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David J. McDaniel — 15 Patents

IMImation: 5 patents #67 of 622Top 15%
CHCarestream Health: 4 patents #93 of 406Top 25%
Eastman Kodak: 3 patents #2,892 of 8,114Top 40%
3M: 3 patents #4,239 of 11,543Top 40%
Lino Lakes, MN: #42 of 309 inventorsTop 15%
Minnesota: #4,986 of 52,454 inventorsTop 10%
Overall (All Time): #307,048 of 4,157,543Top 8%
15 Patents All Time
David J. McDaniel has been granted 15 US patents while listed as an inventor at Imation. The first was granted in 1998 and the most recent in December 2025. David J. McDaniel ranks #307,048 of 4,157,543 US inventors in our database (top 7.4%). Patent records list David J. McDaniel in Lino Lakes, MN, US.

Issued Patents All Time

Showing 1–15 of 15 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDateApprox Value ⓘ
12496765 System and method of lamination Ryan J. Eismin, Encai Hao 2025-12-16
12271015 Optical film and optical stack Adam D. Haag, Yi-Chen Chen, Tze Yuan Wang, Hiroki Matsuda, Michelle L. Toy +3 more 2025-04-08
8203584 Processor for imaging media Kent R. Struble, Duane A. Preszler, Paul Stelzig 2012-06-19
7924300 Processor for imaging media Kent R. Struble, Duane A. Preszler, Paul Stelzig 2011-04-12
7510596 Thermal processor with contaminant removal cartridge Kent R. Struble, John M. Nutter 2009-03-31
7399947 Thermal processor with temperature compensation Bradley B. Rassatt 2008-07-15
7167193 Active cooling system for laser imager Donald J. Goetzke, Bradley B. Rassatt, James E. Steffen 2007-01-23 $2,955,000
6812947 Contaminant removal system in a thermal processor Bradley B. Rassatt 2004-11-02 $2,744,000
6411320 Segmented heated drum processor John T. Olson 2002-06-25 $5,162,000
6041516 Article, apparatus and method for cooling a thermally processed material Duane A. Preszler, Kent R. Struble, George G. Lunde 2000-03-28 $31,063,000
5895592 Apparatus and method for thermally processing an imaging material employing a system for reducing fogging on the imaging material during thermal processing Kent R. Struble 1999-04-20 $1,840,000
5869807 Apparatus and method for thermally processing an imaging material employing improved heating means Kent R. Struble, Duane A. Preszler 1999-02-09 $2,009,000
5869806 Apparatus and method for thermally processing an imaging material employing means for bending the imaging material during thermal processing Kent R. Struble, Duane A. Preszler, George G. Lunde 1999-02-09 $2,009,000
5849388 Article, apparatus and method for cooling a thermally processed material Duane A. Preszler, Kent R. Struble, George G. Lunde 1998-12-15 $5,997,000
5790069 Thermal Processor with air flow preventing structure John J. Allen, Robert M. Biegler 1998-08-04 $3,649,000