cox, Jason E. Minyard, Robert K. Mullady, Joni E. Saylor, Ronald A. Smith +2 more 2013-12-03
D694247 Server rack door cover Aaron R. Cox, Jason E. Minyard, Joni E. Saylor, Ronald A. Smith, Howard P. Welz +1 more 2013-11-26