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Steven W. Steele — 7 Patents

IBM: 7 patents #14,688 of 70,183Top 25%
Rochester, MN: #758 of 3,042 inventorsTop 25%
Minnesota: #10,472 of 52,454 inventorsTop 20%
Overall (All Time): #680,018 of 4,157,543Top 20%
7 Patents All Time
Steven W. Steele has been granted 7 US patents while listed as an inventor at IBM. The first was granted in 1997 and the most recent in April 2003. Steven W. Steele ranks #680,018 of 4,157,543 US inventors in our database (top 16.4%). Patent records list Steven W. Steele in Rochester, MN, US.

Patents per Year

Patents granted per year, 1997 to 2003Bar chart with a peak of 3 patents in 1997.peak 31997: 3 patents19972001: 2 patents20012002: 1 patents20022003: 1 patents2003

Issued Patents All Time

Showing 1–7 of 7 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDateApprox Value ⓘ
6542023 AC transfer switch using semiconductor devices Timothy C. Daun-Lindberg, Charles J. Pentek, Jon Anton Veer 2003-04-01 $11,931,000
6430692 Series-parallel battery array conversion Christopher John Kimble 2002-08-06 $5,918,000
6278279 Path test for a DC battery back-up system Timothy C. Daun-Lindberg 2001-08-21 $21,309,000
6181029 Method of controlling battery back-up for multiple power supplies Neil Clair Berglund, Patrick K. Egan, John V. Swenson 2001-01-30 $13,187,000
5646509 Battery capacity test and electronic system utilizing same Neil Clair Berglund, Todd J. Rosedahl 1997-07-08 $25,311,000
5633572 Back-up power supply with replaceable battery pack Vernon J. Kleve, Willard J. Olson, Gary Allen Thompson 1997-05-27 $12,508,000
5617007 Battery charging method and apparatus using current control Steven D. Keidl, Jeffrey S. Rotter 1997-04-01 $14,570,000